04-29-2009, 11:38 AM | #1 |
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New BeBook Mini - 5" Eink Reader
The BeBook blog has posted the first picture of the BeBook Mini. It's the rebranded Hanlin V5 that MobileRead showed you over here. BTW, at least one detail on that page is wrong. The Bebook Mini will have a faster CPU. Also, the hints dropped on Twitter are true. The price will be €/$200 on release.
I've asked for a copy of the press release. Last edited by Nate the great; 04-29-2009 at 11:50 AM. |
04-29-2009, 12:02 PM | #2 |
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Notice the USB port is on the top of the V5, next to the SD slot. Plus, as has been mentioned in the other thread, there is a toggle on the right side for page advance.
And what's that slot above the toggle on the right side? Last edited by Moe The Cat; 04-29-2009 at 12:04 PM. |
04-29-2009, 12:53 PM | #3 |
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Man its ugly. But you can't beat that price!
Hopefully OIP will run on it from scratch.. |
04-29-2009, 12:56 PM | #4 |
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04-29-2009, 01:19 PM | #5 |
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I am looking forward to the 5-inch form factor! Hope Astak gets them soon too!
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04-29-2009, 01:49 PM | #6 |
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04-29-2009, 04:10 PM | #7 |
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04-29-2009, 11:13 PM | #8 |
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Re a comparison of screen real estate between this and the iphone screen in terms of area, I think this has approx twice the area (ie 75 sq cm vs 39 sq cm on the iphone).
So this looks small but more than capable considering you can read and browse really well on an iphone. Now will it be wifi enabled in some way ? |
04-29-2009, 11:17 PM | #9 |
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It's ugly, but I like the screen size and the price tag.
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04-30-2009, 09:39 AM | #10 |
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Maybe I'm missing something but it looks very similar to the 6" BeBook, so how is it ugly? or do you consider the 6" BeBook to be ugly?
I like it but question whether the smaller size will really be any easier to carry. The screen real estate is roughly 2/3 the size of the 6" implying that you'd have to turn the page 50% more often and still couldn't fit it into a shirt pocket. I admit that the price is attractive if you don't already have a reader but Fry's has had the 6" EZ Reader for $249. Not much more cost for 50% more screen area. |
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04-30-2009, 10:02 AM | #13 |
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I use them for quite a lot of things, personally. It's all down to personal preference at the end of the day.
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04-30-2009, 10:12 AM | #15 |
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Can you tell me where you got this data on the screen pixels? Outside MR posts, I've been unable to find info on the screen pixels.
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