Color My Jetbook color has arrived

Nate the great · 02-03-2012, 08:05 PM

I've only had it for a couple hours t this point but I'm not happy. The screen is so gray that I plan to call it Dorian.

LuBiB has a pretty good summary elsewhere of the menus, features, and so on, so I won't repeat his work.

But I will note that the software is not anywhere near being done. It doesn't have the annotation options I would have expected with a textbook platform. I also cannot find the web browser or a way to enable Wifi. (I don't think they work yet.)

And I can definitely say that as a textbook platform the iPad offers more options for the same price.

LovePlanetEarth · 02-04-2012, 01:33 AM

Hi, Nate the great!

Thank you for sharing your experience! It's a great help!

When you say that it does have the annotation options, do you mean scribble and notes or even highlighting?

And the classic question about JBC - does it feel like an 880x600 or more like 1600x1200? Or somewhere in between?
I guess the most important is whether it is comparable with a book's quality...

Look forward to your reply

Beryll Snyder · 02-04-2012, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

And I can definitely say that as a textbook platform the iPad offers more options for the same price.

That goes for Android tablets as well, but they are not E-Ink ...

Nate the great · 02-04-2012, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LovePlanetEarth

When you say that it does have the annotation options, do you mean scribble and notes or even highlighting?

The front of the box shows all of that but I cannot do it.

ProDigit · 02-05-2012, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LovePlanetEarth

And the classic question about JBC - does it feel like an 880x600 or more like 1600x1200? Or somewhere in between?

See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=42

It seems a close resemblance to 1600x1200 but not quite.
Resolution quality seems better than the ipad, though a bit in a different way (I explained some of this in this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=167778)

02-03-2012, 08:05 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	My Jetbook color has arrived I've only had it for a couple hours t this point but I'm not happy. The screen is so gray that I plan to call it Dorian. LuBiB has a pretty good summary elsewhere of the menus, features, and so on, so I won't repeat his work. But I will note that the software is not anywhere near being done. It doesn't have the annotation options I would have expected with a textbook platform. I also cannot find the web browser or a way to enable Wifi. (I don't think they work yet.) And I can definitely say that as a textbook platform the iPad offers more options for the same price.

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02-04-2012, 01:33 AM	#2
LovePlanetEarth Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Onyx Boox M92 Black (Finally!!!)	Hi, Nate the great! Thank you for sharing your experience! It's a great help! When you say that it does have the annotation options, do you mean scribble and notes or even highlighting? And the classic question about JBC - does it feel like an 880x600 or more like 1600x1200? Or somewhere in between? I guess the most important is whether it is comparable with a book's quality... Look forward to your reply