I just saw the Entourage eDGe

Nate the great · 12-22-2009, 07:26 PM

I spent some time in the offices of Entourage this afternoon. This isn't a review or even a brief impressions. It's just a note. I will write a longer post but for now I want to say this:

Do not buy the Kindle DX, DR1000S, or the DR800SG. At the very least wait until I after I post my review. Trust me, the eDGe is worth waiting for.

Lemurion · 12-22-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I spent some time in the offices of Entourage this afternoon. This isn't a review or even a brief impressions. It's just a note. I will write a longer post but for now I want to say this:

Do not buy the Kindle DX, DR1000S, or the DR800SG. At the very least wait until I after I post my review. Trust me, the eDGe is worth waiting for.

Sounds very interesting - can't wait to read the review.

phenomshel · 12-22-2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I spent some time in the offices of Entourage this afternoon. This isn't a review or even a brief impressions. It's just a note. I will write a longer post but for now I want to say this:

Do not buy the Kindle DX, DR1000S, or the DR800SG. At the very least wait until I after I post my review. Trust me, the eDGe is worth waiting for.

Wow, Nate, that is high praise indeed from you. I'll be waiting with bated breath for your review.

daffy4u · 12-22-2009, 07:49 PM

What about the Que?

carlobee · 12-22-2009, 09:32 PM

hmmm. very interesting indeed. we'll see what we get after the review.

rhari79 · 12-23-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

At the very least wait until I after I post my review. Trust me, the eDGe is worth waiting for.

Entourage currently doesnt seem to allow international pre-orders though they mention they are working on it.

I feel the 2 screens maybe inconvenient (at least will be for me). They should consider offering a single eink screen version also.

Lemurion · 12-23-2009, 12:03 PM

I took a look at the site and the first thing that leaped out at me was that they got the screens backwards.

Maybe I'm funny, but I think the E-Ink screen would work best on the right rather than the left.

Nate the great · 12-23-2009, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemurion

I took a look at the site and the first thing that leaped out at me was that they got the screens backwards.

Maybe I'm funny, but I think the E-Ink screen would work best on the right rather than the left.

Thy already thought of that.

pilotbob · 12-23-2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

Thy already thought of that.

I assume you can just flip it over. Or maybe it has a way to swap the screen positions.

BOb

JSWolf · 12-23-2009, 12:59 PM

Can the LCD screen be turned off to save the battery when all you are doing is reading?

pilotbob · 12-23-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Can the LCD screen be turned off to save the battery when all you are doing is reading?

I know the answer to this is Yes. you can also fold the screens back to back so it is more like a tablet/reader rather than a book.

BOb

Marcy · 12-23-2009, 01:58 PM

I don't know. I was just looking at the website and the eDGe seems to not really satisfy any need. At almost 3 pounds it's very heavy for use as an ebook reader. Battery life for the e-ink screen is listed as only 16+ hours. As a netbook it doesn't have a keyboard, only a virtual one and probably won't run my Windows applications so I can't work on documents or accounting files away from the office. It seems to strip away the most useful portions of an ebook and a netbook and leave you with something that doesn't quite fit either niche.

Latinandgreek · 12-23-2009, 02:16 PM

You have certainly peaked my curiosity! I can't wait for your review!

ziegl027 · 12-23-2009, 04:22 PM

I'm certainly very intrigued, but I suspect the weight will be a deal-killer for me. I might reconsider depending on how it feels (particularly if it doesn't run "hot" like my laptop), but a kilo is an awful lot.

TallMomof2 · 12-23-2009, 08:55 PM

Oh my, the website has a lovely demo and at this pricepoint I can see purchasing it if I sell some other gadgets.

Really, need to see how functional Android is on a netbook before I consider buying this.

12-22-2009, 07:26 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	I just saw the Entourage eDGe I spent some time in the offices of Entourage this afternoon. This isn't a review or even a brief impressions. It's just a note. I will write a longer post but for now I want to say this: Do not buy the Kindle DX, DR1000S, or the DR800SG. At the very least wait until I after I post my review. Trust me, the eDGe is worth waiting for.

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daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	What about the Que?

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12-23-2009, 12:03 PM	#7
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I took a look at the site and the first thing that leaped out at me was that they got the screens backwards. Maybe I'm funny, but I think the E-Ink screen would work best on the right rather than the left.

12-23-2009, 12:59 PM	#10
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12-23-2009, 01:58 PM	#12
Marcy Guru Posts: 901 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	I don't know. I was just looking at the website and the eDGe seems to not really satisfy any need. At almost 3 pounds it's very heavy for use as an ebook reader. Battery life for the e-ink screen is listed as only 16+ hours. As a netbook it doesn't have a keyboard, only a virtual one and probably won't run my Windows applications so I can't work on documents or accounting files away from the office. It seems to strip away the most useful portions of an ebook and a netbook and leave you with something that doesn't quite fit either niche.

12-23-2009, 02:16 PM	#13
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	You have certainly peaked my curiosity! I can't wait for your review!

12-23-2009, 04:22 PM	#14
ziegl027 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 764 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG	I'm certainly very intrigued, but I suspect the weight will be a deal-killer for me. I might reconsider depending on how it feels (particularly if it doesn't run "hot" like my laptop), but a kilo is an awful lot.

12-23-2009, 08:55 PM	#15
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Oh my, the website has a lovely demo and at this pricepoint I can see purchasing it if I sell some other gadgets. Really, need to see how functional Android is on a netbook before I consider buying this.