Pocketbook 901 announced - Page 2

igorsk · 12-04-2009, 05:49 PM

Comparison with 301 and 360.

LDBoblo · 12-04-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fugazied

Woh that's a big one! Plastic screen is hopefully not too fragile. A very nice alternative for regions without DX or people who just hate Amazon.

Again, though, the case looks like it was designed in the 80s. Why don't these companies hire some talented hardware designers who also value aesthetics.

Ebook users and early adopters are generally not interested in aesthetics, so I guess the company didn't think the designers should care either.

LevAizik · 12-05-2009, 02:30 AM

Nice!

Beside durability and reduced weight what are the advantages of plastic screen?

HansTWN · 12-05-2009, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by LevAizik

Nice!

Beside durability and reduced weight what are the advantages of plastic screen?

That should be about it, for me that is plenty enough. I am worried, however, if it is as scratch proof as glass.

LevAizik · 12-05-2009, 03:52 AM

I am very pleased with Pocketbook 301+. Outstanding ebook reader, but the screen too small for PDF files. Looking forward Pocketbook 901/902.

Xerxes · 12-05-2009, 04:09 AM

$400 US I take it?

Abelturd · 12-05-2009, 04:30 AM

Interesting alternative to PlasticLogic Que, now I'm hesitant which one to go for.

HansTWN · 12-05-2009, 06:09 AM

Plastic Logic is supposed to have touch screen and WiFi. So maybe the B2B model mentioned to come out at a later date may be comparable, but not this one.

HarryT · 12-05-2009, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

That should be about it, for me that is plenty enough. I am worried, however, if it is as scratch proof as glass.

We're talking about actual eInk display screen, which is under the thick outer plastic screen. How is it going to get scratched?

HansTWN · 12-05-2009, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

We're talking about actual eInk display screen, which is under the thick outer plastic screen. How is it going to get scratched?

Well, never dismantled an ereader (on my Sony it appears to be just one layer), if that is as you say then there obviously is nothing to worry about. I thought there was only one screen layer.

HarryT · 12-05-2009, 07:31 AM

No. The actual image is displayed on a very, very thin glass screen. On top of that there's a thick protective layer of plastic. It's that "inner" layer of glass which so easily fractures if a device is subject to a shock or a twisting force which is being replaced by plastic, which should be a lot tougher. It will have no impact upon what you see on the "outside".

HansTWN · 12-05-2009, 07:51 AM

Thanks for the info. I see you have done your homework!

GeoffC · 12-05-2009, 08:02 AM

it's a 'nice' looking device, though larger than i would favour.

(
similar to many others in design, are they not 'inconvenient' for use by left-handers ?
)

EowynCarter · 12-05-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

it's a 'nice' looking device, though larger than i would favour.

(
similar to many others in design, are they not 'inconvenient' for use by left-handers ?
)

One of the reason i love the opus

But i guess that with a 9", you are requierred to use both hand anyway. And i never had much problem with using the right hand to turn page.

Dr. Drib · 12-05-2009, 08:08 AM

It just seems so wrong, but that's because I'm left-handed. My teachers tried to beat this out of me (using only loud words and reprimands when I was a child - no actual physical hitting - but I continued to struggle through in a world of right-handed school desks). That's why the first and last units look so horribly, horribly wrong to me. (Even if you turned the text upside down, the letters of the unit would be upside down, which is not pleasing to me.)

Don

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12-04-2009, 05:49 PM	#16
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Comparison with 301 and 360.

12-05-2009, 02:30 AM	#18
LevAizik Member Posts: 20 Karma: 54 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	Nice! Beside durability and reduced weight what are the advantages of plastic screen?

12-05-2009, 03:52 AM	#20
LevAizik Member Posts: 20 Karma: 54 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	I am very pleased with Pocketbook 301+. Outstanding ebook reader, but the screen too small for PDF files. Looking forward Pocketbook 901/902.

12-05-2009, 04:09 AM	#21
Xerxes Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 90 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, TX Device: Astak EZReader, Pocket Pro	$400 US I take it?

12-05-2009, 04:30 AM	#22
Abelturd Little Fuzzy Soldier Posts: 580 Karma: 5711 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nowhere in particular. Device: cybook gen3, htc hero, ipaq 214	Interesting alternative to PlasticLogic Que, now I'm hesitant which one to go for.

12-05-2009, 06:09 AM	#23
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Plastic Logic is supposed to have touch screen and WiFi. So maybe the B2B model mentioned to come out at a later date may be comparable, but not this one.

12-05-2009, 07:31 AM	#26
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No. The actual image is displayed on a very, very thin glass screen. On top of that there's a thick protective layer of plastic. It's that "inner" layer of glass which so easily fractures if a device is subject to a shock or a twisting force which is being replaced by plastic, which should be a lot tougher. It will have no impact upon what you see on the "outside".

12-05-2009, 07:51 AM	#27
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Thanks for the info. I see you have done your homework!

12-05-2009, 08:02 AM	#28
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	it's a 'nice' looking device, though larger than i would favour. ( similar to many others in design, are they not 'inconvenient' for use by left-handers ? )

12-05-2009, 08:08 AM	#30
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,458 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	It just seems so wrong, but that's because I'm left-handed. My teachers tried to beat this out of me (using only loud words and reprimands when I was a child - no actual physical hitting - but I continued to struggle through in a world of right-handed school desks). That's why the first and last units look so horribly, horribly wrong to me. (Even if you turned the text upside down, the letters of the unit would be upside down, which is not pleasing to me.) Don

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