8+ Readers in comparison

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by mgmueller

Another one? Who's your role model for purchasing that many readers?

itsy bitsy teenie weenie detail: I sell the units I don't use ...

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by aceflor

itsy bitsy teenie weenie detail: I sell the units I don't use ...

Do you sell them with or without content? 9 months ago I've had a thread raising the question "is it legal to re-sell your eBooks?".
Amazon for example stated, it is not. But that's just their business regulations, not necessarily the common law (which even might be different per country).
Lots of people on eBay sell their readers fully loaded. Majority of participants in the thread was convinced, it never would lead to any punishment.

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Yes, I'm very impressed with the Neo. Solidly built, and very good firmware. An excellent machine.

Any idea, what's the difference between the firmware on BeBook Neo and Onyx Boox?

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by aceflor

itsy bitsy teenie weenie detail: I sell the units I don't use ...

I don't see PocketBook 360 anymore in your list??

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by jcatl

I have the Sony 900 and am within the 30-day return period at Fry's, and now that I see the iRex 800 shipping for the same price($399), am conflicted as it offers a bit larger screen and obviously a sharper, less glare display. Thoughts?

I'm certainly not enamored of the Sony eBook Store - it's adequate but I'll probably side-load most content via USB or memory card. Verizon vs AT&T 3G is a toss-up where I live - both work well.

Got the BeBook Neo (= Onyx) 12 hours ago.
Check out my comparison iRex 800 vs. BeBook Neo: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...64&postcount=1

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by mgmueller

I don't see PocketBook 360 anymore in your list??

I sell them without my content, in their original condition. I still have the 360, I love it, I don't know why it disappeared on the list, putting it back right now.

I end up reading mostly with the 360 or the K2.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by mgmueller

Any idea, what's the difference between the firmware on BeBook Neo and Onyx Boox?

Sorry, I don't know. I'm not going to try it at the moment, because until we get a firmware update for the Neo, there's no way to re-install the Neo firmware if you decide you don't like the Boox one!

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Sorry, I don't know. I'm not going to try it at the moment, because until we get a firmware update for the Neo, there's no way to re-install the Neo firmware if you decide you don't like the Boox one!

From the pictures I've seen, the ebookmall seems to be different. On Neo it's integrated into the other weblinks (Google, Wikipedia, ...). On Boox it's a separate icon. But it may be the very same shops of course.
But my guess would be, BeBook and Onyx have some collaboration with the respective shops. Bringing them new customers. So it may be different shops for them...
I'll check the forums, whether I'll risk trying it. On BeBook One, my feeling was, BeBook more or less is using the Hanlin firmware with only minor "cosmetic" changes. May be the same here. At least it's the same revision as from Boox...

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by mgmueller

New addition: Nook slightly has changed the picture:

#14: BeBook (a bit ugly, looks a bit cheap)
#13: Sony 300 (don't like turning pages with the 5-way-button)
#12: Sony 700 (great unit, but given Sony 600 it has lost its place)
#11: Cybook Gen3 (nice unit, especially after the firmware update. But no real arguments against Kindle 2 and others)
#10: iRex 1000S (great unit, but too bulky for me)
#9: Sony 600 (very pleasant surprise, but given Sony 900 it has lost its place)
#8: Kindle DX (flawless, but the big screen doesn't have any real advantage to me and makes it bulky. Maybe with more advanced PDF support?)
#7: Sony 505 (still one of my favorites, but no real advantage over Sony 900)
#6: iRex iLiad (still one of my alltime favorites, but replaced by iRex 800)
#5: Cybook Opus (only a niche product for me, 5" often difficult to read. But within its niche it's phantastic)
#4: Kindle 2 (there's a reason why Amazon is considered market leader)
#3: Nook (very elegant, very positive surprise. No problems at all with the touchscreen. And my only unit to download eBoks via WiFi.)
#2: iRex 800 (has grown on me and we've learned a lot in our dialogue with iRex)
#1: Sony 900 (a real beauty. Display quality a bit below iRex 800, but more than acceptable)

That's my personal ranking. Something like "How likely is to to take the respective unit with me on a trip".
But there's a different ranking, when considering costs.
Just an example: iRex 800 and nook are close in my ranking. But if I consider the prices (iRex 800 = €499 = ca. $ 680; nook = $ 259) it's a different picture. Still doesn't change my personal ranking. But if you're looking for purchasing recommendations, costs certainly are a factor.

Ranking considering costs:
#14: BeBook
#13: Sony 300
#12: Sony 700
#11: Kindle DX
#10: iRex 1000S
#9: Cybook Gen3
#8: iRex iLiad
#7: Sony 600
#6: Sony 505
#5: Cybook Opus
#4: Kindle 2
#3: iRex 800
#2: nook
#1: Sony 900

BeBook Neo slightly has changed the picture.

#15: BeBook (a bit ugly, looks a bit cheap)
#14: Sony 300 (don't like turning pages with the 5-way-button)
#13: Sony 700 (great unit, but given Sony 600 it has lost its place)
#12: Cybook Gen3 (nice unit, especially after the firmware update. But no real arguments against Kindle 2 and others)
#11: iRex 1000S (great unit, but too bulky for me)
#10: Sony 600 (very pleasant surprise, but given Sony 900 it has lost its place)
#9: Kindle DX (flawless, but the big screen doesn't have any real advantage to me and makes it bulky. Maybe with more advanced PDF support?)
#8: Sony 505 (still one of my favorites, but no real advantage over Sony 900)
#7: iRex iLiad (still one of my alltime favorites, but replaced by iRex 800)
#6: Cybook Opus (only a niche product for me, 5" often difficult to read. But within its niche it's phantastic)
#5: Kindle 2 (there's a reason why Amazon is considered market leader)
#4: iRex 800 (has grown on me and we've learned a lot in our dialogue with iRex)
#3: BeBook Neo (great featureset, way ahead of iRex 800. In Europe, way cheaper than iRex 800. Has potential "to kill them all". Lacks some design "polishing" though)
#2: Nook (very elegant, very positive surprise. No problems at all with the touchscreen. And I love the B&N shop and to download eBoks via WiFi)
#1: Sony 900 (a real beauty. Display quality a bit below iRex 800, but more than acceptable)

[Jumpn Jack Flash]

Cheers for that, I would have thought that the Neo/Boox would have been above the nook just on feature set alone but obviously the design has a factor on it.

But I bought an iRex 800S based on its screen size and diminutive bezel size after really, really considering a boox.

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by Jumpn Jack Flash

Cheers for that, I would have thought that the Neo/Boox would have been above the nook just on feature set alone but obviously the design has a factor on it.

Just imagine: Sony 900's design and a mixture of BeBook Neo's and Sony 900's features...

[HarryT]

Once the Neo has "real" annotation, then for me personally it will be a "killer device". Hopefully that'll happen before too long.

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Once the Neo has "real" annotation, then for me personally it will be a "killer device". Hopefully that'll happen before too long.

But they still have to learn from Sony and some others concerning design...

[HarryT]

The design is not unpleasant, to my mind. It's a "neutral" sort of thing. Certainly not ugly, like the Kindle, or flimsy, like the CyBook Gen3. The Neo is solidly built, "reassuringly" heavy, and has no obvious defects, for me at least.

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by HarryT

The design is not unpleasant, to my mind. It's a "neutral" sort of thing. Certainly not ugly, like the Kindle, or flimsy, like the CyBook Gen3. The Neo is solidly built, "reassuringly" heavy, and has no obvious defects, for me at least.

But how does it compare to Sony 600, for example? Would you, without knowing, consider them both within the same price range?