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Old 06-16-2009, 04:06 PM   #31
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It will be interesting to see if the "page-turn + flash" feature of eink has been reduced significantly. Also, why doesn't anyone mention device start-up time? That always bugs me the most with netbooks, either I have to leave it on standby (using battery) or it takes a minute or so to start. When I have 10-20 minutes to read, it is a nuisance.

The jetBook opens (not using standby) in about 3 seconds. This is the second-best feature in my opinion (the first being the instant page turns). Obviously, I don't like waiting! ;-)

Has it been stated that the new V5 (5") will have a fast boot-up time - or perhaps it is quick enough already (I don't really know - maybe a non-issue)?
Reboot time on the Hanlin (EZ reader) isn't particularly long however almost nobody ever powers it down anyway. The keyboard lock feature allows the unit to last several weeks without ever powering it completely off. Jinke really understands how to do power management.

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Old 06-16-2009, 08:46 PM   #32
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If I could request one update it would be to have a small digital time display on the top bar. I tend to lose track of time and it would be useful to have it right there to check.
Good idea. I like this extra feature too. I remember I had MP3 player with
digital time display on the screen.
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If I could request one update it would be to have a small digital time display on the top bar. I tend to lose track of time and it would be useful to have it right there to check.
That would depend on if the hardware has a real time clock. And even then RTCs are notoriously inaccurate. The only reason computers keep halfway accurate time is because they can go out to the internet and get the time from one of the public time servers.

Without internet access, the RTC would either have to be set manually, or synchronized with your computer when you connected it through the USB port. It's do-able but not without some programming. I'd rather they got the reader part right before they tackle the bells and whistles.
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