03-21-2012, 09:55 AM | #61 | |
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I guess the reason of delay by onyxboox.com must be explained by owner of the shop. We dont know about any kind of problems by manufacturer with M92B. The "out for shipping" of our first batch was confirmed yesterday. And the next batch will be delivered in 3 weeks (is already in production) .. |
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03-21-2012, 10:26 AM | #63 |
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Hey.
A few days ago I paid and booked my M92 Black Onyx, for shipment to my home in Spain. Can you confirm if it will be available for March 26? regards |
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03-23-2012, 05:18 AM | #66 |
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I decided to buy M92. Now, the question is color: black or white?
I heard black is better because it make illusion of whiter eInk what increase reading comfort. Is the difference really visible? Is there any other pro or cons of black version? |
03-23-2012, 05:55 AM | #67 |
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Maybe you can have a look at a kobo touch first in a local store? There is also a black and a white version of the kobo touch and this device has the same display technology as the M92.
I decided to buy a white one, because the black margin irritates my eyes, when there is not at least half a centimeter padding between the contents on the display and the dark border. I confirmed this impression with a black kobo touch in a local electronics store. With a white margin it looks more natural to me when the lines of text reach till the edge of the visible area of the display. |
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I am really confused about the discussion about 'better readability' of the black eReader. I accept the black frame as a matter of individual taste.
However if readability was better with black frames, all books and newspapers would have black frames. But I only know black frames from condolence cards. |
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I've searched the net for pics and interestingly i found several readers in black, which had a small white inner frame.
What makes me worry about the white M92, is that it's whiter than the ePaper. I could imagine reading outside in sunlight could be worse compared to the black frame. Obviously the best solution would be a frame with the same color as the epaper's "background". But this would sell not well because of the strange greyish white, i guess. So we have such a wonderful highly advanced technology and because of the impression in advertisements the benefits are diminished by marketing aspects. As an engineer, this hurts the most because the main principle of good engineering - form follows function - is more and more neglected by marketing considerations. |
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It is actually very subjective. I prefer black frame. As a matter of fact the eyes are permanently adjusted by surroundings. It is just more pleasant for me to see (sence) the background whiter (even though I have to sacrifice margins in some documents). I have tried to read from white framed screens - just not my thing.
PS: If some one is thinking about to buy M92 with white frame - hurry up. Right now we have last two dozens of M92 matt white in our stock and aren't going to order them in the next future. Last edited by Booxtor; 03-23-2012 at 01:26 PM. |
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That would be something like: function follows form - as is applied by Apple in an exemplary matter. As for the color of ereaders: they come in all shapes and sizes, even red and blue - so the choice seems to be pretty subjective ... |
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Design decisions have more and more become pure marketing decisions. These days marketing is overruling engineering. The better solutions very often are ruled out because of pure marketing aspects: instead of the principle that form is secondary after the best possible functionality, this has been perverted into design being everything. Quote:
Engineering means finding a solution. Therefore ALWAYS the functionality has priority and afterwards the design, the form. So to me it seems you have no clue what engineering is. Quote:
Now since ereaders are available in all colors and forms, you should have no problem, to name me a product that offers a frame with roughly the same color as the epaper, so that the eye can adapt on the brightness of the background and must not accomodate when reading at the borders. Oh wait, there is none? Not a single eReader on the whole market, that offers the best frame color for reading? Because marketing has taken over everything, the first impressions, the look on a photo or presentation has become more important than the functionality and the results are products that are MUCH worse than they need to be. Marketing people are good in talking up worthless BS, but they are not clever enough to explain big ergonomic advantages that are vastly superior to a "cool" looking design. Last edited by Defenderland; 03-23-2012 at 04:46 PM. |
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What really matters is sales. What good is the perfect product when nobody wants to buy it? Marketing people have to make the final decisions on products, the focus must be on "what can I sell at what price". Engineers that try to be artists striving for perfection have ruined many a good company. If gimmicks are what sells, engineers HAVE TO design gimmicks. Last edited by HansTWN; 03-25-2012 at 03:57 AM. |
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03-25-2012, 10:05 AM | #75 |
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Sorry for offtopic, but I cannot help.
The reality of consumer driven economy is even more sad... Friend of mine who works in advertising company made a consumer testing for one international producer of ketchups. The group of consumers blindtested taste, quality, etc. of different kinds of ketchup (in the range from superior quality to garbage with not much tomatoes and plenty of additives). The winner of the 'contest' was the lowest quality, the looser the highest quality!!!!!!!! No wonder that producers produce garbage food and sell it for superior quality prices at our market. Consumers wouldn't buy the quality product, because it wouldn't taste them... |
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