09-22-2018, 03:35 PM | #31 |
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Keep improving Onyx, and when you achieve to add a light in the Note you will have my money (and many others), because the Note with light would be the 10" eReader of my dreams
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09-22-2018, 06:14 PM | #32 | |
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I recently started reading on my Kobo Aura One again because I'm currently reading a Japanese book and the KA1 is much better at handling Japanese. The built in frontlight on the KA1 only adds to the reading experience. I had almost forgotten what a pleasure it is to read with a frontlight. Adding a frontlight to the Note would certainly push it closer to being the ideal ereader. |
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09-24-2018, 02:45 PM | #33 |
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Besides the requisite sdcard and buttons, ereaders could benefit from the convenience of a SIM card slot. In order to download a book without smartphone location / battery concerns.
Even kindles have restricted cellular connectivity, and for a significantly increased cost. |
09-25-2018, 05:13 AM | #34 | |
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And I have serious concerns with encouraging the proliferation of mobile cell infrastructure. |
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09-25-2018, 06:48 AM | #35 |
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To answer your question, if the purpose is to download ebooks (as with the kindle) there are one off, long lasting data sims: 24gb card which lasts for 24 months currently costs £50 on the UK amazon site. So £25 extra a year. Or perhaps £5 monthly might suffice.
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09-25-2018, 02:45 PM | #36 |
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Sim card in an eReader for me is a really annoying thing. Which is the complicated part of connecting to a Wifi net? I really dont see the point, and also losing time, resources and phisical space for the companies to add this it is contraproducent
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09-25-2018, 08:27 PM | #37 | |
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By the way, > battery concerns go professional an throw some 10'000 mAh of replaceable battery in your phone, I have not had battery capacity issues since... well... ever. (The issue nowadays is finding a phone. I had to buy a backup device identical to mine, just in case, in the wait for some fitting device to be put in the market after 2014). Edit: since you appear to be a Briton - and I happen to be a britanofilist - you will recognize the expression «Heavy is good. Heavy is reliable... Spoiler:
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09-27-2018, 11:35 PM | #38 | |
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I don't see how a Max2 is much different when it comes to worst case as seen in these pictures in this post (ignore the words, just look at glare). |
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09-30-2018, 04:14 AM | #39 |
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does Boox have a serious 10" device in the pipeline?
(an ebook reader without sd card is just ridiculous for me) |
09-30-2018, 11:08 AM | #40 | |
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Battery wise, I will be limited by my yotaphone 3+ or perhaps hisense a6--which, to recall earlier mentions, has a 3.5mm input (no sdcard again but large internal sd...) I favour independent devices, in particular, I would rather not think about the phone, or its battery status, I'm happy for it to run out of battery as long as my ereader works (or visa versa, since eink phone). The large battery phones are news to me, being non-reliant for power is useful, and welcome (if you make a lot of mobile calls). |
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09-30-2018, 11:29 AM | #41 |
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You might have a point about the resources.
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10-04-2018, 03:57 AM | #42 |
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replaced my original Note for Note+, way better build quality. display doesnt flex. well, the whole front panel doesnt flex. the plastic bezel you could pry off with your finger. now there is a glue around the whole front panel. nice touch. on my previous device at the bottom where the button is, you could feel the material bending when you pushed slightly on it. however now the device is not certified for google app store, any way around it? god damn it always something.. hopefulyl at least the battery life will be better. the old note did turn off whiel the battery still had 30% and I couldnt power it back on until I placed it on a charger.
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10-04-2018, 06:26 AM | #43 |
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As a proud owner of Max2 I too would like to say that addition of frontlight would convince me to upgrade the device. I am also a fan of bezeless design.
That's why Kindle Voyage was so successful device. It had both great frontlight and bezeless design that makes text "pop" - simply put it is much closer to the book experience |
10-04-2018, 08:26 AM | #44 | |
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But I think they are just milking the market with minor upgrades every 12 months and we will see it in 1 or 2 years |
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