eReader with expandable storage?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

The original Kobo H20 was waterproof and had an SD card slot.

The original H2O used the sealed case and connector covers approach to waterproofing unlike the HZO internal coating used in Kobo's newer devices (also in Tolino's waterproof ereaders and, I suspect, the Kindle Oasis 2). I still wonder about the people who tried using the Aura One and Oasis 2 under water and were surprised to find they didn't work well. Water and capacitive touch screens not mixing well? Quelle surprise!

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by DNSB

I still wonder about the people who tried using the Aura One and Oasis 2 under water and were surprised to find they didn't work well. Water and capacitive touch screens not mixing well? Quelle surprise!

But of course, few people want to read under water

[John F]

Originally Posted by DNSB

The original H2O used the sealed case and connector covers approach to waterproofing unlike the HZO internal coating used in Kobo's newer devices (also in Tolino's waterproof ereaders and, I suspect, the Kindle Oasis 2). I still wonder about the people who tried using the Aura One and Oasis 2 under water and were surprised to find they didn't work well. Water and capacitive touch screens not mixing well? Quelle surprise!

Just curious, but are you saying that the H2O2 touch screen works under water(not in theory, but practically)?

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Try reading books about food which are almost as bad as manga or comics for chewing up space. When we were talking about the original Nook GL 3 firmware, it would have taken the 5 largest foodie epubs in my collection to fill the 950MB of sideload storage. With the latest beta firmware removing the separation, the Nook GL 3 is a more attractive device for Americans (IMHO).

As for finding books? If I can remember even part of the author, series or title, the search function on my Aura One works well for me with ~3200 books currently loaded as it does when I use my H2O with it's ~8200 books.

Oh yes.

[amgoforth]

Originally Posted by HarryT

You could look for an original Kobo H2O (not the "second edition"). It has an SD card slot, although its replacement does not.

I would note, though, that if you're talking about ordinary novels, you can easily store a couple of thousand on a device with 4GB storage.

You can still buy the original in the Philippines and on Amazon also. I think I will get one.

[DNSB]

A public response to a PM which pushed a few buttons.

Correct. I don't own a Nook of any flavour.

Incorrect. I am certain that outside the USA, the Nook is not supported by B&N. The last support for Nooks outside the USA was in the UK. That support for ended in 2016. Originally support for a Nook library in the UK transferred to Sainsbury in March, 2016. In September, 2016, Sainsbury exited the digital entertainment business, transferring their ebook customers to Kobo. At the end of November, 2016, Sainsbury's server were shutdown.

Incorrect. Simple math tells me that my 5 largest foodie ebooks would fill the 930MB sideload space with the GL3's RTM firmware.

Incorrect. I am not under a NDA for the beta Nook firmware. There is no such thing as an implied NDA. Even if I was subject to a NDA, repeating and commenting on publicly available information is unlikely to violate an NDA. Ghod knows, I've read and signed enough of them over the decades.

Incorrect. I am not an employee of nor am I being paid by Amazon, Kobo or any other ereader manufacturer.

And lastly, I have never seen a restriction on Mobileread requiring that before posting about an ereader that you need to own or have owned it.

The remainder of the statements about my obviously prejudiced comments and dubious morality sent to /dev/null.

That feels so much better!

A Happy New Year to all.

[sjfan]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Incorrect. Simple math tells me that my 5 largest foodie ebooks would fill the 930GB sideload space with the GL3's RTM firmware.

That's got to be a typo, right? I've got a few 300+ MB books, but 930 gigs for 5 books is impressive.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by sjfan

That's got to be a typo, right? I've got a few 300+ MB books, but 930 gigs for 5 books is impressive.

You're right, it was a typo and should have been 930MB. My bad.

If only we could buy an ereader with 1TB of internal storage....

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by sjfan

That's got to be a typo, right? I've got a few 300+ MB books, but 930 gigs for 5 books is impressive.

I could see that if one of those books was the omnibus of all Southern Living Annual Recipes.

[Tarana]

Originally Posted by kcladyz

I never seen a nook with a sd slot?

Have you tried the new 7" kindle? it has 32gb that is a hell of a lot of books. Only think I can think of is a Nook or Kindle tablet. They have SD Slots.

Poster is referring to the latest Oasis.

A recent experiment shows that you can put 1,400 books on to a Kindle Basic 8. After indexing, it's quite fast. I plan to add more to see where the limit is. The same number on a Paperwhite clearly shows that it struggles. So even if you HAD an SD card, there is a limit to good operation.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Incorrect. I am not an employee of nor am I being paid by Amazon, Kobo or any other ereader manufacturer.

And lastly, I have never seen a restriction on Mobileread requiring that before posting about an ereader that you need to own or have owned it.

You were accused of being a paid shill?

Who knew opinions on MobileRead were so influential?

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

You were accused of being a paid shill?

Who knew opinions on MobileRead were so influential?

Based on the number of times GoodEReader has quoted us, they do. But, they never give credit, so maybe they don't.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

You were accused of being a paid shill?

Who knew opinions on MobileRead were so influential?

You would be amazed.
@davidfor, there are at least 100 copies of one post here being copied, pasted and/or translated into other languages. Some give credit, most don't.

[Pajamaman]

Onyx and Boyue devices continue to include a micro SD card slot.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by John F

Just curious, but are you saying that the H2O2 touch screen works under water(not in theory, but practically)?

In theory, the H2O2 IR system would work under water depending on how well the IR beams worked in water (absorption, deflection, dispersion, etc.). Personally, not something I am going to try. The item I ran into was about capacitive screens on water resistant devices and how they found that water made the capacitive screen useless.