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Old 06-16-2009, 02:08 AM   #31
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Coldsun, what do you think on the quality and reactivity of the touch screen and of the onscreen keyboard?

Is is usable for text input (I would want to enter only a few word at a time, but need to be able to type them fast).

My previous experience with WinCE Arm tablet were rather bad compared to smaller Windows Mobile device like the Hx4700 (winCE onscreen keyboard too small and slow, touchscreen too hard, etc.) but since it have been a few years I hope the technology have improved.

I'm thinking of using one at work, to generate PDF instead of paper ; of course I would probably load a few ebooks on it too

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Old 06-16-2009, 03:23 AM   #32
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Is anyone else having trouble with sticking in an SD card? (Mine is SD Flash card. Is that the same thing?)

I push it in, and it doesn't snap into place like it does into my laptop slot. It just gets stuck in there, and I have no idea how to make sure the device is recognizing the card. My Linux knowledge is a bit rusty, but my understanding is, you have to "mount" the drive.
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Old 06-16-2009, 03:58 AM   #33
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Is anyone else having trouble with sticking in an SD card? (Mine is SD Flash card. Is that the same thing?)

I push it in, and it doesn't snap into place like it does into my laptop slot. It just gets stuck in there, and I have no idea how to make sure the device is recognizing the card. My Linux knowledge is a bit rusty, but my understanding is, you have to "mount" the drive.
The card reader is inset just a millimeter too far -- use the stylus to make it click into place. (Well, that's what I do, since it's so handy.)

PCManFM (The file manager) will automount it for you, and put a folder on the desktop.

BTW, this is a lot better done in the new 3.0 software -- get that if you haven't already.

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Old 06-16-2009, 12:14 PM   #34
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The card reader is inset just a millimeter too far -- use the stylus to make it click into place. (Well, that's what I do, since it's so handy.)

PCManFM (The file manager) will automount it for you, and put a folder on the desktop.

BTW, this is a lot better done in the new 3.0 software -- get that if you haven't already.

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I am really lost. Downloaded the two .rar files and I don't know where to go from there. Tried to download the manual (http://www.eletroworld.cn/nb/downloa...Q%20Manual.pdf) and apparently the file is corrupted.

As to the SD card, it goes in there, and nothing "clicks," and I don't see anything on the desktop. It just goes in there and now I can't remove it. It is in there too deep. There is a hole next to the slot. Am I supposed to insert a paper clip to pop the card out?

I wish support was better, but everywhere I click on there website is in Chinese.
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Old 06-16-2009, 01:03 PM   #35
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As to the SD card, it goes in there, and nothing "clicks," and I don't see anything on the desktop. It just goes in there and now I can't remove it. It is in there too deep. There is a hole next to the slot. Am I supposed to insert a paper clip to pop the card out?

I wish support was better, but everywhere I click on there website is in Chinese.
Just want to check. Did you put the sd card in label facing down? Maybe you could use tweasers to pull it out? It clicks in and pops out when I press it on mine.

If you did insert the sd card label facing down and it isn't clicking into it, sounds like it might be faulty.

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Just want to check. Did you put the sd card in label facing down? Maybe you could use tweasers to pull it out? It clicks in and pops out when I press it on mine.

If you did insert the sd card label facing down and it isn't clicking into it, sounds like it might be faulty.
It works. Thanks. It still doesn't click, but the device recognizes the card, so that is good.

Does anyone have any info on how to upgrade the firmware? The manual is not downloadable. It says the file is damaged and cannot be repaired.
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How do you take the two .rar files and go from their?
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Old 06-16-2009, 05:49 PM   #37
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Raz (thats what we cal the admin ) is going to be selling them on Mp4nation.net, he gets a shipment tomorrow it has free shipping and insurance, we also have a board for this topic on the forum.
Price for Q5 is $164.50
Q7 is 214.50

as I said he gets a shipment and also he hasn't updated the product listing but, he told us in the forum it will have ENGLISH firmware preloaded.

ps if you find a cheaper price (including shipping and insurance) Raz will match it.

profnachos I think your spring just broke it should be ok.

EDIT: android has also been run on this.

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Old 06-16-2009, 06:46 PM   #38
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Has the screen been tested in direct sunlight? That is a deal breaker for a lot of people if it's not good enough. I hope it is.
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Old 06-16-2009, 08:17 PM   #39
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I have an answer about the screen from Raz:
"can't say about the Q7, but i suspect the answer is the same, on testing the Q5 i found that the screen did not hold up to well on direct sunlight, now in my office room i get a good amount of sun and the screen did show through fine, if maybe at times the color a bit dulled due to the brightness."
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Old 06-16-2009, 09:29 PM   #40
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In my review I mentioned that the device isn't the best to use for direct sunlight, but in the opposite situation, complete darkness, it is awesome. The device definately has some quirks, as seen in my review and some of the other threads, but with a dedicated community such as the one we seem to see growing before us, we could have ourselves quite the nifty little toy until someone out there gets even smarter than SmartQ.
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I guess nobody on staff cares that the first post of this thread makes the frontpage look awful. Too many photos and too big. A short summary with a photo of two would have been ok. But the full post is awful and that's not nice for the front of the site.
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JSWolf, please explain how your last post contributed to this thread? I mean, your only contribution to this thread is to ask a question that was clearly answered in the review. It seems to me that this is just your response to the attention a non-eInk device is getting on this site.
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Cold, sorry for been such a pest but is there any update on your remote desktop review?
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Not yet, but it will be in the next day or two. Also, I'm updating the main post with smaller images and links to fullsize images.

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Not yet, but it will be in the next day or two. Also, I'm updating the main post with smaller images and links to fullsize images.

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