Cmotech Mangrove

jankovicgood · 10-22-2009, 01:25 PM

update

heron61 · 10-22-2009, 03:08 PM

Wow, that looks really sweet. If the build quality is good and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg, it seems ideal.

bjkel · 10-22-2009, 07:39 PM

This looks great! Will keep an eye on this one. Hope the price won't be outrageous.

I like my smart q7 but I have issue with power management and suspense mode and the lamp always being on (WinCE version).

Faenad · 10-24-2009, 07:28 AM

Seems very good. Ie WinMo is a far better OS as WinCE for this kind of product. I also hope the build quality will be better than their competitors.

Over · 10-24-2009, 08:02 AM

I could see my self using this one. Any speculation about it's price?

Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-24-2009, 08:20 AM

I'm with everyone else here... though I might not read with it, it looks like a nice netbook-type device. I'm also curious as to the cost, but it looks like it may be being marketed to OEMs or corporations, not consumers... so it may not be cheap.

Mycropht · 10-25-2009, 04:31 PM

I am waiting for a similar device, but with a Pixel Qi's 3Qi screen. If it turns out that comfortable reading is possible on such screen then I would prefer it over e-ink reader.

brecklundin · 10-26-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

I'm with everyone else here... though I might not read with it, it looks like a nice netbook-type device. I'm also curious as to the cost, but it looks like it may be being marketed to OEMs or corporations, not consumers... so it may not be cheap.

Steve,

That looks to be the same as the Archos 7" Iinternet Media Tablet (I think with Android). There is also what looks to be even cooler, the Archos 9 has an MSRP of $499 for a 60GB drive and Win7 Starter edition (had not heard of that edition until finding details about the Archos 9...)

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60254

So, I can't see the Cmotech being more than that....here is a thread about several of the Archos devices...started looking at the A5 Android and ended up with a lust-jones for the Archos 9...but battery life on the 9" device is only 3-5hrs...not ideal even for casual use...love the form factor and design though! I have a feeling Cmotech is the maker of the at least a couple of the Archos devices.

Nice thing about a Win7 device is all the reader software that should run on it...so that DRM becomes pretty much a moot point. Plus I could store a day's worth of photo's on it when out on a day of making Ansel Adams turn over in his grave when I get behind a lens!

10-22-2009, 01:25 PM	#1
jankovicgood Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 584 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: sony	Cmotech Mangrove update Last edited by jankovicgood; 12-16-2009 at 09:31 AM.

10-25-2009, 04:31 PM	#7
Mycropht Optimist Posts: 77 Karma: 378 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Yes, but with a 3Qi screen I am waiting for a similar device, but with a Pixel Qi's 3Qi screen. If it turns out that comfortable reading is possible on such screen then I would prefer it over e-ink reader.

10-22-2009, 03:08 PM	#2
heron61 Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Portland, OR Device: Ipod Touch 3rd gen, SmartQ V7	Wow, that looks really sweet. If the build quality is good and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg, it seems ideal.

10-22-2009, 07:39 PM	#3
bjkel Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 8826 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T1, Nook Color, Kobo, Kindle Voyage, Kobo Forma	This looks great! Will keep an eye on this one. Hope the price won't be outrageous. I like my smart q7 but I have issue with power management and suspense mode and the lamp always being on (WinCE version).

10-24-2009, 07:28 AM	#4
Faenad Ad astra per aspera Posts: 347 Karma: 724 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mexico Device: PRS-505, PRS-300 & HTC HD2	Seems very good. Ie WinMo is a far better OS as WinCE for this kind of product. I also hope the build quality will be better than their competitors.

10-24-2009, 08:02 AM	#5
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	I could see my self using this one. Any speculation about it's price?

10-24-2009, 08:20 AM	#6
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I'm with everyone else here... though I might not read with it, it looks like a nice netbook-type device. I'm also curious as to the cost, but it looks like it may be being marketed to OEMs or corporations, not consumers... so it may not be cheap.

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