07-05-2023, 06:03 PM | #31 |
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What defines a premium Reader? A Reader with a color screen is not it. Other then that, what is the answer?
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07-05-2023, 11:05 PM | #32 |
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The difference is 300 to 1000 - Tolino Vision 6 vs Epos 3 (both devices- space is fully partitioned).
And 1000 vs 10.000 - Epos 3 vs Boox Tab C (blank space for alternate use) Last edited by ottischwenk; 07-05-2023 at 11:39 PM. |
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07-05-2023, 11:12 PM | #33 |
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07-05-2023, 11:38 PM | #34 |
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It would appear that the posters in the CC forum would disagree with you. The last time I tested on a Lenovo Android tablet, CC was not a happy camper. Obviously, you seem to disagree but I tested 3 versions and they all had issues.
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07-06-2023, 12:03 AM | #35 | |
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Given the builtin wear levelling in most controllers these days, even 1,000 writes is going to take a while to expire the maximum writes. As for a large library and browsing through books wearing out the µSD card? Last time I looked, reading did not have an effect on the lifespan of the cells. Given that I write to my ereaders on the average once per day and that the data transferred is well below the card size, I'm not all that worried. Basic logic says that if I write 10MB per day and the internal storage is 32GB, I would need ~3200 writes to hit 1 complete write cycle. So using a QLC card, multiple 3200 by 1000 or 3,200,000 days or approximately 8,700 years as the average time to exceed the card life cycle. Oddly eMMC memory used in higher end ereaders shows a 3,000 program/erase life cycle for MLC devices. |
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07-06-2023, 12:29 AM | #36 |
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07-06-2023, 01:53 AM | #37 |
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Intensive use is > 60 hours/week and simultaneous use of several books - this is how literary scientists act, for example
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07-06-2023, 02:03 AM | #38 |
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It sounds like you are not convinced by the options that have been discussed. Let us know your experience with the Onyx Boox Page.
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Also: the standard SD delivery is that for the 2 per thousand GB there is a non-partitioned space for which the controller can swap defective areas - the rest is exFAT in huge blocks. But that is not the case with the Kobo partitioning - the entire space is partitioned and sometimes in ext4 a very write-intensive file system because it is logging. As soon as the first cell becomes defective, the card is defective. And, of course, Rakuten wants to keep selling devices. |
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07-06-2023, 02:51 AM | #40 |
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07-06-2023, 02:59 AM | #41 |
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The fact is, those cards are well suited for an average ereader user. If Kobo SD cards constantly died in relatively new devices, people would stop buying their ereaders and this forum would be inundated with complaints. That is not the case. Many posters here have used their Kobos for 7 years and more. Yeah, perhaps not 10 hours a day reading 10 books simultaneously, but even you can't claim such an usage is common.
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07-06-2023, 03:15 AM | #42 |
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It would be like saying everyone needs a tank not a car. Why? Because tanks can break through brick walls and a car is incapable of doing that without falling apart. It's true, but not relevant to the usage of almost all vehicle buyers. I don't want a faded color screen. I don't want a screen larger than six inches. I don't want an e-Ink Android tablet. And plastic cases are fine for me, as my Kobo readers never creak (probably because I don't "put pressure on them" – and why I would want to, I have no idea). And I don't want to buy an eReader that costs $450. So your Boox choice would not be "superior" to me because it's not what I want. What's "superior" to you is not superior to me. To me the best built eReaders I own are my Kindle Voyage and Nook Glowlight 3 (because both have very good screens) and solid cases. But I mostly use my PocketBook HD 3 because I like its versatility, features and the way it renders ePubs best. The screen is good, but it's build quality is not as solid as the Kindle or Nook. I take care of that by putting it in a solid case. What eReaders that are "superior" to any particular person depends on their tastes and priorities. (Sorry for rambling.) |
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The title didn't ask about "superior", but about
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And the author did not order a premium product, but one that is good to use. Last edited by ottischwenk; 07-06-2023 at 04:11 AM. |
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