New 13.3" Onyx Boox. Rumours, prototype specs, first pictures

[Bookchin]

325mm x 237mm (12-3/4" x 9-1/4")

Finally found it buried deep in that International site, thanks.

[plusz]

Originally Posted by iacchi

from the Onyx website: 325x237x7.5mm http://www.onyx-international.com/

Are you talking about Max 2? I cannot find it

[iacchi]

No, that's the Max one

[Bookchin]

I imagine the Max Carta and Max 2 would be (approx.) the same dimensions.

[joblack]

Booxter, do you already have a (prototype) Onyx Boox Max Carta at home? If yes could you create a short review of the device so that we can see what is different?

[robjuffermans]

Presentation of the Max Carta + demo of the second screen functionality of the Max 2 at the end of the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu03JY7PXMo

[plusz]

Originally Posted by robjuffermans

Presentation of the Max Carta + demo of the second screen functionality of the Max 2 at the end of the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu03JY7PXMo

No, it is not Max 2. I have seen this video before. The was no word about Max 2 and you can see that the guy use stylus to operate the Max so there is not touch screen yet.

There is another video explaining that the second screen device was the Max Carta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZTGULb4w54

I am very curious if the new software and the cable will fit the original Max. There is either a special cable with electronics inside or the usb circuit in the Max Carta has different capability (like MHL in Samsung phones).

[onyx2001]

Thanks for posting this video. whoever said that the slow CPU 'doesn't matter', look at the huge lag when he selects text. that's not just display refresh (right?)

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by onyx2001

Thanks for posting this video. whoever said that the slow CPU 'doesn't matter', look at the huge lag when he selects text. that's not just display refresh (right?)

I think it is display refresh. Big screen = slow refresh.

[chrisridd]

The quoted battery life and battery capacity seems quite strange for an ereader.

Specifically, 20 days looks very short if it has a 4100 mAh battery.

Is that normal for Onyx devices?

[iacchi]

I think it depends on the average use that you do with this device. I own a 6" ereader from Onyx and the battery lasts the usual infinite amount. With the Max though, apart from the bigger screen (which I guess will take its toll on the battery) you're more likely to use wifi on a daily basis, open pdfs (which take more power to be rendered, especially if they're big) and so on. With this kind of usage the battery definitely lasts less than if you were just reading epubs on an ereader. Battery life is still pretty long honestly.

[plusz]

Originally Posted by onyx2001

Thanks for posting this video. whoever said that the slow CPU 'doesn't matter', look at the huge lag when he selects text. that's not just display refresh (right?)

Exactly. Actually I own the Max and I can confirm that selecting paragraphs in pdf is that slow whilst selecting paragraphs in epub is still slow but almost natural.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by chrisridd

The quoted battery life and battery capacity seems quite strange for an ereader.

Specifically, 20 days looks very short if it has a 4100 mAh battery.

Is that normal for Onyx devices?

20 days at how much usage per day?

[chrisridd]

Originally Posted by HarryT

20 days at how much usage per day?

Well I don't know. But I assume Onyx would publish numbers that made the device look as good as possible, in other words with wifi turned off and so forth.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by chrisridd

Well I don't know. But I assume Onyx would publish numbers that made the device look as good as possible, in other words with wifi turned off and so forth.

OK. The only reason I asked is that when companies publish battery lifetime figure in days, there's normally a footnote saying what conditions it's applicable to. Eg Amazon quote Kindle battery lifetimes based on half an hour's reading a day with WiFi turned off.