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NAEB/Baen sells Cybook OEM device for US$375
Pamela Gadsden has posted NAEB's price of the Cybook Gen3 OEM device @ Baen's Bar:
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This is basically the Cybook Deluxe edition, at a $75 saving. Pamela also says: Quote:
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11-08-2007, 10:23 PM | #2 | |
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Getting the bank account for that even as we speak. Should be able to receive those funds by middle of next week. And it's not *exactly* the same as the Deluxe package as ours does not come with the *EXTRA* battery pack. Derek |
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11-09-2007, 03:21 AM | #3 |
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Another very trivial difference is that the standard Bookeen package comes with a 2GB SD card rather than 1GB.
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11-09-2007, 10:01 AM | #4 |
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Now if someone would just do a comparison to the 505 to help me decide...I think its coming down to font control vs battery life
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11-09-2007, 10:10 AM | #5 |
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Battery life? Both machines have amazingly good battery life - worry about other things if you want, but battery life is a complete "non issue".
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11-09-2007, 10:28 AM | #6 |
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11-09-2007, 10:51 AM | #7 |
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Sorry, I meant with the standard "Deluxe" package that Bookeen supply, as opposed to the custom NAEB package. The word "standard" was confusing, I apologise.
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11-09-2007, 11:24 AM | #8 |
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same screen as the sony 505?
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11-09-2007, 11:26 AM | #9 |
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11-09-2007, 11:27 AM | #10 |
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Identical screen, but different controller. The 505 can display 8 grey-scales, the Gen3 only 4. Probably completely irrevelent in normal use except, perhaps, if you're a "mango" fan (is that the right word?).
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11-09-2007, 11:30 AM | #11 |
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The 505 and Gen3 are both using the 6" Vizplex screen. The only difference is in the controller used. Teh 505 can display 8 shades while the Gen3 can only display 4 shades.
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11-09-2007, 11:38 AM | #12 |
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Very disappointed in the price. To pay extra for a bunch of dime-store stuff (cables, earphones, etc.) is a real shame. I would rather that they bought the basic version and then priced it competitively with the Sony Reader. No sale for me.
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11-09-2007, 11:38 AM | #13 |
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Good thing you pointed that out as the statement on the website implies that it's the deluxe package folks are getting for $75 less, at least that's how I read it.
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11-09-2007, 11:48 AM | #14 |
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And you are only getting a 1gig SD card instead of a 2gig SD card.
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11-09-2007, 11:56 AM | #15 |
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You should probably look at it that you are paying extra for the leather case and you really need a case so it seems smart to include that in the package to avoid complaints.
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