Dell sells EBook reader based on Linux

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 03:10:03PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Gadgets_Internet_Devices/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=A2845831
> 
> This is $260 this week, $40 off normal.
> 
> This is called the "Libre Electronic Book Reader Pro" by Aluratek.
> 
> EBook readers are usually infested with DRM.  I have no idea if this one 
> is.
> 
> Things that I noted:
> 
> - OS is Linux (but does not imply that it is hackable)
> 
> - only 640 x 480 display (less than my Nokia n800)
> 
> - Arm9 processor at 200MHz; 1GB flash; 32MB RAM
> 
> - battery supports "up to 22 hours" of continuous use.
> 
> - 227g
> 
> - Formats Supported : HTML, EBA, EBAML (EBA2.0), TXT, PDF, BMP, JPG, GIF, 
>   Animated GIF, MP3
> 
> Note: Expected Release Date: July 24th 2009

I believe the display on the sony 505 is 800x600 with 8 level grey scale.
It too runs linux, although I don't know if anyone has bothered to
hack it.  Battery life is supposed to be 7500 page turns.

If you play mp3's on it, well then you are just nuts.  Get a tiny mp3
player instead.

The list of supported file formats looks similar, although I don't see
LIT or EPUB listed above.  The sony is about 2/3 as thick too which is
rather nice.

So, my wife has the sony prs-505, as do a few other people I know.
It's very sloid, nicely designed, works well and costs $300.

This one honestly looks clumsy and cheap in comparison for slightly
smaller screen (but a bit more flash space).

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Len Sorensen
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