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Is anyone else looking for an inexpensive, 13-inch, read-only e-ink tablet for reading pdfs? If this exists can someone point me in the right direction? I feel

by bitlax 9y ago

Is anyone else looking for an inexpensive, 13-inch, read-only e-ink tablet for reading pdfs? If this exists can someone point me in the right direction? I feel like I can't be the only one who's been looking for this.

maxxxxx 9y ago
I would love such a device too.
LeifCarrotson 9y ago
Inexpensive? No. But you're basically describing Sony's DPT-RP1: https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepads/dpt-rp1 https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepads/dpt-... https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/4/10/15242238/sony-dpt-rp1-giant-digital-paper-tablet-notebook https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/4/10/15242238/s... It's $700. Also, it can take input from a stylus to annotate the documents on it. But otherwise it's what you want. I, too, wish there were cheaper options for this purpose - even if it was a thick, heavy monitor with a stand and built-in 120V power supply rather than a tablet (though I suppose the power characteristics of e-ink displays mean that the economics will typically prefer the tablet form-factor). Reading is just a lot more pleasant on an e-ink display.
- _alias 9y ago
  Apparently the EULA oversteps. Gives sony the right to grab data from your pc when connected.
Foxboron 9y ago
Checked out the reMarkable? https://remarkable.com/ https://remarkable.com/
- neves 9y ago
  The price isn't really different: €629
  - Foxboron 9y ago
    Yes, e-ink is expensive.
fencepost 9y ago
Onyx has models like this, but check the mobileread forums for discussions about them before buying because the site is pretty terrible in terms of amount of info (at least for me on mobile). I also thought they were going to be jumping to Android 6, but the site still looks like all 4.x. http://onyxboox.com/product#lineup-5 http://onyxboox.com/product#lineup-5 Looking at the linked online shop, 9.7" is ~$380 and 13.3 ~$800

by bitlax 9y ago

maxxxxx 9y ago

I would love such a device too.

LeifCarrotson 9y ago

Inexpensive? No. But you're basically describing Sony's DPT-RP1: https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepads/dpt-rp1 https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepads/dpt-... https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/4/10/15242238/sony-dpt-rp1-giant-digital-paper-tablet-notebook https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/4/10/15242238/s... It's $700. Also, it can take input from a stylus to annotate the documents on it. But otherwise it's what you want. I, too, wish there were cheaper options for this purpose - even if it was a thick, heavy monitor with a stand and built-in 120V power supply rather than a tablet (though I suppose the power characteristics of e-ink displays mean that the economics will typically prefer the tablet form-factor). Reading is just a lot more pleasant on an e-ink display.

_alias 9y ago
Apparently the EULA oversteps. Gives sony the right to grab data from your pc when connected.

Foxboron 9y ago

Checked out the reMarkable? https://remarkable.com/ https://remarkable.com/

neves 9y ago
The price isn't really different: €629
- Foxboron 9y ago
  Yes, e-ink is expensive.

fencepost 9y ago

Onyx has models like this, but check the mobileread forums for discussions about them before buying because the site is pretty terrible in terms of amount of info (at least for me on mobile). I also thought they were going to be jumping to Android 6, but the site still looks like all 4.x. http://onyxboox.com/product#lineup-5 http://onyxboox.com/product#lineup-5 Looking at the linked online shop, 9.7" is ~$380 and 13.3 ~$800