So. I'm going on a trip. And I kinda need to decide if I should just bring my phone and use that as a book or if I should bring my dedicated tablet as well.
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Freaky Fred
So. I'm going on a trip. And I kinda need to decide if I should just bring my phone and use that as a book or if I should bring my dedicated tablet as well.
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So!
I know that I won't be able to get it in time for my trip but now I'm considering investing in a dedicated eInk ereader.
I'm gonna try to pick up a matte screen protector for my tab a7 lite this week, see how that works in the sun. If it isn't ideal, I'll start looking at options when I return home.
As of right now I'm gonna try to compare the xiaomi InkPalm 5, hisense touch (looks great but im not a huge music buff and the price tag is 😖) or the boox poke 3 (which some nice peeps on reddit tested for B☆W and it works!)
So just based off of image comparisons I think the poke3 (is it poke or po-ke?) is probs around thr same size as my a7 lite which means it will fit comfortably in my regular bags but not my small ones and it also means when I inevitably fall asleep while reading it will probs wake me up when it smacks me in the face when I drop it
There also doesn't appear to be any water or splash proof android eInk readers??? In like any size category
Nevermind just watched several videos on the poke 3 and if is significantly smaller than my Tab (more than likely bigger than my phone only bags but would likely fit in my slightly larger but still tiny purses). It's also available on best buy and I can get it before I leave... but it would be like 50 bucks more expensive than buying from Boox directly (albeit shipping from them is "3 to 15 working days" 😖)
So still in the running! Most of the Hisense devices are twice that amount. The Poke is about 20-ish bucks more expensive than the InkPalm but is
Which is making me lean towards it.
Me: *finds out the kobo libra 2 is waterproof*
Me: *gets excited*
Me: *finds out I can't get apk onto it*
Me: :(
what's apk?
The android installer package file. Idk what it stands for
oh oh. I knew that from way back in the way back. that sucks though.
Yeah so frustratingly stuck with getting something that might not be splash proof. Pity because I could have gone to thr store to pick up a kobo