Buy European

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Kobos are Canadian and not stupid expensive for what they are.

hideshow 3 child comments

[+] loops@feddit.uk [S] 4 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

[deleted]

hideshow 2 child comments

parent

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

So… You compared the most expensive one Kobo makes to Remarkable’s least and oldest? I’m not sure that is making the argument you think it is.

parent

hideshow 1 child comment

load more comments (1 reply)

[–] highduc@lemmy.ml 12 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I have a Remarkable 2, and it has root access and through toltec you can install some open source software on it. Not too bad, but its main interface and format is proprietary, and what you can do with FOSS on it is pretty limited.
They seem more interested in getting users subscribed to their cloud. Syncing your notes in any local way is not encouraged or supported, nor is OCR :(
I also had a bad experience with their support - I was asking if I could purchase a tiny rubber foot that fell of the back of mine - their reply was that they saw the date of purchase and recommended I just send it in and get a refurbished one.

hideshow 5 child comments

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Thank you. I need a new e-ink e-reader, and I’ve been researching. These are constantly rated highly, but they are very expensive, and I have no need or desire for expensive note syncing subscriptions (or subscriptions of any kind).

hideshow 4 child comments

parent

[–] Midnattssol@feddit.nu 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

If you want an e-ink reader from Europe, there are InkBook, ~~Toledo~~ Tolino, and Pocketbook. I went with an InkBook myself because it supports the lending app used by my local library as well as Pressreader, which I can also access through my library. Inkbooks are not widely available in my country bu tyou can buy them directly from the company in Poland via inkbook.eu.

hideshow 2 child comments

parent

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

I can’t find anything on Toledo but the others look interesting. Thanks!

6" Solaris: https://swiatczytnikow.pl/test-czytnika-inkbook-solaris-szesc-cali-z-androidem-innowacyjnymi-przyciskami-i-przezroczystym-etui-duo/

parent

hideshow 1 child comment

[–] Midnattssol@feddit.nu 1 point 9 months ago

Sorry, I misspelled. It's Tolino and they are German. https://mytolino.com/ I never looked into them in any detail. They seem to have their own ecosystem with their own book-diistribution, akin to Kindle using Amazon. I wanted an "open" reader where I can get books from various sources and install my preferred apps. The InkBook runs a modified version of Android and you can install (sideload) very many Android apps.

There are some drawbacks to InkBooks though. The OS is based on Android 11, I believe, which is extremely old for a current reader so I wonder if my library app will cut support for my device before it is worn out. My perssonal experience with the Focus Plus is also that the built-in pdf reader is bad., I've not been able to zoom in to remove the margins and only show the text, for instance. The list of supported languages is also relatively short if they want to be relevant in all of Europe. (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Slovenian)

There are not a lot of InkBook reviews available, but I found a site with fairly extensive reviews in Polish, which the help of my browsers built-in translator I had no problems understanding the meaning.

7.8" Focus Plus: https://swiatczytnikow.pl/test-inkbook-focus-plus-osiem-cali-z-szybka-aplikacja-do-epub-androidem-i-funkcjami-dostepnosci/