Kobo Wireless eReader - £49.00 - ASDA (Instore only)
I know this was posted as a online deal however they are listed higher £59. Having recently purchased for £59 i can confirm that the £49 is the cheapest price. They were in a display cabinet that had a red star sticker for £49 (not a reduced or to get rid of label).
Here are the details:
Designed by book lovers for book lovers, the Kobo Wireless eReader is intuitive, lightweight and compact. Now with Wi Fi, you can browse and buy books on the go – anytime, anyplace. Access over 2.5 million books, browse and search easily, or read right out of the box with one of the 100 timeless classics that comes preloaded for free with the Kobo Wireless eReader.
Colour Onyx
Operating System Linux (custom)
Storage Capacity 1GB holds 1000 Books, expandable up to 10,000 eBooks with a 32 GB SD Memory Card
Memory Card Slot Yes - SD
Headphone Socket No
Battery Rechargable Lithium Polymer
Colour Onyx
Weight 221 g
Screen Size (inch) 6 Inches
Screen Type E Ink
USB Port 1 x USB Port
All Comments (12)
Jump to unread Post a CommentNot advisable on an e-ink type of reader. These have low power processors and lack the oomph to properly render pdf's.
having just tried one i would say no...i had to use it sideways and to get the font big enough i couldnt put a full page on-tho this may have been partly my fault x
Some pdf's require little processing power. My mobile has a Cortex A8 1GHz and displays every pdf I have thrown at it so far. Older generation processor architectures and a lack of RAM contribute to the Kobo's poor performance in displaying pdf's.
For the long haul I can either read simple, mostly text, documents on an e-ink device like this, or I can pack a Cortex A8 based tab/phone and hope the juice will last. The latter seems most practical but I would like this to treat my eyes.
Some pdf's require little processing power. My mobile has a Cortex A8 1GHz and displays every pdf I have thrown at it so far. Older generation processor architectures and a lack of RAM contribute to the Kobo's poor performance in displaying pdf's.
For the long haul I can either read simple, mostly text, documents on an e-ink device like this, or I can pack a Cortex A8 based tab/phone and hope the juice will last. The latter seems most practical but I would like this to treat my eyes.
so it wasnt my fault oO
Supporting Formats are:
Books: EPUB, PDF and MOBI
Documents: PDF
Images: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF
Text: TXT, HTML and RTF
Comic Books: CBZ and CBR
Books: EPUB, PDF and MOBI
Documents: PDF
Images: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF
Text: TXT, HTML and RTF
Comic Books: CBZ and CBR
That's the formats supported by the Kobo Touch, not the Kobo WiFi, which reads EPUB and PDF only - Kobo WiFi tech specs @ Kobo.
Ereaders can view PDFs but they're not ideal because of the small screen size. If you'll mainly use it for books and only the odd PDF, fine, but if you read a lot of PDFs you'd be better off with a tablet.
Edited By: mac_d on Apr 19, 2012 15:41
Books: EPUB, PDF and MOBI
Documents: PDF
Images: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF
Text: TXT, HTML and RTF
Comic Books: CBZ and CBR
That's the formats supported by the Kobo Touch, not the Kobo WiFi, which reads EPUB and PDF only - Kobo WiFi tech specs @ Kobo.
Ereaders can view PDFs but they're not ideal because of the small screen size. If you'll mainly use it for books and only the odd PDF, fine, but if you read a lot of PDFs you'd be better off with a tablet.
I ensure you it reads the formats. Example mobi files 100% work and its not on that list.
Edited By: gazah4 on Apr 19, 2012 21:03