$98 eBook Reader: Gear2Go GEET710K [spinoff of ~$99 MiGear @ DSE]

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IVI on 27/10/2011 - 18:53 bigw.com.au (350 clicks)
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Gear2Go's 4 GB internal memory multimedia ver
of MiGear eBook Reader; ~8-hr eBook reading time
plays MP3 WMA FLAC AAC OGG WAV audio; &
plays MPG RMVB FLC ASF WMV MP4 3GP RM AVI DAT H.264
up to 720p videos;
shows JPEG BMP GIF photoS;
supports (to some degree) TXT PDF EPUB FB2 MOBI HTML PDB RTF LRC; etc.

ISSUE: PDFs can be positioned partially off-screen & impossible to read, when zoomed… :-(

Ignore "2 GB internal memory" on Big W web page, &
boxes from 2 GB MiGear units, on display in store.

Gear2Go's box & manual says "4 GB" internal mem.
Checking a new, working device verifies the 4 GB spec: of 4 GB, about 3.6 GB shows as available.)

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  IVI on 27/10/2011 - 19:00

  Has 7" color TFT screen; 4-pole, 3.5" earphone jack; 240v AC charger & USB charging- & data-cable; ear-bud earphone.

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  patientvalue on 27/10/2011 - 19:18

  need to fix up the link:
  http://www.bigw.com.au/electronics/computers-office/ebook-re…

  Also this has a TFT screen and so (according to specs) only 8 hours battery life. which compares poorly to most eInk eReaders which have many multiples of this; it is more a video player than a eReader in my 'book'. A kindle or other eReader would be much better value for a person looking for an eReader IMHO.

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    IVI on 27/10/2011 - 19:56

    Thanks for heads-up on link error.

    On battery life: Yup, but color is nice for MP4s & PDFs; 'hope it displays them in color

    I also hope it shows TED.com & Fora.tv talks (& in color)

    Our sample is charging… :-/

    PS DSE may be peddling MiGear's 2 GB version, sans case, etc.

    If you like this class of item (color screen, 4 GB), compare to the Gear2Go at Big W (etc.) before choosing, so you'll get better value for $98.

    Of course, if you make the wrong choice, you may still be able to insert a MicroSD card (up to 32 GB for the Gear2Go item in this deal; dunno what DSE's MiGear dev offers…?)

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      patientvalue on 27/10/2011 - 20:03

      The reason i may have gone overboard on battery issue is because a am heading overseas and need very long battery life to read ebooks (beats lugging heavy books about). This 'eReader' may be a good compromise of features for the price if battery life is a non-issue as for all tablet devices.

      If nothing else you have good taste in TED and Fora :)

      Please share your feedback on it once you give it a spin.

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        IVI on 28/10/2011 - 09:15

        There is a small battery life extender, for multiple mobiles, that may help. Just use their (included) USB adapter for these eBook readers.

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  [Deactivated] on 27/10/2011 - 20:01

  +1

  8 Hours in no where near long enough, Would not pay anywhere near $98 for this.

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  murkywater on 27/10/2011 - 20:48

  Pay abit more for a "real" eink ebook reader - i.e. Kindle.

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    IVI on 28/10/2011 - 08:26

    I like color in PDFs, etc.

    Also does Kindle do audio, video, etc. from all those formats?

    I have 12-13 days to look deeper into this… It might do for home-made PDFs.

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  CarnivalMonkey on 27/10/2011 - 21:48

  +1

  i have the migear one, it sits gaining dust on a shelf, i thought it was ok until i bought a kindle, now I feel anyone deluding themself that this is a good purchase needs to really spend some time with a kindle to get a good perspective and when you look at the price difference, there is no reason to buy the migear/gear2go readers. They make poor comic readers (rubbish actually as the images do not scale well) they are sub par with pdf (again, scaling is a huge issue) and for text they are fine, until you see an e-ink display. As for video, poor quality, buy a travel tv/dvd set.

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    IVI on 28/10/2011 - 12:30

    $10 is offered for your working MiGear…

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  phobaphobic on 28/10/2011 - 16:05

  Does the Kindle offer free 3G in Australia?