ZDNet reviews Astak Pocket Pro – likes it

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By Paul Biba

Here’s part of the review. We hope to get one in-house here at TeleRead and when we do we’ll give you our take:

The Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch device is a pretty compelling pocketable ebook reader and if I was looking for something more compact than my Sony Reader 505 I would strongly consider this device. I think the closest competitor to this model is the new Sony PRS-300 Pocket Edition, but when you compare the features and functionality the Pocket PRO wins in almost all areas. The Pocket PRO has external storage capacity support, removable battery, and 400 MHz processor while the Sony Reader PRS-300 Pocket Edition has no external storage (same internal storage), no removable battery, and 200 MHz processor. Both are currently available for $199. The Sony model does support buying books from the Sony Connect eBookstore, but we may see support for this coming to the EZReader soon too with ePub transition.

The eInk looks fantastic on the Pocket PRO 5 inch device and while the Sony PRS-505 remains the champion in this area, I think many may find the Pocket PRO display to work even better because it doesn’t have the whiter background.

Thanks to Felix Torres for the link.

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