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Re:13.3" full color ePaper display by int_19h on Thursday January 09, 2020 @05:49PM (#22006727)
It doesn't have an SD card slot, on top of having little internal storage. This is a common problem with eInk readers, even though many do run Android - they either don't have an SD slot at all, or if they do, it's SDHC (and thus 32 Gb).

With K1, I have a 400 Gb card in there that's loaded with stuff - not only my entire Kindle library, but also Kiwix loaded with offline Wikipedia and a bunch of other wikis, OsmAnd topo maps etc. Between that, and several days of battery life with occasional use, it's perfect for multi-day hikes out in the boonies.

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Re:13.3" full color ePaper display by ScottFree on Friday January 10, 2020 @08:28AM (#22010771)
I'm really interested in the K1, but every review I've read says it's slow as molasses. Are they exaggerating or does it really feel bad to use?
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Re:13.3" full color ePaper display by int_19h on Friday January 10, 2020 @06:23PM (#22016700)
In what sense? I haven't tried anything CPU-intensive on it, since there isn't much point with that kind of screen.

If you mean the screen refresh rate, it's typical eInk, comparable to Kindle. For tasks that require fast refresh, it's certainly not a pleasant device to use - e.g. scrolling around in maps is a bit tricky - but it's manageable.

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