The Tolino Vision 2 is waterproof and has a new one-handed control mode © Pictures: Manufacturer / Assembly: star
A cht months after the introduction of the first Tolino vision brings the German book trade now for the Christmas season, a revised model its Ebook reader on the market. Visually, not much has changed: The Vision 2 has the same dimensions as its predecessor, it is 16.3 inches high, 11.4 inches wide and 8.1 mm thick. With 174 grams, it weighs less than half of a paperback book.
The case is now black instead of gray brown, which the reader can look much more modern. The Tolino is completely rubberized and feels good in the hand. The on / off switch and the “light switch” located on the top edge of the case. The Tolino lettering on the back is now no longer printed, but embossed – which gives the E-reader a little more elegance
The display measures six inches (15. 24 centimeters) and has a resolution of 1024 x 758 pixels. The backlight can be adjusted continuously, so you can browse yourself in pitch-black rooms with no problems. The writing is very sharp and a bit easier to read than its predecessor – quite as sharp as on the new Kindle Voyage (1440 x 1080 pixels), it is not. There, you have to search with a magnifying glass to detect any edges in the letter. For 40 to 60 euros depending on the Tolino dealer cheaper than the Kindle’s flagship (129/149 instead of 189 €). The black level and contrast is slightly better than its predecessor, and there is less “ghosting” – so called visible remains of a book page, which can be seen after the flip yet
An e-book reader. for the bath
The new Tolino has compared to the previous two significant innovations: The technical features of the Vision 2 is nano sealed and thus waterproof, the e-Reader now is also an accidental dunk in the tub or a short rain shower without permanent damage. A real plus point compared to the Kindle. However, caution is advised in a salt water bath, here the nanosealing could reach their limits
On the other hand there are in addition to the touch-screen operation, the new Tap2Flip function. If you tap with the finger on the back of the device, you scroll to the next page. The operation is quite unusual and requires some adaptation time, but after a while you learn to appreciate the improved one-handed operation. With little hands the control remains difficult. If you want, but the Tap2Flip function can also turn off. One downside: There is no slot for a microSD card more. However, very few users are likely to get the integrated two gigabytes of storage space full, after all, this goes for more than a thousand books.
A week or two of battery life
is the battery life the manufacturer of up to seven weeks. This is true but only if you read every day less than an hour. It still uses the backlight or the regular built-in dictionary (eg in English books), the Tolino must even faster to the wall socket. One to two weeks of Vision 2 holds but loose by.
Depending on which book dealer to buy the Tolino varies preloaded Ebook Store. About a library linkage, but can purchased in other software stores books are transferred to the Tolino. Unlike the Kindle 2 supports the vision of the house from the popular epub format
Conclusion:. Competition for the Kindle
and with the TAP2-flip function Waterproof Case is the new Tolino accents. The text quality has become even better than its predecessor, although it does not reach the brand new, but more expensive Kindle Voyage. Overall, the Tolino vision was carefully in the second version, but improved in the right places. If you already have the first version of Tolino vision, but does not necessarily switch to the new version, but the technical innovations fall from too low. The lack of microSD slot likely most users can live with.
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