| Hanlin V2 eReader Introduction | | | | With its stylish-looking outfit, it's quite a pleasure to |
| The Chinese office electronics manufacture Jinke is | | | | bring the Hanlin eReader V2 around. Though heavier |
| little-known, so how it has been toiling away to | | | | than the Hanlin V3 at 300g, it's still light enough to be |
| perfect their Hanlin line escapes many. But Jinke has | | | | carried anywhere, whether at your workplace, on |
| been steadily boasting of bright and stable devices, | | | | vacation, or during travels. There's still the mp3 |
| and the Hanlin V2 is no exception. Yet it wasn't until | | | | playback capability found in other Hanlin ereaders, |
| the V2 model that Jinke stepped up to a touch | | | | which lets users listen to audiobooks or music, as well |
| screen capability. The Hanlin eReader V2's price tag | | | | as support for multiple digital formats. Classifying and |
| of $349 leaves it on the higher end of the Hanlin line, | | | | managing books is easy with the V2's multi-level |
| but it's gaining quite a following for its ultra-portability, | | | | folders system. |
| longer-lasting battery, and touch screen facility. | | | | Cons |
| Features - Hardware and Software | | | | Jinke didn't add quite much to the Hanlin eReader V2. |
| The Hanlin eReader V2 has all the makings of a Hanlin: | | | | With no improvement in the grayscale level (4) or |
| a 6-inch screen display, super convenient directory | | | | resolution (600 x 800 pixels), screen display looks |
| management, user-friendly interface, and multilingual | | | | ancient compared to the second and third generation |
| capability, which has made Jinke's ereader line quite | | | | models of rival ebook readers. Storage is still 512 MB, |
| popular with international readers. It also boasts of | | | | which is good for a thousand ebooks only, although it |
| the same brightness and performance stability Hanlin | | | | can support 20,000 additional ebook, photos, and |
| products are known for, but Jinke put a step | | | | music files via a 4GB external storage. Jinke hasn't |
| forward with the V2 by adding touch screen | | | | addressed page turn issues as well, and with only 200 |
| capability. | | | | MHz processor, page turns are quite sluggish |
| The Hanlin V2's design is another jump in the ereader | | | | compared to rival devices boasting of 400 MHz |
| line. The gadget comes in a more stylish white or | | | | processor or more. Figuring out how to perform |
| black casing and leather jacket to add extra | | | | certain functions, such as the built-in dictionary, can |
| protection from scratches and accidental drops. Gone | | | | be difficult, and command menus are often replete |
| are the clumsy-looking numeric keypads. Replacing | | | | with grammatical errors. |
| them for menu and in-book navigation is a mini | | | | The Bottom Line |
| touchscreen slave display located below the screen | | | | Jinke has added needed improvements to the Hanlin |
| display. | | | | eReader V2. If you are looking for a unique, |
| With more energy-efficient operations, the Hanlin | | | | stylish-looking electronic book reader that is not as |
| eReader V2 has a provision for 9000 page turns - | | | | fancy as a touch screen or a full keyboard, the Hanlin |
| 2000 pages more than than the V3 and the V5. | | | | eReader V2 is intuitive and gets the job done. |
| Pros | | | | |