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Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

By matthewmiller September 6, 2009, 5:42 PM PDT

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Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Sony PRS-600, PRS-505 and Astak EZReader Pocket PRO

Sony PRS-600, PRS-505 and Astak EZReader Pocket PRO

Amazon and Sony have the most popular ebook readers available today, but there are other very competitive devices available too. Astak’s latest device is the EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch unit that supports Adobe Reader Digital Edition content and much more. You can enjoy book content, music files, audio books, and more on this sleek, highly viewable eInk reader.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Sony Reader 505 and EZReader Pocket PRO

Sony Reader 505 and EZReader Pocket PRO

Here you can see the size difference between the 5 inch and 6 inch eInk displays.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Outside of retail box

Outside of retail box

The retail box is attractive and shows off the Pocket Pro.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Side panel with color choices

Side panel with color choices

There are six available colors for the Pocket PRO 5 inch device.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Back panel & supported formats

Back panel & supported formats

The box clearly shows many of the supported file formats.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Both come with book covers

Both come with book covers

The EZReader Pocket PRO comes with a nice leather cover.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

EZReader Pocket PRO and Sony 505

EZReader Pocket PRO and Sony 505

The eInk looks fantastic on the Pocket PRO and while not as white as the Sony 505, it is just as clear and crisp. Some may even find text to look better on the Pocket PRO than on the Sony 505.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Page turning buttons

Page turning buttons

You can turn pages forward and backwards using the left navigation buttons.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Thumbwheel on the right side

Thumbwheel on the right side

The thumbwheel lets you go to the next or previous page by moving it up or down. You can also access the menu by pressing in on the thumbwheel.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Upper right clip opening

Upper right clip opening

There is a small cutout on the upper left and right side where the case clips hold it in place.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Bottom 3.5mm headset jack

Bottom 3.5mm headset jack

There is a standard 3.5mm headset jack on the bottom of the EZReader Pocket PRO.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Lanyard opening

Lanyard opening

Along the bottom and bottom left you will find openings for a lanyard.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Top port, button, and storage card

Top port, button, and storage card

Secure Digital cards can be used to store ebooks and supports up to 16GB of memory. A miniUSB port is used to charge and transfer documents while the power button is used to lock the device or power it on and off.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Power button and miniUSB

Power button and miniUSB

The power button is flush with the top of the reader.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Back of the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO

Back of the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO

A unique feature found on the Pocket PRO is the user replaceable battery. A small screw keeps the battery cover in place.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Close up of the battery cover

Close up of the battery cover

The battery can be removed and you can carry extras for long trips.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

EZReader Pocket PRO in hand

EZReader Pocket PRO in hand

The 5 inch Pocket PRO is pretty compact and fits nicely in your hand.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Open case without Pocket PRO

Open case without Pocket PRO

There are three clips on the right side that hold the Pocket Pro in place. The upper two clips fit into openings in the device while the lower one fits over a bottom ridge.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Front of the leather case

Front of the leather case

The case has a light brown tone and there does not appear to be options for different color cases.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Back of the case

Back of the case

A magnet is placed inside the securing strap that then holds the case closed.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Embedded logo

Embedded logo

The logo is embedded in the leather case. You can also see the high quality stitching of the case.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Menu while reading books

Menu while reading books

Menu options include the ability to zoom, rotate the display, and enable text to speech.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Available zoom levels

Available zoom levels

There are up to five zoom levels on the Pocket PRO, but they do slightly vary by the type of content loaded on the device.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Main menu options

Main menu options

When you are in the main view with the library you will see a menu that lets you organize your titles, view the SD card, or access the settings.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Very few settings available

Very few settings available

There are not many settings on the EZReader Pocket PRO and I did not like having key sounds enabled while I was navigating on the device.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Available fonts

Available fonts

There are eight available fonts to choose from on the Pocket PRO.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Some have multiple purposes

Some have multiple purposes

Some buttons are used for other functions, such as catalog and zooming. Pressing 8 repeatedly toggles through zoom levels.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Right control button

Right control button

There is a button on the right to jump back/exit and to the menu.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

More menus

More menus

When you have TTS enabled your menu changes just a bit to allow you to control the speech functionality.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Now this is zoomed in

Now this is zoomed in

When you are zoomed in all the way the font is quite large and clear. I suppose this would be valuable for those with bad eyesight.

Image Gallery: A walk around the Astak EZReader Pocket PRO 5 inch

Zoomed out all the way

Zoomed out all the way

I personally prefer the smaller font for seeing the most text on the display.

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