08-12-2009, 07:58 AM | #76 |
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Any of the early iLiad adopters can give you tell you the numerous problems, evasions and outright lies iRex told us. Up to and including, altering specs on documents, deleting those documents, and managing to get thearchive to remove earlier versions of their website which referenced them.
But this is neither the time nor the place, if you want more info please feel free to PM me, and I will try to point you at the relevant threads. |
08-15-2009, 11:08 AM | #77 |
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new Irex
I don't know about the "lies" and misinformation Irex promolgated when the Iliad was first released, but I do know that I purchased a V2 Iliad about 7 months ago and it hasn't left my side until I bricked it and had to send it back. Irex was quick to respond once I opened a "ticket", and I expect my Iliad to be back any day. I also own a Kindle 1. Sure the page turns are faster on the Kindle, but the text enlargement is not so hot, so reading on the treadmill is hard without glasses. I have never been disappointed with the selection of books available for the Iliad either. I think that the 3G network will be more widely useable if that is what the new device includes. And I have never been disappointed with the performance of the Iliad.
When the new proposed reader becomes available from Irex, COUNT ME IN! |
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08-18-2009, 08:33 PM | #78 |
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any new updates on the iRex reader ?
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08-19-2009, 01:37 AM | #79 | |
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I think a lot of us get caught trying to relate printed DPI to display DPI...it really does not work out the same. And like you mention anything 166dpi and above is going to be clean. |
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08-19-2009, 04:44 AM | #80 | |
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The website (tweakers.net) is fairly reputable in dutch tech-circles, and they've competent enough writers to not make elementary mistakes like misunderstanding the people they're communicating with. So I would hazard a guess they're breaking with tradition. (disclaimer: I haven't visited their own forum for quite some time now, so I haven't seen any of Karel's (frequently mostly useless) vague hints there.) Last edited by zerospinboson; 08-19-2009 at 04:50 AM. |
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08-19-2009, 12:05 PM | #81 |
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iRex is not talking about any models. There is no mention at all anywhere on their site about the DR800. The only thing they talk about is a color reader coming in 2011.
I'm sure the staff at tweakers.net are good writers, but I've seen reporters get details like this wrong before. I wouldn't read too much into it yet. iRex haven't even publicly stated that the DR800 exists, much less when/where it will be released. |
08-19-2009, 12:06 PM | #82 |
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08-19-2009, 12:29 PM | #83 | |
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To me, "sold in the US" probably means sold under a different brand name and probably associated with a newspaper chain or a bookstore chain or a cell phone provider. Crave said:
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08-19-2009, 12:34 PM | #84 | |
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08-20-2009, 03:05 PM | #85 |
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Let me tell you of my experience with Irex. A week ago on Sunday I bricked my Iliad by not knowing what I was doing. Couldn't get more than the startup screen. I opened a ticket immediately, and by Tuesday Irex had sent me a UPS box for return (total cost $129.00 USD including postage and fixing). I tracked the package, and Irex received it on Thursday morning. This last Monday, I got a message from Irex that the unit was fixed and an its way back to me in Michigan. Today is Thursday. I had it back completely reflashed and tweeked by noon. In my opinion, Irex is a top-noch company.
Also, I told them to put me "first on the list" for a new DR800. The reply was that I wasn't "first", but that I was on the list. That seems like almost a confirmation. No matter, IMO Irex is a GREAT company with GREAT service! |
08-21-2009, 07:29 AM | #86 |
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I have to say that I'm eagerly waiting for this, even if there's no talk about european launch. I'm pretty certain there will be a new 8" model for europe from Irex at some point and I'll be getting one.
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08-21-2009, 09:38 AM | #87 | |
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08-21-2009, 09:59 AM | #88 |
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I guess we all have our separate stories. Sounds like you got a "lemon" in that DR1000. I have heard lots of other folks who love their 1000s, but for me, the unit is just to damn big, as is the Kindle DX. I eagerly await the DR800 hoping that it will have faster page turns, even clearer graphics and a mainstream bookseller from whom I can purchase books directly and have them delivered via 3G.
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08-25-2009, 09:44 AM | #89 | ||
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IRex has a press release, and an i to i blog post IREX “consumer” eReader to feature Barnes & Noble eBookstore:
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08-25-2009, 10:53 AM | #90 |
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Yeah, I saw that this morning too. Sounds interesting.
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