Oh I tought already you lost interest in this discussion
Look if the price difference is the half or 30% or at the end only 20% *is* a very relevant detail to me. People start talking about "the half" altough its hardly true. Also how much does one trust a cost estimation that early. etc. If its irrelevant to you, just don't it "reply" to that post in future, or just gloss over that part.
3. Case 'C' is a "no-brainer" you brought in this discussion...
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We can argue about this until the end of the world, and the result will not affect my claim unless you find some evidence that Astak/Netronix will be MORE expensive in terms of price/performance ratio than Iliad. And I highly doubt it will be the case.
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Well comparing price is also a nobrainer, however the performance part is discussable. In some cases they will just be inconsumerabel and performance subjective. Like if it will not include scribble, how much money is that worth? Can you then seriously use the device for scientific pdf reading at all? how stable will windows be? Which applications will run on it? How open is the device for new applications? how long will the battery last? how easily breakable will the casing be? does it read encrypted pdfs? etc.
The scribbling feature is important and as far I guess about the price structure a seriously expensive part of the iLiad. WACOM tablets of comparable size cost aprox. 200€.. So think away WACOM feature of the iliad. You are already 200€ cheaper... (and arrive at the cost level the Kindle or Sony is currently at...)
Also I'd like to bring over this post from another topic, gets it briefly what it is about, and I think what we could agree on:
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and to replace the hardware this soon would certainly anger a lot of early adopters.
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I really don't see why anyone would be "angered" by it - they would still have the device that they paid for. I didn't feel outraged personally when Sony released the PRS-505 a few months after I'd bought the PRS-500.
The simple fact is that, in a market like this, there will always be new devices coming on to the market. Anyone who doesn't realise that should probably wait a few years before buying. |