[exvaxman]

Rolling out a system at work that was specc'd at 12+ months and we were given four months. You really don't care if the gas/electric company can respond in case of emergency do you? Well we're going to find out soon. Major push the last two weeks.

Anyway:
1) the bookmarks and screen settings get lost between shut downs. Slightly annoying to me but not a show stopper
2) Battery life is incredible. To check last week I started up the divx & xvid movies, screen brightness 80% and left it at my desk. 6 hours later it showed battery was down 50%. Haven't had time to drain it under controlled circumstances.

Bad:
1) sometimes slow to respond to the touchpad
2) no recovery disk
3) Loaded in the complete "Dilbert" CD from the collection sold at Borders. Some got corrupted in the internal memory. Can delete and reload, just a little irritating.
4) Sometimes you have to hold the power slider to get it to start
5) slow boat from China shipping
6) earphone jacks (yes, 2) are very tight.
7) TXT only. Seller made the mistake of saying PDF support. WRONG!
(I can handle txt only, just not misinformation)
8) Manual is worth squat. (good: everything is obvious)

Good:
Solid, well built unit. Video playback is great. Decent contrast for book reading. Fits into a shirt pocket. 8gb micro SDHC compatible. People who have seen it at work know the limitations after playing with it have said that they have ordered them as well. I ordered a second for the kid when we go on long car trips to keep him occupied. $5.99 office depot case for MP3 players fits perfectly.

Amusing:
Brought it into the local Apple store over a lunch break. Was comparing it to the touch. Had to tell two of the apple sales folks where to look on Ebay. They couldn't believe the price. They claimed that they were ordering units.

Astounding:
There is a similiar unit being sold that has a built in GPS FOR THE SAME PRICE. I just have not seen an English version yet.