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The Iliad had two main features for wich I bought it.
A superbly long battery life of 21 hours.
E-ink technology, so I wouldn't have to use that on/off switch all the time.
On both counts, the device has failed to deliver what it promised.
(granted, that on/off switch thing was something I deduced from the text, it was never a promise)
Still...
I would rather chop off an arm -preferably someone else's- than sell or lose my Iliad.
As reading devices go the Iliad is an absolute beaut!
Even the lack of a thousand and one different txt-formats doesn't bother me at all as I find it very easy to convert everything I steal (well, yes, I do that sort of thing) from the e-book newsgroups on usenet.
It is light on the eyes and the arm and a stunning conversation piece everywhere I go.
Has Irex bent the truth with its initial advertising?
Frankly, yes, I think it has.
But somehow... I can't feel mad about that.
Mind you, I can imagine people being mightily pissed off.
Before I start shooting at Irex employees and employers I would first like to wait what Irex plans are for the 'model one' buyers.
Time to roll out the meditation thread again.
Last edited by High 5; 03-02-2007 at 02:22 PM.
Reason: That's imagine with only 1 m in it, right?
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