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Old 09-25-2009, 04:13 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by brecklundin View Post
If PL really wants to make a splash then they will need to do it on price...other devices which are "good enough" exist for a lot less. And content alone will not cut it. I have no idea what the device is really worth, but consider this...right now the numbers being bandied about are higher or as high as many 32" LCD TV's, in some cases more than a 40" LCD TV....and the readers really do not have any ground breaking tech inside, save the flexible display...
Companies like iRex, however, are not targetting the consumer eBook reader; they are aimed squarely at the business market, for which the price really is not so much of a consideration. The "rivals" of devices such as the DR1000 are not machines like the Sony or Kindle, but Tablet PCs.
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