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Kent Walters · 10-02-2009, 01:49 AM

Shaggy,

Yes, Yes!

All,

My comments here re: the DR1000S were to give a ''Heads Up" about iRex's marketing claims and design choices. I truly hope that the DR800 is all that iRex presents it to be, but I'm skeptical, and advise waiting. AKAIK, there are no DR800 users to give reviews.

The DR1000S does show some engineering genius, and what shows most clearly, to me, is that there was no reason that it could not have been as impressive as anything from Apple or any other company. They simply made some bad choices, and compounded that by keeping us, their customers, in the dark, and strung us along with unkept promises.

I'll be waiting and hoping, and my advice is to do that.

Kent Walters

Edit: It is a good sign that the DR800 has both a battery door and an 'on/off' switch. Seems they are listening, even if they don't say so.

KW

10-02-2009, 01:49 AM	#41
Kent Walters Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern California, USA Device: iRex DR1000S, Astak EZreader (Hanlin V3)	Clarifications: DR1000 vs DR800 Shaggy, Yes, Yes! All, My comments here re: the DR1000S were to give a ''Heads Up" about iRex's marketing claims and design choices. I truly hope that the DR800 is all that iRex presents it to be, but I'm skeptical, and advise waiting. AKAIK, there are no DR800 users to give reviews. The DR1000S does show some engineering genius, and what shows most clearly, to me, is that there was no reason that it could not have been as impressive as anything from Apple or any other company. They simply made some bad choices, and compounded that by keeping us, their customers, in the dark, and strung us along with unkept promises. I'll be waiting and hoping, and my advice is to do that. Kent Walters Edit: It is a good sign that the DR800 has both a battery door and an 'on/off' switch. Seems they are listening, even if they don't say so. KW Last edited by Kent Walters; 10-02-2009 at 01:52 AM.