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Noj · 03-16-2007, 05:45 AM

Thanks NatCh, you're absolutely right, I just dig out the old invoice from iRex and this is what they charged me :

Invoice date : 20 July 2006

Your Shopping cart - order: 960

Description Quantity Unit price Total
iLiad e-reader 1 $ 699.00 $ 699.00
Zone Rates, First Item, Plus Additional Items ((EU $ 55.00 $ 68.72
Grand total $ 767.72

Scifier, So the price I paid for the iLiad was US$699 (shipping not taxable) which converts to way less then AU$1000 by today's currentcy excahnge rate. So in theory if the price is still US$699 at check out you should not have to pay any import tax at all.

I can't comment on the delivery time since I ordered one of the first batches available so the long delay was to be expected.

As far as reading goes you can't compare with the LCD screen, it's so much better, basically just like reading a paper book, can read anywhere and it's light and easy to carry around.

I don't annotate documents much but it's very easy to do just like pen on paper.
Good luck and have fun with your new toy.

03-16-2007, 05:45 AM	#11
Noj Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney Australia Device: Fujitsu Loox720, HTC Tytn	Thanks NatCh, you're absolutely right, I just dig out the old invoice from iRex and this is what they charged me : Invoice date : 20 July 2006 Your Shopping cart - order: 960 Description Quantity Unit price Total iLiad e-reader 1 $ 699.00 $ 699.00 Zone Rates, First Item, Plus Additional Items ((EU $ 55.00 $ 68.72 Grand total $ 767.72 Scifier, So the price I paid for the iLiad was US$699 (shipping not taxable) which converts to way less then AU$1000 by today's currentcy excahnge rate. So in theory if the price is still US$699 at check out you should not have to pay any import tax at all. I can't comment on the delivery time since I ordered one of the first batches available so the long delay was to be expected. As far as reading goes you can't compare with the LCD screen, it's so much better, basically just like reading a paper book, can read anywhere and it's light and easy to carry around. I don't annotate documents much but it's very easy to do just like pen on paper. Good luck and have fun with your new toy.