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VillageReader · 03-20-2007, 02:37 PM

So much for a clean thread ;-)

I'm one of the happy campers. I bought it to read books, and it works fine. Of the 'missing' features, I'd like more battery life, but I've had the reader with me on several long flights now, most recently to South Africa, and haven't run out of battery yet. If I can get to SA without running out, I'm sure I can make it to Asia ok.

Mobipocket compatibility is later than anticipated, but I certainly haven't suffered from a lack of things to read.

If I were guessing (and that is what it would be, just a guess) I've read about 20 books, 60 or more magazines, Guardian news digests and any number of other things since I've had the Iliad and been one of the lucky ones as I've had no significant problems.

One interesting thing from the iRex site, in earlier versions of software a lot of bugs were posted, sometimes new things cropping up every day. The most recent bug report from V 2.9 is from five days ago, so it seems the number of bugs is headed the right direction.

And even though I have signed up for the upgraded battery, it is possible I might not do it - having the Iliad back to the factory may just be too much, I'd go through some serious withdrawal.

03-20-2007, 02:37 PM	#4
VillageReader Evangelist Posts: 430 Karma: 2718 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad	So much for a clean thread ;-) I'm one of the happy campers. I bought it to read books, and it works fine. Of the 'missing' features, I'd like more battery life, but I've had the reader with me on several long flights now, most recently to South Africa, and haven't run out of battery yet. If I can get to SA without running out, I'm sure I can make it to Asia ok. Mobipocket compatibility is later than anticipated, but I certainly haven't suffered from a lack of things to read. If I were guessing (and that is what it would be, just a guess) I've read about 20 books, 60 or more magazines, Guardian news digests and any number of other things since I've had the Iliad and been one of the lucky ones as I've had no significant problems. One interesting thing from the iRex site, in earlier versions of software a lot of bugs were posted, sometimes new things cropping up every day. The most recent bug report from V 2.9 is from five days ago, so it seems the number of bugs is headed the right direction. And even though I have signed up for the upgraded battery, it is possible I might not do it - having the Iliad back to the factory may just be too much, I'd go through some serious withdrawal.