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Originally Posted by Over
Thank you for all your input, guys!
The only thing that is stopping me from buying the DR1000s right now is because of the CUE, to be presented just less than two months from now. I would really just hit my head several times if the QUE would be cheaper than iRex's ereader or if its launch would make iRex reduce their prices. 700€ is a lot... If we were talking about 400 or 500€, I would buy it anyway, but for 700€...
I know there will always be something better in the horizon, but January is very close.
Almost everyday I'm tempted to just order the iRex, and almost everyday I have to force myself not to.  That's why I'm coming here less often. Everytime I read you, I have to stop myself from ordering it.  |
Well, keep forcing yourself not to buy it. Yes, the DR1000s is still the only eInk reader that can do A4 PDF's comfortably but it is no way near the dream-gadget you probably are imagining it to be. Keep in mind that people that comment to your thread, people that still follow this forum regularly, are those that are still using their DR. Many others that had a DR, like myself, have broken it in no time - look in other threads on this forum to get an idea. You see, apart from the firmware bugs, the battery draining that is going to make a battery replacement necessary rather a lot sooner than you'd expect (and remember, you can't do this yourself, it's gonna be costly), there's also the bad choice of putting the USB port at the underside and you can not be warned enough about how fragile this hardware truly is - in fact, even iRex warns you about it on their website. Both software and hardware design are absolutely below par with other eBook vendors. Have a look at dr1000s.blogspot.com , I have ripped my DR apart so people like you can see exactly what they are really getting themselves into. Notice the small battery, notice the poor design, recognise that this is a lemon you will NOT buy.