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Originally Posted by kleykenb
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.
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Thanks for the warning. I'm really waiting for January to decide the best course.
