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Originally Posted by mdibella
That's all well and good, we can all say hooray to a perfect product...but how does that preclude them giving updates on anticipated availability? I'd rather hear 'delayed again' than just the chirping crickets we're hearing now.
I have never owned an irex product but I'm very interested in this one. My interest is turning into concern now, and if the company is this poor at communicating with their customers, I'm not so sure I want to buy from them after all.
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After having owned the iLiad and the larger device for a short period of time the way I would recommend approaching an iRex purchase is to ignore any reference to future enhancements. If it doesn't have the features you want either choose another device or wait until they have added the features. They have a poor record of delivering on commitments, although in their defense they have gotten much better than when they first launched the iLiad.
As much as the company frustrates me with their poor service, I still like this device due to the 8 inch screen size. I think it's the ideal size when wrapped in a minimal package like they've accomplished with the 800 device. Newspaper direct support, epub and their general open approach are great added benefits, but it remains to be seen what level of commitment they will have to future development or how refined the current software is.