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iRex is not a big business and it would appear that most of the people there are neither native English speakers, nor particularly used to dealing in dollars since they operate from the EU. This is the reason for some of the inconsistences. The project management of the US relased left something to be desired.
However this device is now on sale in the IRex UK shop for £450 (= 738 USD according to Google). Frankly I feel the price is a bit on the high side and I am concerned about the amount of negative feedback I am reading about iRex here.
Their technology is ground-breaking though, and they are solely focussed on eBook readers -- a niche market and a risky one at that, since eBook readers are not yet mainstream. Obviously their prices will be higher than for example Sony's. They cannot do R&D as cheaply and operate out of Europe instead of low cost areas.
I think they deserve the benefit of the doubt unless you have some very good reason for not trusting them. I am on a budget drive this month, so I will not buy it just now, but I probably will soon enough.
I can't see a release date for the Skiff although I agree it sounds like an interesting product.
Last edited by martienne; 01-19-2010 at 05:39 AM.
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