Thread: Unboxing iRex 800 and first impressions
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Old 01-22-2010, 01:40 PM   #164
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Originally Posted by garagumu View Post
Well, if folders were supported in their old readers, I think that the new flat view is really a design decision. Perhaps they looked at tools like Quicksilver or Launchy, or even the "sort by artist/album/titles" approach of most mp3 players, but given the display's slow refresh time (compared to LCD's), I'm not sure how the "flat view + search" approach actually works out when you have a lot of books.
I thought the other eBook devices had similar flat views with different sort options. Folder support in the iLiad and DR1000 seemed to be more the exception than the rule amongst eBook devices.
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