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Originally Posted by badbob001
Thanks for the great hands on video.
From the video, I don't think I will like the slip case at all. It seems to take too much effort to get the reader in and out from it. Certainly not the most convenient thing to use for quickly catching a few pages while on mass transit. Worse, I don't like how one would need to grip the top of the device tightly to pull it out... I would not be surprised if display problems occur around that location.
Perhaps if they added some sort of ribbon to make it easier to pull it out without having to touch the device... some nook slip cases has that and it's similar to how some battery compartments have a ribbon to help you get the batteries out.
I want to see some covers similar to the ones for the nook. Kindle or dr800 covers attach directly to the device and again I'm afraid of how that may unevenly stress the device (the kindle had reports of bent plastic near the attachment area and the dr1000 had screen issues due to being held at the corner). The nook cases have an inner pouch structure to hold the device in place and I like how the structure is rigid, so that the cover mostly rests on the structure and not on the device itself, keeping pressure off that glass screen. The rigid structure also allows you to hold the device at the corners without stressing the screen. Such a case would also allow the dr800 to be rotated 180 degrees so that the flipbar is at the edge of the cover so you can hold and turn pages with one hand (assuming they update the software to allow 180 degrees rotation). Right now, the flipbar is next to the cover spine, which forces you to either balance the device like a waiter, and still need two hands to turn pages, or bend back the cover 360 degrees to access to the flipbar. Last thing I want is this large glass screen device to come flying out of ones hand as the train jolts around. It's a mess!
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The mechanics you have on iRex 800 are close to what you may know from Sony's units.
There are small "holes" in the unit, in which the plastic holders fit.
I don't see the "cracking" problem of Kindle. On Kindle, stress was on the back of the reader. Here's top and down.
I don't like the nook covers with the leather straps.I really like the Sony or Kindle covers. Minimalistic, non-intrusive.
I (sorry, iRex) really hate the iRex cover. I wouldn't mind the € 50 it cost. But it's simply ugly and kind of "cheap".
Right now, I'm helping myself with the case logic hard cover of my Sony 900. I've cut out the inlay and now can use it for iRex 800. Not perfect, but at least the display is protected.