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KindleMan · 02-23-2010, 10:20 AM

Received the DR-800 yesterday and as mentioned the battery was dead, needed to hold the power button for more than 5 seconds to get it to start charging. It's been plugged in for 12 hours and still not fully charged. The Access Door on the back is missing it's screw, I plan on calling iRex about it later..

I wanted to ask others who have one, does the end of the Flipbar next to the menu button stick up a bit above the menu bar, or is flush? My Flipbar sticks up a bit and it's bugging me!

Over all impressions... The Pros. The screen is fantastic! The Cons... I can not believe that there is not a silo, or place for the stylus. There is no way that each and every stylus included with a DR-800 will not disappear in the first 3 months. The slip cover is useless. It's so tight that it is actually work trying to get the DR-800 in or out. It shouldn't be that hard. No "Go-to-Page" feature, downloaded a book from my Barnes&Noble account and it didn't have a Table of Contents so no way to even get close to a desired page with out starting at the beginning.

That's it for now, looking forward to learning from others and I appreciate the activity here on MobileRead it helps!

KindleMan

02-23-2010, 10:20 AM	#1
KindleMan Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 22 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Kindle	Received the DR-800, some questions.. Received the DR-800 yesterday and as mentioned the battery was dead, needed to hold the power button for more than 5 seconds to get it to start charging. It's been plugged in for 12 hours and still not fully charged. The Access Door on the back is missing it's screw, I plan on calling iRex about it later.. I wanted to ask others who have one, does the end of the Flipbar next to the menu button stick up a bit above the menu bar, or is flush? My Flipbar sticks up a bit and it's bugging me! Over all impressions... The Pros. The screen is fantastic! The Cons... I can not believe that there is not a silo, or place for the stylus. There is no way that each and every stylus included with a DR-800 will not disappear in the first 3 months. The slip cover is useless. It's so tight that it is actually work trying to get the DR-800 in or out. It shouldn't be that hard. No "Go-to-Page" feature, downloaded a book from my Barnes&Noble account and it didn't have a Table of Contents so no way to even get close to a desired page with out starting at the beginning. That's it for now, looking forward to learning from others and I appreciate the activity here on MobileRead it helps! KindleMan