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Originally Posted by Mr. Goodbar
It's interesting how different people can have different perspectives on the same products. I personally feel the 800 is the best device iRex has produced and I've used both the iLiad and the 1000. I'm not arguing with your viewpoint at all. If we all liked the same thing and had the exact same requirements it would get rather boring 
For me, the optimal device is one that just "gets out of the way" of the reading experience. Minimal design coupled with a good size screen is my ideal. The 800 fits that perfectly. I do want some additional features like zoom, annotations, etc. but iRex indicates those are coming. The biggest gap for me is the dictionary and I certainly hope that is coming in a future software release since it was part of the original manual and specs. |
I'm glad you like yours.
And I admire your mindset.
Personally, I just don't have that kind of patience.
I would have to count. But I can say for sure, at least half of my readers have dictionary support. I consider this standard. And so I do for zoom. One can argue, whether iRex 800 is a high end product or not. But it's certainly not a "low level entry unit". Not having such basic features, which their predecessor products did have already 2 years ago, I find extremely disappointing. They may add it in 2 months. But then, at least for me, it won't be enough, to come closer or maybe even with their competition. Then they would have to be ahead, to regain their (former) pole position.
And, as unfair it may be, I don't objectively check out the features and reference them to my needs. I compare to my other readers of course. And against BeBook Neo for example, it doesn't stand a chance.
But I admit, it would be less obvious for a "no name" instead of iRex. iRex (only 15 months ago) had been benchmark in many areas (although unfortunately didn't have wide recognition for that). Now their most recent product, in comparison to their competition, only has a mediocre featureset at best...