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X. Trapnel · 03-17-2010, 08:41 PM

Hi folks. I had an iLiad for not quite a year, and totally loved it--but then the screen cracked. I can get it repaired for €275 (or $357, apparently, which is odd--about $20 less than one would expect) by iRex, but I could also buy a new DR800SW for only $40 more. And that would be smaller, with better power-management (though my iLiad has user-upgraded batteries) and 3G, though no wifi (and I'm living Germany--though visiting home in the USA next month, hence the chance to get the SW at the US price--so I would only be able to use the 3G with some hacking, and likely not even then ...).

Anyway. I'm not really sure what to do, especially since iRex seems a bit vague about the DR800's firmware update--I *really* like the annotation and zoom capabilities of the iLiad, and iRex reps certainly haven't said anything as straightforward as "the DR800 will be able to do everything the iLiad does in those areas." On the other hand, it really annoys me to pay €275 for the screen repair--the same price they've been charging since, what, 2007?--when the cost of the screens *must* have dropped dramatically, given what they're now charging for the DR800.

Any advice? Thanks tons!

(Then there's also that 1st gen iLiad in the flea market for $250.... arrgh decisions!)

03-17-2010, 08:41 PM	#1
X. Trapnel Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: iLiad (broken screen! cry), x61t tablet	Advice: repair iLiad's screen, or DR800SW? Hi folks. I had an iLiad for not quite a year, and totally loved it--but then the screen cracked. I can get it repaired for €275 (or $357, apparently, which is odd--about $20 less than one would expect) by iRex, but I could also buy a new DR800SW for only $40 more. And that would be smaller, with better power-management (though my iLiad has user-upgraded batteries) and 3G, though no wifi (and I'm living Germany--though visiting home in the USA next month, hence the chance to get the SW at the US price--so I would only be able to use the 3G with some hacking, and likely not even then ...). Anyway. I'm not really sure what to do, especially since iRex seems a bit vague about the DR800's firmware update--I really like the annotation and zoom capabilities of the iLiad, and iRex reps certainly haven't said anything as straightforward as "the DR800 will be able to do everything the iLiad does in those areas." On the other hand, it really annoys me to pay €275 for the screen repair--the same price they've been charging since, what, 2007?--when the cost of the screens must have dropped dramatically, given what they're now charging for the DR800. Any advice? Thanks tons! (Then there's also that 1st gen iLiad in the flea market for $250.... arrgh decisions!)