B&N and Verizon Jump Into E-Reader Fray with iRex - Page 5

Madam Broshkina · 09-23-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sakura

Does it have a dictionary ?

By looking at the pictures in the CrunchGear article is appears to have a dictionary.

jotas · 09-23-2009, 06:07 PM

Here is a brief YouTube video:

http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets...ions-20090923/

junkml · 09-23-2009, 06:10 PM

If only it wasn't Verizon. I vowed to never again do business with that criminal organization. Too bad, I really like the Irex device!

Madam Broshkina · 09-23-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jotas

Live blog link inside with some details, too:

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/23...-800sg-launch/

I can't believe such annoying LED, as well as the SD card not being directly accessible and exchangeable from outside ... but .. after all, it's Irex!

Regards.

From what I have read from another CrunchGear article a Rep from IREX says that there is no on board memory. It stores everything on the SD Card. I quit using the SD card on my 505 because it slowed things down. I hope this is not the case with the IREX.

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/23...s-handy-chart/

badbob001 · 09-23-2009, 06:13 PM

Checking some photos, the 800sg looks like an evolution of the iliad.

Same rocker on the side, same screen size, same resolution... Hopefully they are keeping the good stuff and improving the bad ones from the iliad.

rhadin · 09-23-2009, 06:22 PM

That LED would drive me nuts. If it can't be turned off, I think I would pass on the device.

jotas · 09-23-2009, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

From what I have read from another CrunchGear article a Rep from IREX says that there is no on board memory. It stores everything on the SD Card. I quit using the SD card on my 505 because it slowed things down. I hope this is not the case with the IREX.

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/23...s-handy-chart/

It's Irex so ... believe me, not only can be possible, but WILL BE in this way. No on-board memory, and no outside access to SD card.

"... Installed in the battery compartment on the back is a 2GB SD Card, which can hold up to 1,500 e-books and can be replaced with a larger-capacity card."

But, the back compartmet seems big, so hope they have finally resolved their HUGE problems with battery life and use, and at least the included one is new, large capacity one, exchangeable as well, perfect if standard and compatible with some mobile devices (so cheap and easy to find), as well as the device and the firmware/programming does properly use it, because these were very serious problems for all Irex devices in the past.

Regards.

Barcey · 09-23-2009, 06:54 PM

It looks good. I'm curious why this doesn't rate as front page news?

Faenad · 09-23-2009, 07:37 PM

Looks great. For 70$ extra compared to the PRS-600 (As in my case I would add the leather cover) it looks like a better deal, if the device does not have hidden issues.

I hope too the bright led can be turned off, or at least goes off when reading.

badbob001 · 09-23-2009, 08:47 PM

Hardware sounds great, but the instability tales of past irex devices make me nervous. Battery is now user-replaceable, which either means that they are listening to their customers or that they have not resolved their battery life issues. Spokesman mentions that the device will have note-taking support via a later patch, which can mean that they kicked the device out half-baked.

mrscoach · 09-23-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rhadin

That LED would drive me nuts. If it can't be turned off, I think I would pass on the device.

From the video on cnet it just flashes while 'working' and then goes off. The link is in the Digital Reader Forum, posted by someone else.

I just found the link again, here it is: http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50077341.html

Dylrob · 09-23-2009, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkml

If only it wasn't Verizon. I vowed to never again do business with that criminal organization. Too bad, I really like the Irex device!

All cell phone companies are evil IMO. But at least Verizon covers certain areas that neither AT&T nor Sprint do.

kennyc · 09-23-2009, 08:57 PM

I don't want it if it requires a stylus. "No sale" for me.

Mr. Goodbar · 09-23-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faenad

Looks great. For 70$ extra compared to the PRS-600 (As in my case I would add the leather cover) it looks like a better deal, if the device does not have hidden issues.

I hope too the bright led can be turned off, or at least goes off when reading.

From one of the other sites it indicated the led was only on when the wireless was activated. Hopefully they don't have it flash during page turns. I never understood iRex's obsession with having blinking led's on the device.

junkml · 09-23-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylrob

All cell phone companies are evil IMO. But at least Verizon covers certain areas that neither AT&T nor Sprint do.

It's not the coverage that's the problem with Verizon, it's the illegal practices of adding features and changing plans without the consent or knowledge of the customer. Typically to the extent that I had to call them (no exaggeration) every month for 6 months in a row to have them remove "features" or change the plan back to what I signed up for and reverse the overages they had tried to charge me for (for about 80 to 100 dollars each month).

I never had those problems with Sprint before I went to Verizon, or AT&T since I left Verizon. In my experience they are the worst/most dishonest of the whole lot. I also would not trust them to have their cellular connection working in a couple of years. If it was ANY other carrier, I'd be more comfortable that that feature would continue to work/be available in the future, but not with Verizon.

09-23-2009, 06:13 PM	#65
badbob001 Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1102020 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle Keyboard (rip), Kindle Voyage, Fire Tablet 10 '17, iPad '19	Checking some photos, the 800sg looks like an evolution of the iliad. Same rocker on the side, same screen size, same resolution... Hopefully they are keeping the good stuff and improving the bad ones from the iliad. Last edited by badbob001; 09-23-2009 at 08:48 PM.

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jotas Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 414 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: virtual Device: who knows?	Here is a brief YouTube video: http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets...ions-20090923/

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junkml Addict Posts: 277 Karma: 1004969 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony Reader	If only it wasn't Verizon. I vowed to never again do business with that criminal organization. Too bad, I really like the Irex device!

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rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	That LED would drive me nuts. If it can't be turned off, I think I would pass on the device.

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Faenad Ad astra per aspera Posts: 347 Karma: 724 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mexico Device: PRS-505, PRS-300 & HTC HD2	Looks great. For 70$ extra compared to the PRS-600 (As in my case I would add the leather cover) it looks like a better deal, if the device does not have hidden issues. I hope too the bright led can be turned off, or at least goes off when reading.

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badbob001 Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1102020 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle Keyboard (rip), Kindle Voyage, Fire Tablet 10 '17, iPad '19	Hardware sounds great, but the instability tales of past irex devices make me nervous. Battery is now user-replaceable, which either means that they are listening to their customers or that they have not resolved their battery life issues. Spokesman mentions that the device will have note-taking support via a later patch, which can mean that they kicked the device out half-baked.

09-23-2009, 08:57 PM	#73
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,893 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I don't want it if it requires a stylus. "No sale" for me.