iRex DR800SG Delayed till end of November

[badbob001]

Originally Posted by Shaggy

I don't think they say eInk anywhere on the Skiff site, they just call it epaper. There are many types of epaper, one of which is eInk. I don't think there is even a 11.5" eInk display being manufactured by anybody. I'm guessing this is something different.

If you look at some of the skiff press releases, you'll find that the Skiff dev kit uses an e-ink display and the company has made investments into e-ink. I imagine Vizplex imaging film is just something that can be cut to various sizes and the 5", 6", 8.1", and 9.7" Vizplex Displays on the e-ink site are just cookie-cutter components for companies to rapidly get their product started instead of creating their own display from scratch. For example, the Que uses e-ink but is at 10.5".

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by badbob001

If you look at some of the skiff press releases, you'll find that the Skiff dev kit uses an e-ink display and the company has made investments into e-ink. I imagine Vizplex imaging film is just something that can be cut to various sizes and the 5", 6", 8.1", and 9.7" Vizplex Displays on the e-ink site are just cookie-cutter components for companies to rapidly get their product started instead of creating their own display from scratch. For example, the Que uses e-ink but is at 10.5".

You're probably right.

[BrassMonkey]

Seems IREX has the DR800 available to order on their site.

[Maike13]

Originally Posted by BrassMonkey

Seems IREX has the DR800 available to order on their site.

I wonder if the originally quoted $399 is still going to be the price when it's released in the US? Assuming that ever happens of course . It's $601.44 in the Irex shop.

Irex's latest guess for US delivery is the end of January (no official release date that I've seen though). I guess if I was getting $601.44 for it in Europe and $399 for it in the US, I wouldn't be rushing to sell it over here either.

[BrassMonkey]

There's some discussion on pricing here.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...t=69551&page=7.

[steffi]

Again, IREX reads the market wrong. $601 it aint going to sell.

[BrassMonkey]

Originally Posted by steffi

Again, IREX reads the market wrong. $601 it aint going to sell.

The page states that this is a European release without 3G.
This is a different product than what was announced back in September. Its possible that BestBuy/Barnes Noble are subsidizing the price in U.S. Irex was just at CES last week and did not make any announcements and suddenly the product is released in Europe. Maybe next week
it comes to the U.S.?

[steffi]

I actually need something to take to Asia with me in 2 weeks so I'll bite the bullet and buy something if it's available before I leave. I'd in first in line to buy a que reader if it was available now but I may be forced to buy the DR800G if it's available before I leave. But I won't pay a penny over the original disclosed BestBuy pricing for it. Secondly compared to the que reader it's not as good a value if you look at the capacity of the device.

[micromirko]

What ???

If i'd go to asia i'd rather have a look about what i could get over there !!!

And next: After i figured out a nice and cheap device i'd ask in this forum wether somebody wants me to get him one also.

[nanscy]

I emailed IREX twice, I asked them why the DR800S was so expensive when they announced a few months ago that it would be $399...I also asked about the white leather cover and note taking feature. Second email was a reply to the first response asking the price of the US version and note taking feature....Here is their answer :

(first email response, received January 14)

Dear Nancy,

Thank you for showing interest in our product.
The device you refer to is the DR800SG, who will be sold only in the USA.

The DR800S, who is now available comes without a leather cover, but can
be bougth separate. (will be added to our store after the weekend)

With the DR800S you cannot take note's, this reader has been designed to
give you the best image for the best reading experience.

I hope this information is sufficient, if there are any questions don't

hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

iRex Technologies

---------------------------------

(Second email response, received today January 15)

Dear Nancy,

Thank you for showing interest in our product.

The DR800SG whow ill be sold in the US, wont have the abbility to make annotations, he has the same features as the S version, only you can buy books via the 3G module.

The Price for the device is $ 499,=

I hope this information is sufficient, if there are any questions don’t hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

iRex Technologies
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So the stylus is pretty much useless for now

oh well, I went ahead and pre-ordered the Entourage Edge instead.

[BrassMonkey]

Just received this from Irex:
The release of the DR800SG has been slightly delayed and will be
available mid February and can be bought at Best Buy USA.

[Mr. Goodbar]

Originally Posted by nanscy

I emailed IREX twice, I asked them why the DR800S was so expensive when they announced a few months ago that it would be $399...I also asked about the white leather cover and note taking feature. Second email was a reply to the first response asking the price of the US version and note taking feature....Here is their answer :

(first email response, received January 14)

Dear Nancy,

Thank you for showing interest in our product.
The device you refer to is the DR800SG, who will be sold only in the USA.

The DR800S, who is now available comes without a leather cover, but can
be bougth separate. (will be added to our store after the weekend)

With the DR800S you cannot take note's, this reader has been designed to
give you the best image for the best reading experience.

I hope this information is sufficient, if there are any questions don't

hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

iRex Technologies

---------------------------------

(Second email response, received today January 15)

Dear Nancy,

Thank you for showing interest in our product.

The DR800SG whow ill be sold in the US, wont have the abbility to make annotations, he has the same features as the S version, only you can buy books via the 3G module.

The Price for the device is $ 499,=

I hope this information is sufficient, if there are any questions don’t hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

iRex Technologies
-------------------------------

So the stylus is pretty much useless for now

oh well, I went ahead and pre-ordered the Entourage Edge instead.

This could just be related to the initial release which was never intended to have note taking capability. They planned on adding that at a later time. We'll have to wait and see whether they actually follow through on that plan.

[Mr. Goodbar]

Originally Posted by BrassMonkey

Just received this from Irex:
The release of the DR800SG has been slightly delayed and will be
available mid February and can be bought at Best Buy USA.

Slightly delayed from the other slight delay which was again a delay from the original end of October release! I do believe they could use some serious management and go to market help.

[badbob001]

So now the dr800sg is "set" for February and now for $499? That makes sense for the Non-US version to be 499 Euro and the US version at 499 Dollars, if you can ignore the 3G difference (we'll need someone to tear their dr800s open to see if the qualcomm 3g module is still there). And it's likely the white leather cover is sold separately for all markets.

Well, certainly someone thinks making payroll is more important than market share?

[Mr. Goodbar]

Originally Posted by badbob001

So now the dr800sg is "set" for February and now for $499? That makes sense for the Non-US version to be 499 Euro and the US version at 499 Dollars, if you can ignore the 3G difference (we'll need someone to tear their dr800s open to see if the qualcomm 3g module is still there). And it's likely the white leather cover is sold separately for all markets.

Well, certainly someone thinks making payroll is more important than market share?

I completely missed the price increase. I'm not sure how they consider a price higher than a Kindle DX realistic. I had high hopes for this device, but the news just seems to get worse every day.