US pricing for 602,902 and IQ

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

No.
Just the baseline Adobe ADEPT DRM used by Kobo/Borders, Sony, Fictionwise and a zillion hole-in-the-wall ebook vendors.

Which is to say, everybody who isn't Amazon, B&N, or Apple.
Of course, smart publishers don't use DRM to start with.

Thanks. Unfortunate but understandable.

[avid]

Ok - so now do I get the Sony 650 or the Pocketbook 602?
Does the Pocketbook have the instant-on like the Sony does?
That, and the speed and look of the screen are what draw me to the Sony. I know it has Pearl and the Pocketbook does not, but I have been quite happy with the screen on my old/original Cybook.
Also - warranty info? Could not find this easily on the site. I know others have had problems with Sony service, but if problems with Pocketbook it has to go back to Germany right?
Thanks.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by avid

Ok - so now do I get the Sony 600 or the Pocketbook 602?

What matters more to you? WiFi or touchscreen?
There's also lots of software reasons favoring Pocketbook, but the clearest differential is hardware and pricing.
(Of course, you could go for the 603 and have both. Plus 3G wireless.)

[avid]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

What matters more to you? WiFi or touchscreen?
There's also lots of software reasons favoring Pocketbook, but the clearest differential is hardware and pricing.
(Of course, you could go for the 603 and have both. Plus 3G wireless.)

Neither one is that important, but the touchscreen wins over wifi for me.
More important is the instant-on ability. I also like the software choices on the Pocketbook.
Did not see pricing yet for the 603.

[emini_guy]

What's the battery life of that IQ model?

[mSSM]

When will the pricing for the 903 be revealed? Is it going to be available in the US around the 15th of November as well?

[Dulin's Books]

Originally Posted by avid

Ok - so now do I get the Sony 650 or the Pocketbook 602?

-snip-

Also - warranty info? Could not find this easily on the site. I know others have had problems with Sony service, but if problems with Pocketbook it has to go back to Germany right?
Thanks.

The 602 of course

Warranty is for 2 years on all PocketBook devices. They have service centers all over the world.

Originally Posted by emini_guy

What's the battery life of that IQ model?

about 24 hrs. The specs say "more than" 24 hrs. Of course heavy wifi use will decrease time between charges.

Originally Posted by mSSM

When will the pricing for the 903 be revealed? Is it going to be available in the US around the 15th of November as well?

903 pricing in about a week i hope. it will be a little later than the IQ/602/902.

[soondai]

2 year warranty and they're getting 24 hours out of the IQ?

wow.

Sorry B&N. Maybe I'll get a Nook3.
Can't pass this up at this price (and it'll work for DJVU, which I run into quite a bit)

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

about 24 hrs. The specs say "more than" 24 hrs. Of course heavy wifi use will decrease time between charges.

Forgive my skepticism but WiFi aside, LCD backlights are notoriously power hungry and the listed battery capacity, while generous for an eink device, is not *that* hefty.
24hrs sounds... overly ambitious for an Android Webpad/color reader...
On a device like that 6-8 hrs is far more common.

Still worth buying if the reader software is a port from the eink line, even at 6-8 hrs, but at 24hrs you should be holding press conferences and listing it in 64pt helvetica bold.

Just sayin' that kind of battery life would be a selling point to brag about not something hidden in the specsheet.

[emai7s2]

I bought my iRex from USA at it was almost 150 euro cheaper than the European model (I leave/work in Europe), I'm pretty sure that if I am going to buy a Pocketbook 903 I will do it from US, if the price difference would be at least 100 euro. Don't know the economical reasons, but it's crazy to pay almost a third of the price more for EXACTLY the same product.

Taxes. Blame your own governments. Most of Europe charges a VAT of about 20%, whereas online shopping in the US is (still) largely tax free. Generous child-support payments, early retirement, universal access to high-quality health care and tuition-free universities, etc., all have to be paid for somehow. Gasoline prices in Europe are about 4 times higher than in the US for the same reason. Everything has its trade-offs.

[luqmaninbmore]

Originally Posted by emai7s2

Taxes. Blame your own governments. Most of Europe charges a VAT of about 20%, whereas online shopping in the US is (still) largely tax free. Generous child-support payments, early retirement, universal access to high-quality health care and tuition-free universities, etc., all have to be paid for somehow. Gasoline prices in Europe are about 4 times higher than in the US for the same reason. Everything has its trade-offs.

I'll take quality health care any day.

[jee]

Originally Posted by emai7s2

Taxes. Blame your own governments. Most of Europe charges a VAT of about 20%, whereas online shopping in the US is (still) largely tax free. Generous child-support payments, early retirement, universal access to high-quality health care and tuition-free universities, etc., all have to be paid for somehow. Gasoline prices in Europe are about 4 times higher than in the US for the same reason. Everything has its trade-offs.

I don't think that's true. When I order something from the EU, I still have to pay additional taxes in my country (I am not in the EU, but in "the rest of Europe").

I think it has something to do with the gadget market. The competition is harsher in the US, so the prices are lower.

[avid]

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

The 602 of course

Warranty is for 2 years on all PocketBook devices. They have service centers all over the world.

about 24 hrs. The specs say "more than" 24 hrs. Of course heavy wifi use will decrease time between charges.

Sounds good. Now one last question which I still have not seen anywhere - do any of the Pocketbook devices have the sleep mode/instant on like the Sony? I tried a Sony for a few days - the prs600, sent it back because of the poor screen quality - and really liked this option. Thanks.

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by Mumin

Just to clarify: Are we talking about people from Romania, Poland, Holland, Greece or Spain? Buying Ukrainian product made in China? And the supposed "local business" is located in Germany?

hmmmm.... you have to love the irony of this, don't you ? They almost beat me up with a stick when I said this on the german forum....

[kacir]

Originally Posted by aceflor

hmmmm.... you have to love the irony of this, don't you ? They almost beat me up with a stick when I said this on the german forum....

Can you provide the link?
The discussion in German forum regarding prices is quite ... heated.
It won't be as good through translate.google but I will bring popcorn anyway ...