Photo of smashed iLiad device

TadW · 01-09-2007, 05:56 AM

This poor guy over here cracked the screen of his iLiad device a day before New Year.

I honestly wish him more luck with e-readers for this year

vranghel · 01-09-2007, 07:00 PM

Ouch! That's gotta hurt his wallet!

narve · 01-10-2007, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by vranghel

Ouch! That's gotta hurt his wallet!

I took mine for a shower... it has been drying up for two days now, in fact I'm hitting the power button right now and saying some prayers...

RWood · 01-10-2007, 09:25 AM

Good luck!

Adam B. · 01-10-2007, 10:11 AM

This thread has prompted me to buy an M-Edge case for mine.

Too bad they're on backorder

pdam · 01-10-2007, 10:20 AM

I've got a device that looks just like that (it was slung in my rucksack with an A4 book on a train journey and came out looking like that :-(

The device is possibly too fragile, without a cover, for an active lifestyle, and I wander if the cover would help enough ...

I'm mulling over if I want to get it fixed or wait for new devices comming out (as the cost of fixing it - it will probably cost more than getting a Sony or waiting for one of the new devices to be launched this year ...)

narve · 01-10-2007, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by narve

I took mine for a shower... it has been drying up for two days now, in fact I'm hitting the power button right now and saying some prayers...

It still works -- good, now I just gotta finish those books...

vranghel · 01-10-2007, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by narve

It still works -- good, now I just gotta finish those books...

Phew! That must have been quite a scare!

narve · 01-11-2007, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by vranghel

Phew! That must have been quite a scare!

Yes -- 600 euros down the drain, almost literally... I was assuming that one of my 2-3 insurances would cover it, but I'd rather not try. I already have a bad name at the insurance company, due to my "Yes! I won this year too" policy

Ivan · 01-16-2007, 02:13 AM

I was using my ereader for ~2-3 weeks and have the same problem happen. My broken ereader has been returned more than 8 weeks for the repairing.

I just got the following message form the technical support: " Unfortunately we have to inform you, that your device is still in our repair centre due to missing spare parts/displays. The repair centre will handle your case with high priority as soon as they receive the spare parts. " It takes forever.........

My advice is that if the reader is so easy to be broken; please come with a cover!!! B.T.W, its power managerment (battery life) is so bad- less than 10hours no matter you turn it off or not AND it is so bloddy expensive. I am so pissed off and may have to buy a sony erader!!

Adam B. · 01-18-2007, 08:45 AM

I had a scare last night. I set the iliad on my bed when I got home from work. I was getting into bed later on, forgot about it, and accidently kicked it off in the dark. My bed is pretty tall (~3.5 feet), and I heard it hit the footboard. The first thing that came to my mind was that picture.

Luckily, it didn't have a scratch on it, and the screen has no damage. I just got a shipment notification on my M-Edge cover, so it'll be a relief when that gets here.

jæd · 01-18-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ivan

B.T.W, its power managerment (battery life) is so bad- less than 10hours no matter you turn it off or not AND it is so bloddy expensive. I am so pissed off and may have to buy a sony erader!!

Faulty battery...? It shouldn't be draining if the unit is turned off...

CommanderROR · 01-18-2007, 10:22 AM

@Adam B.

I can tell you from my own experience that the M-Edge Book-Cover does a lot to soothe your nerves. I don't know how well it would protect the Iliad from extreme pressure on the front (display), but apart from that it's very well padded and I don't wrap my Iliad in towels anymore when I transport it in my suitcase...:-)
I actually never take my Iliad out of the cover anyomre...only when I have to eset it which happens seldom luckily.

Adam B. · 01-24-2007, 05:26 PM

Even with my M-Edge case, I still didn't feel like the screen was fully protected. I don't think there's enough mass to the front cover of the screen. So what I did, was cut up an old 3 ring binder (the kind with the thick cardboard sides), and put it in the inside front sleeve. Since I used a black binder, it doesn't stand out. And aside from the side where you can see the cut, it looks pretty good. I really feel like my Iliad is protected now. And it give the case the little bit of thickness I thought it was lacking.

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01-09-2007, 07:00 PM	#2
vranghel Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Proud Iliad owner	Ouch! That's gotta hurt his wallet!

01-10-2007, 09:25 AM	#4
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Good luck!

01-10-2007, 10:11 AM	#5
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	This thread has prompted me to buy an M-Edge case for mine. Too bad they're on backorder

01-10-2007, 10:20 AM	#6
pdam Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 100 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: iLiad, iPaq, Psion5&7, Blackberry	I've got a device that looks just like that (it was slung in my rucksack with an A4 book on a train journey and came out looking like that :-( The device is possibly too fragile, without a cover, for an active lifestyle, and I wander if the cover would help enough ... I'm mulling over if I want to get it fixed or wait for new devices comming out (as the cost of fixing it - it will probably cost more than getting a Sony or waiting for one of the new devices to be launched this year ...)

01-16-2007, 02:13 AM	#10
Ivan Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006	I was using my ereader for ~2-3 weeks and have the same problem happen. My broken ereader has been returned more than 8 weeks for the repairing. I just got the following message form the technical support: " Unfortunately we have to inform you, that your device is still in our repair centre due to missing spare parts/displays. The repair centre will handle your case with high priority as soon as they receive the spare parts. " It takes forever......... My advice is that if the reader is so easy to be broken; please come with a cover!!! B.T.W, its power managerment (battery life) is so bad- less than 10hours no matter you turn it off or not AND it is so bloddy expensive. I am so pissed off and may have to buy a sony erader!!

01-18-2007, 08:45 AM	#11
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	I had a scare last night. I set the iliad on my bed when I got home from work. I was getting into bed later on, forgot about it, and accidently kicked it off in the dark. My bed is pretty tall (~3.5 feet), and I heard it hit the footboard. The first thing that came to my mind was that picture. Luckily, it didn't have a scratch on it, and the screen has no damage. I just got a shipment notification on my M-Edge cover, so it'll be a relief when that gets here.

01-18-2007, 10:22 AM	#13
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	@Adam B. I can tell you from my own experience that the M-Edge Book-Cover does a lot to soothe your nerves. I don't know how well it would protect the Iliad from extreme pressure on the front (display), but apart from that it's very well padded and I don't wrap my Iliad in towels anymore when I transport it in my suitcase...:-) I actually never take my Iliad out of the cover anyomre...only when I have to eset it which happens seldom luckily.

01-24-2007, 05:26 PM	#14
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	Even with my M-Edge case, I still didn't feel like the screen was fully protected. I don't think there's enough mass to the front cover of the screen. So what I did, was cut up an old 3 ring binder (the kind with the thick cardboard sides), and put it in the inside front sleeve. Since I used a black binder, it doesn't stand out. And aside from the side where you can see the cut, it looks pretty good. I really feel like my Iliad is protected now. And it give the case the little bit of thickness I thought it was lacking.

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