buy now or wait?

sorbix · 05-06-2007, 08:41 PM

I am sure this has been discussed before, but I was hoping new information would be available...

My question is: should I buy an Iliad now or wait until a new version comes out? I think I read that there was potentially going to be a 2nd generation coming out soon. Thoughts?

And FYI, the main reason why I want an Iliad is for the wacom note-taking features, if that affects advice any.

nekokami · 05-06-2007, 09:20 PM

I don't think the "new" version will really be that different, except for the battery (and you supposedly will be able to get a larger battery for the existing model anyway). For note taking, it's pretty much the only choice, though the eBw 1150 does have a lower-resolution annotation capability (and now, the ability to display PDFs thanks to a handy conversion-to-jpg tool).

vranghel · 05-07-2007, 02:10 AM

From what I understand, the iLiad's primary function is for reading. You can also take notes on it, but it wasnt designed SPECIFICALLY for it. Note taking is quite good (except for the pen calibration issues). You have to think how much time will be spent reading on the device and how much writing.

nekokami · 05-07-2007, 09:10 AM

Also, be aware that full-page notes are not converted to text on the iLiad, though you can enter short amounts of text in forms. iRex is reselling a handwriting OCR program by Vision Objects that supposedly will convert the notes handwriting to text on a windows-based PC. I haven't tried it.

However, I recently had an interesting email exchange with Vision Objects about the possibility of getting their full HWR software on Linux, since they do have products that perform complete HWR for Windows and obviously they've ported at least some of this to Linux for the iLiad. While the first email I received in reply simply stated that they were windows only, I then got a follow-up saying they were looking into porting their SW to Linux. So that could affect the availability of full-page HWR at some future point.

05-06-2007, 08:41 PM	#1
sorbix Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007	buy now or wait? I am sure this has been discussed before, but I was hoping new information would be available... My question is: should I buy an Iliad now or wait until a new version comes out? I think I read that there was potentially going to be a 2nd generation coming out soon. Thoughts? And FYI, the main reason why I want an Iliad is for the wacom note-taking features, if that affects advice any.

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05-06-2007, 09:20 PM	#2
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I don't think the "new" version will really be that different, except for the battery (and you supposedly will be able to get a larger battery for the existing model anyway). For note taking, it's pretty much the only choice, though the eBw 1150 does have a lower-resolution annotation capability (and now, the ability to display PDFs thanks to a handy conversion-to-jpg tool).

05-07-2007, 02:10 AM	#3
vranghel Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Proud Iliad owner	From what I understand, the iLiad's primary function is for reading. You can also take notes on it, but it wasnt designed SPECIFICALLY for it. Note taking is quite good (except for the pen calibration issues). You have to think how much time will be spent reading on the device and how much writing.

05-07-2007, 09:10 AM	#4
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Also, be aware that full-page notes are not converted to text on the iLiad, though you can enter short amounts of text in forms. iRex is reselling a handwriting OCR program by Vision Objects that supposedly will convert the notes handwriting to text on a windows-based PC. I haven't tried it. However, I recently had an interesting email exchange with Vision Objects about the possibility of getting their full HWR software on Linux, since they do have products that perform complete HWR for Windows and obviously they've ported at least some of this to Linux for the iLiad. While the first email I received in reply simply stated that they were windows only, I then got a follow-up saying they were looking into porting their SW to Linux. So that could affect the availability of full-page HWR at some future point.

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