ICARUS8 8-inch ebookreader

owly · 05-23-2013, 04:38 AM

Unfortunatly it's not frontlit but at a pre-order (delivery in June) price of 139.95 euros it's still interesting http://icarusreader.com/icarus8 and at 309 grams it's lighter than the the Nexus 7. Anyone tried any of Icarus other readers?

fjtorres · 05-23-2013, 07:33 AM

It looks to be a (rebadged?) version of the Trekstor Pyrus Maxi 8in:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=211980

http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...axi-8-ereader/

http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...sizes-4-3-6-8/

The 4.3 Pyrus uses the same screen tech and has been reviewed as being basic in features but otherwise good enough.

owly · 05-23-2013, 08:04 AM

Hmm, your right. But the Trekstore version costs 9 euros more http://www.trekstor-onlineshop.de/ep...Products/94316

Randy11 · 05-24-2013, 07:04 AM

Icarus sold a clone of the Onyx's M92 as "eXcel", why not a clone of Trekstor's Pyrus ?

05-23-2013, 04:38 AM	#1
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	ICARUS8 8-inch ebookreader Unfortunatly it's not frontlit but at a pre-order (delivery in June) price of 139.95 euros it's still interesting http://icarusreader.com/icarus8 and at 309 grams it's lighter than the the Nexus 7. Anyone tried any of Icarus other readers? Last edited by owly; 05-23-2013 at 04:40 AM.

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05-23-2013, 07:33 AM	#2
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	It looks to be a (rebadged?) version of the Trekstor Pyrus Maxi 8in: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=211980 http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...axi-8-ereader/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...sizes-4-3-6-8/ The 4.3 Pyrus uses the same screen tech and has been reviewed as being basic in features but otherwise good enough.

05-23-2013, 08:04 AM	#3
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	Hmm, your right. But the Trekstore version costs 9 euros more http://www.trekstor-onlineshop.de/ep...Products/94316

05-24-2013, 07:04 AM	#4
Randy11 Wizard Posts: 1,138 Karma: 1577094 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Samsung EB60, Onyx M92, Onyx Max2	Icarus sold a clone of the Onyx's M92 as "eXcel", why not a clone of Trekstor's Pyrus ?

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