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October 22, 2008
A little review of the iRex iLiad E-Reader. Specs: E-Ink XGA 16 grayscales, XScale CPU, Embedded Linux (X11, Matchbox), CF, SD, USB host, WACOM Pen Enabled touchscreen, WiFi, travelhub with USB client and Fast Ethernet. Formats: PDF, HTML, Bitmap, XEB (annotation with pen possible)
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October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Still too slow and …
Still too slow and too expensive for me.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I purchased an …
I purchased an Iliad Book Edition from iRex in August of 2008. Due to problems with the delivery company, DHL, I never received the product.
iRex promised me a refund, but has not done so. At this point, I have neither my money nor the Iliad. iRex is totally ignoring me and does not even reply to emails. My only recourse now is legal action.
If you are thinking about purchasing from iRex, you should know that this company no regard for customers after they have your money.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
damn slow. I’d …
slow. I’d smash this thing in five minutes
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
It’s not an LCD! …
It’s not an LCD! That’s the point! It’s eInk electronic paper. It can be read in sunlight at any angle - just like paper. The Display is half the reason for buying it.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Yea but it’ll go …
Yea but it’ll go down pretty quickly. Its not that amazing really just an lcd screen with e books.
I bought an 128mb mp3 player a few years ago for £130 (probably $160/170)
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
$200!! not so lucky …
$200!! not so lucky!! its nearly $700.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
hablas español
hablas español
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
If it is a PDF with …
If it is a PDF with a wide enough margin: Yes.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Yikes, this thing …
Yikes, this thing costs $700!
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
So, one can add …
So, one can add notes to the margin of books?
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
my mom will love it …
my mom will love it
but 200$ for that ! i dont know?
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Is that thing …
Is that thing waiting for the ink to dry before it turns the page? Look at the video of the Amazon Kindle before you buy one of these things!
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
wow that looks slow …
wow that looks slow.. can anyone explain why it’s so expensive?
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
wassup remember …
wassup remember this webpage? (meetyourfling) c o m
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October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
1 minute boot up, …
1 minute boot up, and that laggy page turn, this is not a best seller. I’d wait for the technology to catch up…
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
It’s possible, but …
It’s possible, but it would be nice if the screen would be larger.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I want to read 8.5 …
I want to read 8.5 x 11″ PDF Files. Is it possible ?
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Cool review: who …
Cool review: who needs spoken words! Now, I was wondering how I could search for words in one or, even better, more text files: you showed only for a few seconds some kind of qwerty input mode, so I´m curious about the possibility of having a qwerty interface that might rival Kindle (and that seems to be one of the few features in wich Kindle stays unbeaten)
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
can it read djvu …
can it read djvu files?
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I just purchased an …
I just purchased an Iliad version 2. It boots up in approximately half the time shown in this video.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
it’s like it tooks …
it’s like it tooks 30min to boot, and do not seem very practical generally
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Thanks for this. …
Thanks for this. I’ve ordered one and wanted to see how it worked in advance. Page refresh is rather slower than I would prefer but I gather that’s inherent in the technology as currently developed. How I’ve longed for these readers to arrive! It’s taken a long time.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
As soon as I got …
As soon as I got the V2 iLiad… Actually I should already have it…
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Do a new review! I …
Do a new review! I want to see the 2nd edition in action. This review is two years old! It’s giving some people negative ideas about the product because they fail to see this…
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Big problem with …
Big problem with all the ebook readers is that they suck wind on PDF files. Looks like the iLiad does it the best (biggest screen). Of course, along with that you get a bunch of extra bells and whistles that IMO are worth the extra price if you want them.