Comments on: USA Today hates iRex Digital Reader 1000S: $749 ‘kludge’ isn’t ‘user friendly’ enough http://www.teleread.org/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nikolas http://www.teleread.org/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1148711 nikolas Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:08:28 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/#comment-1148711 E-reader Tablets are around $400 Mobile Tablet Computers are around $2,200 The Digital Reader in my opinion hits the price vs computer power range's sweet spot if you are planning to be on the go at $750. Although I will have to wait till there are better APs support, and better user friendliness. Basically if you need a netbook's computer power for document work but with the flexibility to work on your feet, on the go, and while multi-tasking Irex is on the right track. They just to have to make sure their next gen is going to work out all the bugs and have almost all the features of their smaller cousins (e-reader tablets) with the computing power that can make page turning quick and have browser based tech incorporated with their interactive work related documents. E-reader Tablets are around $400
Mobile Tablet Computers are around $2,200
The Digital Reader in my opinion hits the price vs computer power range’s sweet spot if you are planning to be on the go at $750.

Although I will have to wait till there are better APs support, and better user friendliness.

Basically if you need a netbook’s computer power for document work but with the flexibility to work on your feet, on the go, and while multi-tasking Irex is on the right track. They just to have to make sure their next gen is going to work out all the bugs and have almost all the features of their smaller cousins (e-reader tablets) with the computing power that can make page turning quick and have browser based tech incorporated with their interactive work related documents.

]]> By: Ebook Reader Fan http://www.teleread.org/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1011362 Ebook Reader Fan Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:22:55 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/#comment-1011362 It's a pity about the price and the non uder-friendliness as their reader actually looks good. They claim on their site to be thinnest ebook reader ever but I can' find any actual figures as to how thin it is. Now with the new Kindle coming in at 0.38 inches I wonder if the Irex is still the tinnest? It’s a pity about the price and the non uder-friendliness as their reader actually looks good. They claim on their site to be thinnest ebook reader ever but I can’ find any actual figures as to how thin it is. Now with the new Kindle coming in at 0.38 inches I wonder if the Irex is still the tinnest?

]]> By: Andy http://www.teleread.org/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-914343 Andy Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:20:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/#comment-914343 My impulse buy threshhold varies based on money in the bank but it has yet to rise to the level where the "good" version of this (touchscreen, wifi, etc) is a possibility. It's just too much, especially when I was able to purchase a tablet PC for $900 last spring that has more utility. (Sure, it doesn't have remotely comparable battery life and it weighs more... but...) And I would really like one. But not at that price. Maybe next year it'll be more affordable for those of us without gold plated wallets. My impulse buy threshhold varies based on money in the bank but it has yet to rise to the level where the “good” version of this (touchscreen, wifi, etc) is a possibility. It’s just too much, especially when I was able to purchase a tablet PC for $900 last spring that has more utility. (Sure, it doesn’t have remotely comparable battery life and it weighs more… but…)

And I would really like one. But not at that price. Maybe next year it’ll be more affordable for those of us without gold plated wallets.

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.org/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-914243 Chris Meadows Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:01:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/09/25/usa-today-pans-irex-digital-reader-1000s-kludge-isnt-user-friendly-enough/#comment-914243 I don't care how pretty it is. If the Kindle is too expensive at $359, anything that costs even more than that is simply not a going concern. I don’t care how pretty it is. If the Kindle is too expensive at $359, anything that costs even more than that is simply not a going concern.

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