Hopefully this one won't break like the Sony eReader. I received an eReader recently, and within 4 days the screen was internally cracked.
I'm a systems programmer and IT technician. I've worked on many small devices with screens (Laptops, iPods, Palm Pilots) and I've never seen this happen.
Nothing beyond normal use, and the screen cracked (internally mind you—no outside damage what-so-ever), causing the very left side of the screen to not work.
I sent it off to Sony and they said that ANY damage to the screen is not covered.
There are only two possibilities here: 1) this product is extremely fragile or 2) My device had a physical defect.
In either case, I would avoid the Sony eReader as normal use can lead to a $250 repair. The iLiad may cost more, but hopefully it will continue to work after you purchase it.
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Hopefully this one won't break like the Sony eReader. I received an eReader recently, and within 4 days the screen was internally cracked.
I'm a systems programmer and IT technician. I've worked on many small devices with screens (Laptops, iPods, Palm Pilots) and I've never seen this happen.
Nothing beyond normal use, and the screen cracked (internally mind you—no outside damage what-so-ever), causing the very left side of the screen to not work.
I sent it off to Sony and they said that ANY damage to the screen is not covered.
There are only two possibilities here: 1) this product is extremely fragile or 2) My device had a physical defect.
In either case, I would avoid the Sony eReader as normal use can lead to a $250 repair. The iLiad may cost more, but hopefully it will continue to work after you purchase it.