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Paying too much for a gimick

PRICELESS.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
Don't forget to protect it by storing it in your trapper keeper...]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/]]>Sep 22nd 2008 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29533).]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/This is the perfect size for a reading device. Much bigger than the current generation of e-ink readers. The touch screen is also a good thing. It consumes less power.

The only problem is the price. ]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
It's very similar to looking at a book really.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
I do like ereaders, just hoping that costs can come down dramatically over the next 3-4 years.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
To yawn at this is simply silly. Yes, the base 1000 model is a non-starter at that price, but the 1000 S and 1000 SW models have a combination of truly useful features/attributes not found in another eink device. Other readers will follow and competition will drive the price down and features up, but for students and professionals, this is the first reader that can truly replace paper documents. Get a clue!]]>Sep 22nd 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
On the plus side, it's on the market right now, and PlasticLogic haven't actually announced a price yet...

Even so, I wouldn't buy this at $650+ When the PL device does get released, the iRex will probably drop in price quite a bit.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
Yes this has the advantage on battery life (especially since they are shipping with a stupid 4cell right now) and size wise the current version is an 8.9

However I would much rather have that compared to this, since you can read ANY format on it. (plus do whatever else you want to, meaning one less device to carry around)

The basic version is at least $300 to much for me to even think about in passing

My dream is the gigabyte in a 10" version with a 9+cell battery, I would even gladly take the storage down to a "measly" 20G
Give me that even at the $700 range and I will scrimp my ass off for one.

]]>Sep 22nd 2008 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/"Throw in 10 free text book downloads of my choice and I'll buy it"]]>Sep 22nd 2008 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
Actually you're speaking for undergrads and Master's degree students. Ph.D.'s don't buy books (I certainly bought < 10)--we trudge through hundreds/thousands of boring as hell, PDF-based research papers or pay through the nose for Journals. :) Nonetheless, not a bad idea for a promotion. It would certainly help offset the initial pain.

Paperless Dreamer is 100% right. This would certainly have been ideal in my Ph.D. coursework days. Even as a researcher, though, this would (will?) be wonderful.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
In addition, IEEE and ACM now push for digital versions of the magazines and journals. If I can have one of these I can get the journals faster, have a lot of them in a 4-8G SD card and forget about storing a lot of magazines in my bookshelf.

However! I guess 650 is tooooooo much for me (I am doing in south east asia and I get only $400/month for all my costs from my supervisor).]]>Sep 22nd 2008 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/
That's really why these guys are so expensive: they're both a document reader AND a note-taking tablet. It's still a pretty hefty price tag, sure.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/irex-intros-the-1000-1000s-and-1000sw-e-readers-to-a-symphony/Sep 22nd 2008 10:18PM