iRex Iliad video review- it looks sweet
Sierra Modro of GottaBeMobile has posted the first of two promised video reviews of the iRex Iliad ebook reader and I must say this device looks really nice. The Iliad is the first ebook reader I am aware of that sports a Wacom digitizer and pen for taking real ink notes on the documents and Sierra does a great job showing us how sweet it is. The Iliad also has a bigger screen than the Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle and while that might make the device bigger than some would like it looks to me like it would provide a better reading experience. Especially when you throw in that great contrast ratio that Sierra talks about. Check out the video and see what you think of the iRex Iliad. I want to say too that I really love Sierra’s video reveiws, she always does a thorough job showing off the subjects of her reviews and she answers the questions that viewers are likely to ask. Great job, Sierra.
thanks, James. Our server is having some temporary issues right now…sorry for the problem in serving up the video
until we get this problem with dasBlog fixed, the video can be viewed here:
http://blip.tv/file/741384
I’ve been using an iLiad for a year now and love the device. Yes, you can draw on the files in various thicknesses. Yes, it takes native PDFs and HTML files, etc, without conversion. Yes, it’s nice and sturdy. Yes, you can update software and share books via built-in wifi. The battery life is awesome. I highly recommend it to people who… want to shell out the clams. Granted, it’s a pretty high priced ebook reader, but IMHO, it’s the best out there right now for a whole lot of reasons.
I really wanted an Iliad, but couldn’t afford it. If it comes down in price, I’d happily ditch the Sony Reader for it.
James – thank you for the good words and glad you like the reviews! I just posted up Part 2 so you can finish watching the show.
Pym and Ayrkain – you’re very right. The iLiad is a great device, I just wish it cost about half of it’s $699 price tag. That would put it more in line with the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle pricing.