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I just received one of the Irex DR800SG ereaders from Best Buy. I hesitated to order this one as quite frankly, it just does not seem as compelling as it would have been if released four months ago as originally announced by
Irex. There does still seem to be quite a bit of interest in Irex’s newest and greatest ereader though, so here it is.
As you can see in the photos, inside the box is a wall charger, USB cable, slipcover, quick start guide and of course the DR800SG ereader itself. And a loose stylus. That’s right, the stylus does not have a storage slot in the body of the ereader . There is a place to put it into the sleeve. We will have to be careful not to let the stylus become a chew toy for the household zoo as a new EMR stylus would have to be ordered from Irex (or perhaps another supplier) for $24 and up depending on the model.
I’m also wondering if this will affect the battery life? The Bebook Neo, which also has a Wacom digitizer, senses when the stylus is in its slot and turns the digitizer off to extend the battery charge. Not sure how much effect this will have. I have not seen any estimated battery life numbers for the DR800SG; Irex just says things like their new ereader has “longer battery life”.
I have just been able to play around with the Irex for a few minutes while I
get it charging, so I only have a few first impressions to give so far. The Dr800SG is a handsome ereader and I do like the larger screen. The 8-inch screen feels more like viewing an actual book page. Text looks very nice and I think the e-ink screen is enhanced by the color Irex chose for the bezel.
I’ve also been able to conduct a small test of Irex’s customer service already. When I got home last night the package was waiting for me so right away I opened it up so I could get the DR800SG charging. Unfortunately it seemed DOA and would not charge. Nothing I did seemed to help. Thinking to myself that things were already off to a lovely start indeed, I tried calling the Irex customer service number shown on the startup guide. As it was already 10 PM here on the West Coast I did not really expect to find anyone home. In fact, after only about a minute and a half on hold a friendly CS person came online and got me sorted out. He had me reset the ereader while it was plugged in to the charger and everything was fine. I had tried the reset, but not with the reader plugged in.
I’m sure I would have been able to revive the Irex after more futzing around on my own, but it was encouraging to know customer service was there when I was in need. This is always a worry when purchasing a new device made and primarily (until now at least) marketed overseas.
I’ll be able to spend some more time with my newest friend this weekend and will have more to report – stay tuned.
