Specifications
- Model:
- ER0140-002-000 (iLiad 2nd Edition)
- Price: 599€ (incl VAT and shipping to europe)
- Intel XScale-PXA255 rev 6 (v5l) (swp half thumb fastmult edsp) CPU running at 400Mhz/100MHz (with firmware 2.11)
- 64MB DRAM (roughly 48MB available to applications)
- 256MB FLASH (128MB available via USB for content storage)
- Linux Operating System (2.4.19-rmk7-pxa2)
- 8.1″ 1024×768 16 grayscale e-paper (E Ink) screen (slightly smaller than A5 size)
- Wacom Penabled touch screen
- MMC slot (MMC and SD up to 1 GB, SD cards must be SD spec. 1.0 compliant)
- CF slot (support for up to 32GB cards and microdrives) Memory cards list
- 802.11 b/g WiFi (specs)
- 10/100 Ethernet (requires travel hub)
- Built in monaural speaker.
- 3.5mm stereo headphone jack.
- USB 1.1 with Type A port on unit and Type B port on travel hub.
- Battery (v1): ATL 513475, 1100mAh @ 3.7V, proprietary, not customer replaceable. Charging time 3-4 hours.
- Nine buttons and “page flip bar” on front of unit.
- Sliding power switch on bottom right edge of unit.
- Docking port, currently only used by travel hub, bottom middle edge of unit.
- Wacom stylus and slot to hold it when not in use.
Pros:
- Resolution: 160dpi, 1024×768, 16 grayscales
- Open source operating system (Linux)
- Content planned by various international newspaper companies with trials currently on-going or planned for the near future.
- E-ink screen is visible indoors and outdoors, including in full sunlight.
- SDK is available for third-party software development and ssh access. It was also mentioned that any additional readers/software people write, and submit to iRex, will be considered for release via the iDS system.
- Thousands free and priced ebooks via Mobipocket.
- Touch screen with stylus for note taking.
Cons:
- Expensive in comparison to other dedicated ebook reading devices.
- Short Battery Life and not as advertised (admitted by iRex never to surpass approx. 10 hours, 15 hours with new, larger battery)
- No suspend mode.
- USB port for data transfer is USB 1.1 only.
- Problematic SD memory card support. Recommended use of MMC (up to 1GB) or CF (up to 32GB) instead.
- Warranty repairs require return to Germany.
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