iRex iLiad Reviews

The iRex iLiad has the best screen we've seen on an ebook reader -- it's made using E Ink technology, which doesn't flicker and doesn't use a backlight. It also has built-in Wi-Fi. But is that enough to make us burn our paperbacks?

Amazing screen; long battery life; Wi-Fi

Sluggish performance; needs better software

The iLiad has the best screen we've ever seen for text and impressively long battery life. The asking price, however, will be too high for most, and the device's software needs to be improved before we could truly recommend it. At present it's good, but n...

This reader has an interactive epaper screen - but don't throw out your bookshelves just yet

Book publishers have so far escaped the kind of disruption IT caused to the music and film industries, and most seem to believe this will continue.

The iLiad ebook reader comes as close to paper as anything we've ever seen, including the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle, but just how useful is it to write directly on the screen?

Handwriting recognition software is $70 extra, Not quite as attractive as the Kindle and the Reader

I\'ve been using this device now for about 5 months. The two most disturbing things is the battery life which is poor, and the screen refresh rate. When turning pages, you sometimes have to turn the page back and forth to get it to render properly. The...

Good size, Light weight, Lots of ways to add documents

Battery life is poor, parts/quality is still a serious issue

An excellent buy

This is an excellent product. The 8 inch screen makes a noticable difference over most of its 6 inch competitors. It is light, feels good to handle, is very clear in any light and generally 'does what it says on the can'. It took me about 15 minutes of re...