[WEB4LIB] REB 1200

[Masters, Gary E]

The best target price will be well under a hundred dollars if it is
dedicated and closer to $20 if it will be a hit.  If it is part of a "Palm"
type device, it may work.
But the first to get the new toys always pay more.

Regards,


Gary Masters





> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jenny Levine [SMTP:levinej at sls.lib.il.us]
> Sent:	Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:12 PM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	[WEB4LIB] REB 1200
> 
> 	I just returned from the Best Buy in Countryside, Illinois (in 
> case anyone on the list lives nearby) and they have one REB 1200 in 
> stock.  They only received one, so they haven't sold any yet.  It's kept
> in 
> the locked case behind the computer service desk (along with the hard 
> drives and memory) so it's certainly not out where anyone could chance 
> upon it or find it on their own.  Because of this, it was annoying that I 
> had to wait for a salesperson to free up to open the case for me.
> 	I played with it for about five minutes and it is definitely an
> improvement over the Rocketbooks.  The only titles loaded on it were a 
> Jules Verne novel and the standard dictionary, so I couldn't really test 
> how images looked.  The software seems more Windows-like, so it is a 
> little more familiar.  In addition to the adjustable settings for 
> backlight and font size, there is now a setting for ink thickness, but 
> this didn't substantially change my ability to read the screen.
> 	I was more impressed by the 1200 than I thought I would be (the 
> store hasn't even received the 1100), but I'm a perfect target audience 
> for them and I still wouldn't buy one.  $700 is just way too much for a 
> device like that (especially a dedicated one) and the fact that I can't 
> load my own documents on it is insane.
> 	I'd love to get a look at the eBookmans because the REBs just 
> aren't worth it.
> 
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