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First announced in April 2007, the FLEPia is a full colour e-book reader from Fujitsu. Designed for those who are willing to spend more for a higher quality screen and more usability over other currently available readers, the device features an 8" colour touchscreen e-paper display with a resolution of 1024 × 768, WiFi, Bluetooth and removable SD card storage. Capable of lasting up to 40 hours on a single charge, the Japanese version of the device is slated to have Windows CE 5.0 installed. Planned for release in April 2009, the FLEPia will have a cost of 99,750 Yen, or about $1010.
MSRP $1,010.00
Release date April, 2009
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MSRP $699.00
Released June, 2006
Pros
- Can run open-source and third-party applications
- Can write on the screen
- Able to browse the web
Cons
- Expensive
- iRex no longer supports it or releases firmware updates
- Poor battery life
Fujitsu FLEPia
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iRex iLiad
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MSRP $299.00
Released October, 2007
Pros
- Simple and sleek design
- USB mass storage mode works with all operating systems
- Excellent text reproduction
Cons
- PDF rendering is very poor for larger pages - text is rendered very small
- Software still inneficient for large collection
- Can't control music while reading
Fujitsu FLEPia
vs.
Sony Reader PRS-505
MSRP $400.00
Released --
Pros
- Can read in full sunlight
Cons
- Can't recharge by USB when battery is fully depleted
- No backlight or integrated light source
Fujitsu FLEPia
vs.
Sony Reader PRS-500
MSRP $300.00
Released August, 2009
Pros
- Accepts Sony Memory Stick Pro DUO and SDHC cards, adding up to 16GB of memory
- Touchscreen
- support for multiple popular formats (PDF, Doc)
Cons
- limited internal memory compared to competitors
- poor screen clarity / contrast
- comes without a
cover
Fujitsu FLEPia
vs.
Sony Touch Edition PRS-600
MSRP --
Released October, 2009
Pros
- will be available in places competitors like the Kindle 2 are not
- 3G
- touchscreen functionality
Cons
- button interface isn't as intuitive or appealing as the one found on the Kindle/Kindle 2
- 3G service will cost a lot more than Amazon's Whispernet
- no qwerty keyboard
Fujitsu FLEPia
vs.
Endless Ideas BeBook 2
MSRP $259.00
Released February, 2009
Pros
- thinner than the previous generation model
- easy to read ePaper display
- exact same price as the last generation model
Cons
- no PDF support
- no external storage (Amazon removed the original Kindle's SD card reader)
- still too expensive for mass adoption
Fujitsu FLEPia
vs.
Amazon Kindle 2
Reviews
March 18, 2009
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- touchscreen functionality
- full colour (260,000 colors vs. 12 shades of gray)
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- external SD card storage - up to 4GB of easily swapped storage
- high 1024 x 768 resolution
Cons
- quite expensive
- availability is questionable
- slow 1.8 second screen refresh (common to all e-paper devices)
- poor battery life compared to the majority of B&W readers
- no built in WWAN
- SD card reader is limited to 4GB of capacity - unlike SDHC
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November 10, 2009
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Pros
- touchscreen functionality
- full colour (260,000 colors vs. 12 shades of gray)
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- external SD card storage - up to 4GB of easily swapped storage
- high 1024 x 768 resolution
Cons
- quite expensive
- availability is questionable
- poor battery life compared to the majority of B&W readers
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September 24, 2009
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- touchscreen functionality
- full colour (260,000 colors vs. 12 shades of gray)
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- external SD card storage - up to 4GB of easily swapped storage
- high 1024 x 768 resolution
Cons
- quite expensive
- availability is questionable
- slow 1.8 second screen refresh (common to all e-paper devices)
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August 31, 2009
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- touchscreen functionality
- full colour (260,000 colors vs. 12 shades of gray)
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- external SD card storage - up to 4GB of easily swapped storage
Cons
- quite expensive
- availability is questionable
- slow 1.8 second screen refresh (common to all e-paper devices)
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October 11, 2009
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Pros
Did not agree with any pros
Cons
- quite expensive
- Runs Windows CE
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Fujitsu FLEPia
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