Foxit eSlick review
in Ebook Readers
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Verdict
A good reading experience is marred by a high price and unnecessary restrictions
Review Date: 10 Dec 2009
Reviewed By: Jonathan Bray
Price when reviewed: £165 (£190 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | eSlick Reader |
| Review Date | 10 Dec 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £165 |
| Price inc VAT | £190 |
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| Performance |
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| Screen | |
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| Screen size | 6.0in |
| Resolution | 600 x 800 |
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| Touchscreen |
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| eBook screen-refresh time | 1.7 seconds |
| Battery | |
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| Battery Life | 8,000 page turns |
| Integrated memory | 2.5GB |
| Memory-card type | SD |
| Dimensions | |
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| Dimensions | 118 x 9.2 x 188mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 180g |
| File format support | |
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| Plain text |
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| HTML |
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| RTF |
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| EPUB |
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| BBeB |
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| AZW |
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| Microsoft Word |
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From around the web
Surely a mistake?
Why on the homepage does it say "can this budget reader....." when it's i) not cheap and ii) rated poorly for its high price?!
By pveater on 11 Dec 2009 
No mistake, I think
The title ask a question - Can it?
Which is answered in the review - No, seems it can't
By greemble on 11 Dec 2009
Ridiculously overpriced.
Especially when you can get excellent Sony PRS-300 for £139 from WHSmith. I've tried several ebook readers and so far the biggest disappointment was touch-screen devices (like Sony PRS-600) - contrast it so low that reading in dim light made my eyes hurt :(
By Lomskij on 17 Dec 2009
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