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Iriver Cover Story

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User ratings:
48
4.2 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
5
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5 editorial reviews
The iRiver cover story is good, but there are a few things holding it back from being great; mainly, to be honest, its price tag, which makes its foibles stand out even further. If you can swallow that, though, you'll have a fine e-reader in your hands.Read more
iRiver's Cover Story is a touchscreen E-ink ereader - but is it a Kindle killer?Read more
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Pros

  • navigation is simple and intuitive
  • it handles smaller books with much better efficiency
  • feels smooth and luxurious in the hands

Cons

  • the reader is unable to render symbols from Latex programmed pdf files
  • the contrast is not as good as kindle
  • pdf reflow and auto margin cutting

Key specs

  • 2GB
  • 282 g
  • yes
  • 6 in
  • 600, 800 px
  • 8

Iriver Cover Story - Pros & Cons

Iriver Cover Story

Pros

  • navigation is simple and intuitive
  • it handles smaller books with much better efficiency
  • feels smooth and luxurious in the hands
  • The text is very readable as png file and all graphics are kept intact
  • iRiver Story is an amazing device
  • The keyboard looks nice and it is easy to press on
  • above standard display quality and packed with many great features
  • great and unique features
  • great features

Cons

  • the reader is unable to render symbols from Latex programmed pdf files
  • the contrast is not as good as kindle
  • pdf reflow and auto margin cutting
  • it becomes almost impossible to read the reader outdoors afternoon
  • have an Oxford Dictionary
  • quite hard to take a picture or capture a video of this
  • it is a bit too heavy
  • Tips and Tricks Recent PostsMobile-powered VR is dead
  • Mobile-powered VR is dead
  • the price tag just a little too high
  • sluggishness of the touchscreen and the poor audio features

Iriver Cover Story - Full Specifications

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Display
Touchscreenyes
Colour
  • White
  • N
Screen size6.0 in
Screen resolution600 x 800 px
Shades of grey8
Aspect ratio4:3
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Design
Colour of productWhite
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Audio properties
Speakersyes
Audio 3.5mm inputyes
Supported audio formats
  • MP3
  • OGG
  • WMA
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Connectivity
Wi-Fiyes
3G (UMTS)no
Headphone outyes
Bluetoothno
USByes
USB versionUSB 2.0
USB typeMini-USB
Total USB ports1 pc
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Technical details
Supported book file formats
  • DJVU
  • DOC
  • DOCX
  • EPUB
  • FB2
  • PDF
  • PPT
  • PPTX
  • TXT
  • XLS
Supported image formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
Supported video formatsNot supported
Built-in memoryyes
Memory size2GB
Memory card readeryes
Compatible memory cards
  • Secure Digital
  • Secure Digital HC
Maximum memory card size32
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Dimensions
Height0.46 in
Width6.62 in
Depth4.97 in
Weight9.95 oz
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Features
Qwerty keyboard (buttons)no
Qwerty keyboard (screen)yes
MP3 Playeryes
Rotatingyes
Dictaphoneyes
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Battery
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh
Battery type
Lithium Polymer
Battery life30.0 h
Battery life, music30.0 h
Battery life (page views)11000
Battery charge time5.0 h
Rechargeable battery (enclosed/integrate)yes

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