Plastic Logic QUE delayed indefinitely
updated 10:25 am EDT, Fri June 25, 2010
Plastic Logic says it can't predict launch
Plastic Logic has quietly delayed the QUE proReader again. Following an earlier second delay, it now won't say when the touchscreen e-reader is supposed to ship. All existing pre-orders have also been canceled.
Precise reasoning wasn't given to early customers, other than that the company thought the extra time would make for a better reader.
The reader has seen a number of setbacks for unknown technical reasons but has been considered one of the more ambitious designs until recently. As shown at the start of the year, it would have a letter-sized e-paper display with a resolution large enough to show whole article pages and complex office documents like spreadsheets. At $649 for a version with 4GB and Wi-Fi, however, it now costs not only much more than a device like the $149 Nook Wi-Fi but $150 more than a 16GB Apple iPad with color and apps.
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It's never coming out
The 4GB model is $150 more than the iPad. The iPad can do all this can and more. Yes, this is 11" vs. 9", but the iPad comes with a lot more memory.
If you want to compete against the iPad, you need to be ALOT cheaper ($399 or less vs. $499) and have better bells and whistles.