Bought myself an iRiver Story today from the Subang Parade MPH store. Price RM1199.

Some hassles I experienced:

Connecting to USB port for first time is a bit of a pain. My notebook took sometime to recognise it. After transferring my files, the next time I connect it keeps going into charging mode instead of USB connection. Have to reset to factory settings before it connects to the USB port again.

Have to get used to ON/OFF switch. Have to slide to the RIGHT and hold for 2 - 3 seconds each time to turn it on or shut it down. Sometimes the device turns back on after I shut it off. Don't know why. Maybe I didn't hold the switch long enough in the right position?

Charging is via USB cable only. No charger available as an accessory. Cannot tell how much of the the battery remains to be charged. A slid image of the battery appears only when it is fully charged. After that when it is being used, the battery has broken bars..don't know how much charge is left.

Battery cannot be removed. If after 1 - 2 years and I don't use it miuch, what happens to the battery? Will it still be usable or go flat and leak inside the device?

Reading comic books is ok provided the zip file doesn't have too many gray scale/coloured JPG, giff or BMP images. Zip files archived by 7 zip is not recognised. I used Al zip and it seems OK.

Have to get used to enlarging font size, i.e. by going to options > Reflow On and then press key with magnifying glass symbol and choose size. Can install other fonts according to websites but haven't tried.

Some plus points:

Build quality is not too bad. Plastic feels and looks well built.

Was given a black leather (I think it's leather) cover in place of the original white one shown on their website. Looks great.

The SD card slot is a great plus. Transferring files via copy/paste or drag/drop from PC explorer menu. Music is not too bad if you use a good ear phone. Page turning is fast enough unless file is very large.

The built in memory of 2 GB is not bad. This 512 MB RAM is sufficient for my use. But if more music files are uploaded..it maybe not enough. Added memory is in the form of micro SD card. A wise choice to reduce the size of the device.

Battery capacity is apparently 1800 mAh according to the MPH website. That is the same capacity as an iPhone. That's why reading time can be extended.

The Atom N450 processor makes the device reasonably fast.

Additional features like Memo, Diary, Audio recording feature, Date and Alarm settings.

This post has been edited by Tookia: May 11 2010, 10:56 AM