Plastic Logic QUE proReader delayed: time to reevaluate that pre-order?

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/plasticlogic-1top2-cropped.jpgDid you by any chance get in on the early QUE proReader pre-order? Well, we've got news for you that might be good or bad depending upon your perspective. A pre-orderer just forwarded us an email received from Richard Archuleta, CEO of Plastic Logic, detailing a shipment delay from mid-April (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/plastic-logic-debuts-que-touchscreen-e-reader/) to sometime in the summer, a date echoed by the QUE product site at Barnes & Noble. According to the email, the delay is due to a desire to "fine-tune the features and enhance the overall product experience." Now the good news: credit cards have not been charged leaving disgruntled hopefuls either $649 (for the 4GB WiFi model) or $799 (for the 8GB WiFi + 3G model) to spend on something else. There are certainly more (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/samsung-e-readers-coming-to-barnes-and-noble-this-spring/) e-reader (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/) choices (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/sony-reader-daily-edition-reviewed-unworthy-of-cost-premium-or/) available now than when the QUE proReader went up for pre-order on January 7th -- though not with the same sophisticated business-use approach (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/plastic-logic-que-proreader-in-depth-video-hands-on/) or big 10.5-inch display... for that, you'll have to wait for Skiff (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/skiff-e-reader-hands-on-kindle-watch-out/) to ship. Or maybe you'd prefer a full (http://www.engadget.com/tag/joojoo) color (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/ipad-orders-start-at-8-30am-tomorrow-morning/) LCD (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/leaked-dell-mini-5-flyer-shows-multitude-of-color-options-confi/) tablet (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/over-50-arm-based-tablets-launching-this-year/) instead? Regardless, you do have choices. Full email after the break.

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