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Originally Posted by mickeyfinn
There seems to be a general consensus that $90 is a "steal" on the 350.
What precisely is so good about the 350 compared to other readers? I've never owned an ereader and was leaning towards a nook wi-fi.
But if I can save myself $60 by buying a 350, I'm all for that.
So again, why will it be such a good deal?
Thank you and please forgive my ignorance.
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Well, it really boils down to personal preference, but here are the reasons I love the PRS-350:
The Pearl screen with much better contrast (only the Sony and Kindle have it, as far as I know)
Small and light, very portable
12 onboard dictionaries (I often read in foreign languages
Intuitive touch-screen interface
Solid metal build
Supports a variety of formats, including .epub, so that I can read library books for free on it, .rtl, so I can dump my school notes on it, and the PDF rendering is surprisingly good for such a small screen. Many of my PDF documents reflow to a nice size with no problem, and I can pan and scan scanned PDFs (not the best option, but it's nice to have it). Some scanned PDFs reflow as well.
Can read in landscape mode.
Can take hand-written and typed annotations.
The higher dpi means that it's screen is very crisp and clear, it is even crisper than the PRS-650 and 950.