02-08-2007, 08:32 PM | #1 |
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Sony Reader at Borders and CompUSA: DENIED!
Assuming that ebook reader fans enjoy stories, here's mine:
My huge collection of papers and the upcoming flood of new ones from HPCA finally decided me: I really needed a good mobile PDF reader. The Palm TX is too small. So, I went into Borders. I asked a few questions, but the last one was the dealbreaker: "I use this for lots of technical papers on PDF. If it turns out that they display poorly, can I return the reader?" The manager's answer: "No, we can't take returns on these." Hmf. I can understand not taking returns on books, CDs, and kittens, but a $350 one-trick pony with an extremely new ink technology needs a bit more of a safety net. So I went to CompUSA and again played with the display unit for a bit. I asked the dude about the returns policy and he said sure, 21 days, just like anything else. Happy, I said "Ok, I'll take one." There was a pause as he rifled under the counter, then in the computer. "Whoops, I lied. We've got three on order but none in stock." Denied AGAIN. There is a persistent rumor perpetrated by the Internet that the CompUSA in South Austin has a horde of them. Is it worth the drive AND the breaking of my Sony boycott? Truly I must think. |
02-08-2007, 10:30 PM | #2 |
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I am weak: now I have one!
Ok, so I answered my own question and hit the other CompUSA. Now I have one, and I'm busily forming opinions.
RTF: Pretty nice. I have a lot of friends who are writers, so I get a lot of these. PDF: My main purpose for getting the reader. Technical docs and papers. Almost completely useless. The font rendering is nasty. *sigh* |
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02-08-2007, 10:33 PM | #3 |
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There are a number of tools posted/discussed around MR that help with that -- you might want to give them a try and see if they help for your purposes.
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02-09-2007, 02:19 AM | #4 |
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Yup. Thats why I bought mine at a sonystyle store (originally). They let you return it, all right, but hit you with a 15% restocking fee.
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02-09-2007, 10:56 AM | #5 | |
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It's like night and day
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I apologize: I was really skeptical, NatCh. But PDFRastafarian is absolutely amazing. Last night this paper was unreadable, even flipped to landscape and zoomed. Now it's at one page, portrait, and I have absolutely no trouble. Even the figures are more readable. To the author of PDFRasta: You've turned a paperweight into something awesome. Thanks! |
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02-09-2007, 11:19 AM | #6 |
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Shaking my finger at Borders!!! |
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02-09-2007, 11:38 AM | #8 |
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But of course, they DO take returns on books. No questions asked, so long as the book appears to be in "new" condition. Not CDs, though, unless they are unopened.
In thinking about it, if I bought a Reader at Borders and opened the box to find someone had used it before me, I don't think I'd be too happy. That means the unit would need to be returned to Sony, checked for flaws, and reboxed (and possibly sold as "refurbished"). I still think there ought to be a way to return it for most of your money, though, if not through Borders, then directly to Sony. |
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02-09-2007, 12:31 PM | #10 |
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Maybe just not with that sales person.
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