Sony PRS-T3 officially announced - Page 2

fjtorres · 09-04-2013, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Agama

But it does come with a cover, which looks as though it offers decent protection. The Paperwhite at £109 is supplied with no cover at all and the official cover will set you back another £31.

Dunno about the Sony covers but I only paid US$9 for the leather cover for my T1. It's not an Oberon designs masterpiece but after 18 months it's still in near mint condition.
It looks a lot like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Leathe.../dp/B007CIBVC4

The same source provided me with a $12 cover for my FireHD8.9.
Bundled covers are high-margin profit boosters.

owly · 09-04-2013, 02:30 PM

Is it possible to detach the cover? With cover it's. 200g of which the cover is 80g.

susan_cassidy · 09-04-2013, 02:32 PM

Only 4 hours of page refreshes? Does that mean only 4 hours of battery life for reading?

owly · 09-04-2013, 02:34 PM

Just got my answer from Endgadgets hands on http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/sonys-prs-t3/

jlynton · 09-04-2013, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fjtorres

Dunno about the Sony covers but I only paid US$9 for the leather cover for my T1...

It is not leather, on the amazon page it says "man-made leather."

fjtorres · 09-04-2013, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

Only 4 hours of page refreshes? Does that mean only 4 hours of battery life for reading?

It's their way of saying it can go up to 600 pages (if I remember correctly) between full-page refreshes (aka, The Black Flash).
For some folks around here it would be closer to 15 minutes.

fjtorres · 09-04-2013, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jlynton

It is not leather, on the amazon page it says "man-made leather."

Leather or pleather, mine feels like the pricey stuff and smells like it.

As far as I'm concerned, if it's not an OD cover, I see no reason to pay any more than $10-12.
(shrug)

soulfuldog · 09-04-2013, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Agama

But it does come with a cover, which looks as though it offers decent protection. The Paperwhite at £109 is supplied with no cover at all and the official cover will set you back another £31.

I know it comes with a cover as standard, but the lighted cover is extra. I was comparing the price of buying a lighted reader (Kindle Paperwhite £109, Kobo Aura £119) saying it's good that the Sony is cheaper at £99, but if you want to have the light with it, it's going to end up being more expensive than both of those.

Agama · 09-04-2013, 03:43 PM

I guess Amazon can afford to make less margin on their readers as they can expect most people to then buy eBooks from themselves.

I was comparing reader + cover + light total price, except we don't know the price of the lighted cover. However, it could be up to £41 and still equal an equivalent KPW. Does the Aura come with a cover?

Personally I'm looking for a new ePub reader with cover and it's looking like the T3 or an Aura. I'm not too bothered about a light so I'm edging towards the Sony, especially as my PRS-300 has been so good.

SBT · 09-04-2013, 04:47 PM

Is the e-ink display the same as the new paperwhite carta display? Anybody know?

AnemicOak · 09-04-2013, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SBT

Is the e-ink display the same as the new paperwhite carta display? Anybody know?

No, it's a Pearl display like last years Paperwhite and Kobo Glo, but without the light.

ersott · 09-04-2013, 05:26 PM

Lighted cover in video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxqHlMENMTk

pholy · 09-04-2013, 05:34 PM

I'm seeing $130 in the Canadian store, shipping on the 6th. The lighted cover is $50. A (refurbished, I think) white T1 is now $60, down from the $80 I thought was a bargain... (including the snap-on case). They also have white T2's for $100.

Barty · 09-04-2013, 05:42 PM

It LOOKS nice.

But that isn't enough to justify its existence.

ersott · 09-04-2013, 05:44 PM

In UK 117€, en deustchland 139€, in Spain 149€.

Cover light 50€.

Too much expensive, very nice, but 70 more € Than Paperwhite 2...

09-04-2013, 03:43 PM	#24
Agama Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2751519 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Device: PW2, Nexus7	I guess Amazon can afford to make less margin on their readers as they can expect most people to then buy eBooks from themselves. I was comparing reader + cover + light total price, except we don't know the price of the lighted cover. However, it could be up to £41 and still equal an equivalent KPW. Does the Aura come with a cover? Personally I'm looking for a new ePub reader with cover and it's looking like the T3 or an Aura. I'm not too bothered about a light so I'm edging towards the Sony, especially as my PRS-300 has been so good. Last edited by Agama; 09-04-2013 at 03:48 PM.

09-04-2013, 05:26 PM	#27
ersott Evangelist Posts: 413 Karma: 650430 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite2, Ipad Air, Kobo Aura H2o	Lighted cover in video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxqHlMENMTk</a>?wmode=opaque&origin=https://www.mobileread.com" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxqHlMENMTk

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09-04-2013, 05:42 PM	#29
Barty doofus Posts: 2,520 Karma: 13036221 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	It LOOKS nice. But that isn't enough to justify its existence.

09-04-2013, 05:44 PM	#30
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