Bought a PRS-300!

codedivine · 10-12-2009, 03:42 PM

Hi. I am new to ereaders and after looking around a bit I finally bought a PRS 300. And well, e-ink is awesome! It definitely looks like paper and the fact that I can carry so much reading material with me in a very portable form factor is mind blowing!

The only "disappointment" is that reading my technical books (I am a programmer) is not very feasible on this small display but I knew that before buying so not surprising. I hope cheap 9.7'' displays come out soon that will allow me to read technical papers and books (usually PDFs with lots of figures and various column arrangements).

But still, overall a very exciting product! I hope ereaders become more popular!

FragFrog · 10-12-2009, 04:04 PM

Congratulations!

codedivine · 10-12-2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FragFrog

Congratulations!

Thanks

hike_gc · 10-12-2009, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codedivine

Hi. I am new to ereaders and after looking around a bit I finally bought a PRS 300. And well, e-ink is awesome! It definitely looks like paper and the fact that I can carry so much reading material with me in a very portable form factor is mind blowing!

The only "disappointment" is that reading my technical books (I am a programmer) is not very feasible on this small display but I knew that before buying so not surprising. I hope cheap 9.7'' displays come out soon that will allow me to read technical papers and books (usually PDFs with lots of figures and various column arrangements).

But still, overall a very exciting product! I hope ereaders become more popular!

Be sure to update your profile to reflect your new toy!

300com · 10-13-2009, 12:00 AM

That's great ! Enjoy !

My 300 is being shipped right now...
looking forwards to it after taking so long to decide.

Try downloading news in Calibur with RSS to your 300 !!
It's really convenient.

dura · 10-13-2009, 04:20 AM

Calibre seconded, and I hope you'll love your 300 as much as I do.
Indeed, it is not suitable for technical documents, but it is absolutely great for romans and so.

codedivine · 10-14-2009, 06:19 AM

Trying calibre, but it seems a bit sluggish for some reason (on a pretty good desktop).

DrMoze · 10-14-2009, 10:00 AM

I recommend getting a PSP data/power cable for your new toy. It is the only cable you'll need for loading books and charging reliably and quickly from any usb port.

10-12-2009, 03:42 PM	#1
codedivine Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: PRS 300	Bought a PRS-300! Hi. I am new to ereaders and after looking around a bit I finally bought a PRS 300. And well, e-ink is awesome! It definitely looks like paper and the fact that I can carry so much reading material with me in a very portable form factor is mind blowing! The only "disappointment" is that reading my technical books (I am a programmer) is not very feasible on this small display but I knew that before buying so not surprising. I hope cheap 9.7'' displays come out soon that will allow me to read technical papers and books (usually PDFs with lots of figures and various column arrangements). But still, overall a very exciting product! I hope ereaders become more popular!

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FragFrog Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 32 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Netherlands Device: PRS-600	Congratulations!

10-13-2009, 12:00 AM	#5
300com Zealot Posts: 130 Karma: 1041448 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-300	That's great ! Enjoy ! My 300 is being shipped right now... looking forwards to it after taking so long to decide. Try downloading news in Calibur with RSS to your 300 !! It's really convenient.

10-13-2009, 04:20 AM	#6
dura Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 1062434 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: Kobo H2O (2th edition), Kindle PW11	Calibre seconded, and I hope you'll love your 300 as much as I do. Indeed, it is not suitable for technical documents, but it is absolutely great for romans and so.

10-14-2009, 06:19 AM	#7
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10-14-2009, 10:00 AM	#8
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