04-13-2010, 03:53 PM | #1 |
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Sony Reader Refresh any Time Soon?
Curious if Sony has an update (rumored) to the 300/600 in the works. I haven't seen any rumors, but Readers are relatively low-key devices.
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04-13-2010, 04:42 PM | #2 |
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I notice that the Sony Centres are selling both the 300 and 600 at a low price. They seem to be the lowest here in the UK. Immediately before Sony announced the 300/600 the centres dropped the price of the 505. But it's probably just a coincidence.
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04-13-2010, 04:48 PM | #3 |
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The typical Sony refresh schedule is Sept/Oct each year.
PRS-500 was introduced in 2006 PRS-505 was introduced in 2007 PRS-700 was introduced in 2008 PRS-300/600/900 were introduced in 2009 |
04-13-2010, 08:35 PM | #4 |
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With all the tablets coming out the pressure could be on the ebook makers.
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04-13-2010, 10:25 PM | #5 |
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No tablet will equal my 1-2 week battery life. I'm going on a cruise in 3 weeks and would hate to read a LCD screen while sitting next to the pool and also having to recharge every single day.
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04-13-2010, 10:55 PM | #6 |
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04-14-2010, 04:38 AM | #7 |
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04-14-2010, 12:05 PM | #8 | |
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I just checked online and my local sony centre is selling prs 300 at £174.99, Play.com do them for £159.99 plus free UK delivery, WH smith sell them for £149 and Waterstones sell them at£169. from my experience Sony Centres have always been the most expensive place to buy Sony eReaders from. |
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04-14-2010, 03:41 PM | #9 |
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04-14-2010, 05:26 PM | #10 | |
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The prices went back up, and almost all online retailers are also charging the $200 price right now, with Wal-Mart lowballing everyone at about $169. So given this, I don't think there's any kind of clearance going on just yet. It was mainly the pricing from a few weeks ago, and the fact that I'm probably going to be in the market soon, that prompted my original question. -Pie |
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04-14-2010, 05:38 PM | #11 | |
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That is a High street shop matching the cheapest Internet price. |
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04-14-2010, 06:16 PM | #12 |
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As I posted a couple of weeks ago... Crutchfield had the PRS-300 plus leatherette lighted cover for $169.00 shipped through the 10th of April. That's the best I've seen with no tax or shipping. This week it appears most are back up on the price.
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04-18-2010, 08:38 AM | #13 |
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£$€...Ouch!
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