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Old 09-02-2009, 04:50 PM   #1
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Sound off.....at this point, who's got one?

Just wanted to get the tally of who got one at this point....maybe put a note on where you got it to help other members who want one? Which color did you go for? What do you think so far?

So who's in the club at this point?

I have the Black version I got mine from Sonystyle store in Menlo Park Mall in Edison, NJ. Loving mine so far....couldn't be happier
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Old 09-02-2009, 05:01 PM   #3
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Me as well as of today! I've got a silver one, got it on pre-order online at Bol.com in the Netherlands. Getting to know it, so far so good. Bit apprehensive about the screen after reading about it here, but it's quite good glare-wise. I thought I would be looking at my own shadow the whole time

I don't care much for the cover that's included. Anyone got a more sturdy one?

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Old 09-02-2009, 05:14 PM   #4
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Old 09-02-2009, 05:21 PM   #5
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How comfortable is it for you to turn pages on the PRS-600? That's my biggest concern. I like the side buttons on the Kindle 2 and I worry that I would find it awkward to turn the pages on the PRS-600.
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How comfortable is it for you to turn pages on the PRS-600? That's my biggest concern. I like the side buttons on the Kindle 2 and I worry that I would find it awkward to turn the pages on the PRS-600.
Actually I find it quite easy. I got a bebook as well which has buttons, but I find the swipe movement real easy!
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How comfortable is it for you to turn pages on the PRS-600? That's my biggest concern. I like the side buttons on the Kindle 2 and I worry that I would find it awkward to turn the pages on the PRS-600.
I find it better than turning the pages on the PES-505. The hard buttons are placed, with the touch screen it dosen't matter where your hand is placed on the Reader, you could swipe anywhere to changed the pages.
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Old 09-02-2009, 05:58 PM   #8
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...I find it better than turning the pages on the PES-505. The hard buttons are placed, with the touch screen it dosen't matter where your hand is placed on the Reader, you could swipe anywhere to changed the pages.
It will be the same as the PRS-700, which is very easy to turn pages. It isn't necessarily even a swipe. It can be just a wee arc, about 1 cm, anywhere on the screen. I hold the book with my left hand and use my left thumb to "swipe" the small arc across the bottom left corner, which is not even in the text area of the screen.

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Old 09-02-2009, 06:19 PM   #9
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I just got mine as well today. I hurried to order it from NCIX.com when I saw that the SonyStyle.ca store was out of stock. As a canadian, I've got to say that we get a horrible deal. The reader sells for $399 CAD, and the CAD has been worth over 90 cents USD for a long time now. So it's kind of a rip-off. Oh well, at least I got it from NCIX at $389, and I don't have to pay the Quebec sales tax ($415 with taxes). Still, pretty expensive.

So far I like it, but the screen has a bit of glare. It might take a while to get used to, after owning the 505 for so long. I bought this one because the substrate on my PRS-505 got damaged while it was in my bag.

Aside from the glare, I really like it. The dictionary is very nice, and is it just me, but the screen refresh is a bit faster than on the 505? It seems to take less time to switch menus and turn pages.

Anyway, I'm gonna go play with it some more now...

Edit: oh yeah, and the M-Edge executive cover that I used for my PRS-505 also fits the PRS-600, so that was also a nice point!
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Old 09-02-2009, 06:51 PM   #10
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Old 09-02-2009, 07:16 PM   #11
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Loving mine ...

I ordered a black - through SonyStyle. It shipped August 25 and arrived August 28. I'm using the M-edge executive cover - a bit bulky for reading.

As I've said on other threads - I'm loving it. I had a software issue with Vista at first - hopefully it is resolved. I have reason to believe the problem may have been a corrupt PDF file - still checking.

I love the "sweep" to turn the pages - it doesn't have to be a straight one, mine is more angled - and I liked the setting where I could decide which way worked best for me.

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Old 09-02-2009, 08:54 PM   #12
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I just got mine. Black one from the Dallas Galleria Sony Store. It has been charging at home while I have been out teaching a class. Play time when I get home.
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Old 09-02-2009, 09:04 PM   #13
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Old 09-02-2009, 09:34 PM   #14
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