03-31-2011, 04:00 PM | #1 |
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Is $90 for a new 350sc a good deal?
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Is $90 for a new 350sc a good deal? All I want is a good ereader I can side load to. |
03-31-2011, 04:12 PM | #2 |
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It's a good deal!
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03-31-2011, 04:16 PM | #3 |
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It's an awesome deal!
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03-31-2011, 04:19 PM | #4 | |
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03-31-2011, 04:32 PM | #5 |
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It's a fantastic price, even if it's without a warranty. But it sounds like you get a warranty also.
I'm going to guess someone bought one and is selling it unused for that price? |
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03-31-2011, 04:51 PM | #6 |
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Good deal... I've seen a few NIB but "used" (pre-owned) for $70, though that was right after Christmas too.
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03-31-2011, 04:53 PM | #7 |
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That is a fantastic deal! The 350 is pretty much my ideal device for reading fiction, and it renders non-fiction PDFs surprisingly well, considering its small size.
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03-31-2011, 08:25 PM | #8 |
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03-31-2011, 08:31 PM | #9 |
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There seems to be a general consensus that $90 is a "steal" on the 350.
What precisely is so good about the 350 compared to other readers? I've never owned an ereader and was leaning towards a nook wi-fi. But if I can save myself $60 by buying a 350, I'm all for that. So again, why will it be such a good deal? Thank you and please forgive my ignorance. |
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The Pearl screen with much better contrast (only the Sony and Kindle have it, as far as I know) Small and light, very portable 12 onboard dictionaries (I often read in foreign languages Intuitive touch-screen interface Solid metal build Supports a variety of formats, including .epub, so that I can read library books for free on it, .rtl, so I can dump my school notes on it, and the PDF rendering is surprisingly good for such a small screen. Many of my PDF documents reflow to a nice size with no problem, and I can pan and scan scanned PDFs (not the best option, but it's nice to have it). Some scanned PDFs reflow as well. Can read in landscape mode. Can take hand-written and typed annotations. The higher dpi means that it's screen is very crisp and clear, it is even crisper than the PRS-650 and 950. |
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Apart from what other s say, for a quality ereader, it's way below normal selling price but if wi-fi is important to you then forget it...
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How is the browser on the nook wifi? Mostly I'd just "google" with it. I guess I should go to the nook folks with that question since this is the sony forum. This has all been very useful to me and I thank you one and all. I will coninue to monitor this thread for more input. Thanks again. |
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03-31-2011, 11:15 PM | #13 |
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FWIW, after the first time of "how's this work" for wifi and 3-g, I have not turned it back on one single time. Browsing with it is tedious and frustrating at best, I doubt I'll ever turn it back on again. I know there are some out there who use it lots, and I knew I wouldn't ahead of time... just turned out to be true.
FWIW, there's a pink NIB 350 in Denver for $100 on craigslist. |
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mickeyfinn,
where did you find the 350 for that price? I might beat you to it. |
04-01-2011, 12:19 PM | #15 |
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If you compare a Nook and a PRS-350 you do have to connect the 350 to load books to it. BUT, you need to do that with the Nook as well for books you don't buy from B&N.
If battery time is important to you the Nook will probably have to be charged 4 times (or more) in the time the 350 goes on one charge. Both are really good readers though. I have both and really like them both! I actually find the Nook more comfortable for "couch reading" but the 350 is pretty hard to beat for portability. |
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