PRS-T1 Has anyone received a Red or White T1? - Page 4

SCION · 10-12-2011, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Musereader

It's very pink. I got the red one yesterday and everybody who has seen it is calling it pink.

Thanks, I guess that settles it for me. Darn. Perhaps it was colored to attract women.

ScalyFreak · 10-12-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

Thanks, I guess that settles it for me. Darn. Perhaps it was colored to attract women.

Color blind women who think pink and red look good together

Avwriter · 10-12-2011, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

Color blind women who think pink and red look good together

Musereader · 10-12-2011, 06:25 PM

With the problem I've been having with this I think if I send it back I will ask for a white replacement, I'm not very fond of pink despite being female.

SCION · 10-12-2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Musereader

With the problem I've been having with this I think if I send it back I will ask for a white replacement, I'm not very fond of pink despite being female.

I'm in the same boat. If I were getting one for myself, I wouldn't mind having a red one to spice things up a bit, but I'm not into pink gadgets. Seems this model is targeted to women. It's unfortunate they didn't use a unisex color combination.

I know some men wear pink shirts without their manhood being questioned. Hope I'm not offending any men who actually like the color combo of the red model.

khalleron · 10-12-2011, 06:57 PM

Women taking up more than half the population, and FAR more than half of the reading population, trying to appeal to women is a smart thing to do.

It's not like there are no 'manly' alternatives.

Sheesh.

PS: It's not that pink.

ScalyFreak · 10-12-2011, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by khalleron

Women taking up more than half the population, and FAR more than half of the reading population, trying to appeal to women is a smart thing to do.

Absolutely, and I don't think any of us disagree on that. I think the main complaint here, from me as well as Musereader and SCION, is the assumption that since we're female, we automatically like pink. I find that a bit insulting

seajewel · 10-12-2011, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

Absolutely, and I don't think any of us disagree on that. I think the main complaint here, from me as well as Musereader and SCION, is the assumption that since we're female, we automatically like pink.

Whose assumption? I would have preferred an all-red reader with coloring like the PRS-505 red, but I don't think there is a real basis for a complaint that someone is assuming that if we're female we automatically like pink. Nobody is forcing women to buy the red T1.. the black and white are available and may appeal to people of both genders as well. I get that the combination of red and pink is annoying to some.. men and women both, but I hardly think that putting the two together makes Sony sexist or prejudiced or whatever it is.

SeaBookGuy · 10-12-2011, 07:10 PM

I would've preferred a fire-engine red myself. However, I would've taken a pink 350 last year had I bought one ... just not Hello-Kitty pink (as some put it). As far as a T1 goes, maybe a white, with a black skin, in a red case?

ScalyFreak · 10-12-2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by seajewel

I get that the combination of red and pink is annoying to some.. men and women both, but I hardly think that putting the two together makes Sony sexist or prejudiced or whatever it is.

If anything, it makes them stereotype more than half the reading population.

If we're going to continue this conversation I should probably warn you that I'm not the least bit serious about any of this, so if you want a serious conversation on the topic of color preferences by gender, I'm really not the right person to have it with.

SCION · 10-12-2011, 07:16 PM

I usually sell my gadgets eventually, so I tend to buy unisex colored stuff. Wasn't trying to imply that the red and pink is such a horrible color combo. I'm sure there was some logic to them using a pinkish tinge of red. I assume it's to attract women. At that same time it repels many who would prefer a generic red model as their first choice. Of course there are other colors to choose from.

vxf · 10-12-2011, 07:20 PM

I was a red T1, despite the pink bar. I have a black PRS900, silver 350 and 950 (but with skins).... don't really want a white reader, because I think it makes the grayness of the screen really stand out (I know, not everyone will agree... but no, no white) so I'll go with red just to have something different.

Well, conditional to me buying one... the flashing bothered me a lot on the one unit I tried out...

And I am Italian, so it doesn't get more macho than me

jersysman · 10-12-2011, 08:23 PM

I still ordered the red one. I don't think anyone would challenge my maleness. I just like the color red.

Latinandgreek · 10-12-2011, 08:42 PM

I would never challenge the maleness of anyone who ordered a red Sony Reader. Incidentally, my husband's 505 is red.

Ripplinger · 10-12-2011, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

Absolutely, and I don't think any of us disagree on that. I think the main complaint here, from me as well as Musereader and SCION, is the assumption that since we're female, we automatically like pink. I find that a bit insulting

Amen. I've always absolutely hated pink even when I was a little kid and would never buy any device (or even clothes for that matter) that was pink.

10-12-2011, 07:16 PM	#56
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	I usually sell my gadgets eventually, so I tend to buy unisex colored stuff. Wasn't trying to imply that the red and pink is such a horrible color combo. I'm sure there was some logic to them using a pinkish tinge of red. I assume it's to attract women. At that same time it repels many who would prefer a generic red model as their first choice. Of course there are other colors to choose from. Last edited by SCION; 10-12-2011 at 07:21 PM.

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10-12-2011, 06:25 PM	#49
Musereader Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Sony PRS T!	With the problem I've been having with this I think if I send it back I will ask for a white replacement, I'm not very fond of pink despite being female.

10-12-2011, 06:57 PM	#51
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,686 Karma: 3165009 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: Nexus 7 2013, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	Women taking up more than half the population, and FAR more than half of the reading population, trying to appeal to women is a smart thing to do. It's not like there are no 'manly' alternatives. Sheesh. PS: It's not that pink.

10-12-2011, 07:10 PM	#54
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I would've preferred a fire-engine red myself. However, I would've taken a pink 350 last year had I bought one ... just not Hello-Kitty pink (as some put it). As far as a T1 goes, maybe a white, with a black skin, in a red case?

10-12-2011, 07:20 PM	#57
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I was a red T1, despite the pink bar. I have a black PRS900, silver 350 and 950 (but with skins).... don't really want a white reader, because I think it makes the grayness of the screen really stand out (I know, not everyone will agree... but no, no white) so I'll go with red just to have something different. Well, conditional to me buying one... the flashing bothered me a lot on the one unit I tried out... And I am Italian, so it doesn't get more macho than me

10-12-2011, 08:23 PM	#58
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	I still ordered the red one. I don't think anyone would challenge my maleness. I just like the color red.

10-12-2011, 08:42 PM	#59
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I would never challenge the maleness of anyone who ordered a red Sony Reader. Incidentally, my husband's 505 is red.

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