12-20-2010, 07:27 PM | #1 |
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Where to buy my PRS 650? US, Aust or Europe
I recently bought my wife a PRS-350 (Japanese unit) only to find that it can't read epub DRM etc.
I was going to wait a month or so and buy a PRS-650 here in Japan, but after reading a few threads here I have decided to buy it outside Japan. I have a few options and would be interested in your opinions; 1. I am going to Europe (I live in Japan) for 2 weeks over the new year and could buy one over there (but I am going to France, Italy and Switzerland and hence worried about the dictionary etc) 2. I have a good friend in Australia, I could buy it (using his address) and get him to sent it to me. 3. I also have a friend in the US as with (2) so what should I do? what are the best on-line stores to buy it in US and Australia. Many thanks and Merry Christmas |
12-20-2010, 07:33 PM | #2 |
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What about the dictionary? On non-Japanese models, you get two English ones (a U S and a U K) plus French, Spanish, German and Dutch (both to and from English) no matter where you buy your reader.
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12-20-2010, 09:58 PM | #3 |
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I'm in Australia and from my experience the readers are usually much more expensive here. The 650 usually goes for $299. With the recently advertised discounts in the US it seems people have been getting them for $200 if they call Sony and haggle with them.. see this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=110877&page=4
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12-21-2010, 02:23 AM | #5 |
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Ask your friend to call them for you and say he wanted to buy one but missed out on the sale, and ask if they can do a deal for him.. worst case they'll say no and your friend will have to pay full price - $229.. still a lot cheaper than it is in Australia.
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12-21-2010, 02:32 AM | #6 |
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The other thing I just thought of is that the European/American version might not display kanji/kana properly. I'm not sure about this but it's something you should definitely find out about if you're planning to load Japanese books onto your device.
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Thanks again simulacrum! I will keep that in mind. |
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12-21-2010, 03:04 AM | #8 |
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No problem. So odd that a Sony device is more expensive in Japan. I remember back at highschool I got my Japanese friend to buy a Sony minidisc player for me in Japan because they were so much cheaper there than anywhere else...
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12-21-2010, 03:38 AM | #10 |
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Cheapest way would be US, and the US dollar is still pretty low right now. Definitely don't buy it in France, it's 250 € here, and they sell it in few stores only.
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12-21-2010, 07:17 PM | #11 |
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12-21-2010, 07:41 PM | #12 |
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Hey,
Go here... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search...tialSearch=yes I personally know of 6 people who have ordered from here and received dlivery to Hokkaido...no problems... and many people on MR have used this site for international shipping. |
12-21-2010, 09:31 PM | #13 |
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Wow! many thanks
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