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02-23-2011, 09:13 PM | #32 |
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I bought a Nook Classic as my first reader & loved it. I didn't mind the lower touch screen. Yes the Nook is a bit heavy.
I bought the Kindle3 second because at the time I could buy more books & cheaper prices than I could on my Nook. It was lighter & I enjoyed reading with it, but do not like the outer keyboard or the buttons to turn pages...Just my preference. It still is a very good e-reader. I was in Best Buy one day waiting for my husband to get something & I strolled over to the e-readers. I saw the Sony PRS-950 & really liked it...Did not like the price. So I played around with the Sony PRS-350 & fell in love with it. Still I was put off with the downloading books from the computer. So I walked away, but I couldn't get it out of my mind. I really liked the size & the touch screen & the keyboard & the dictionary ...and so on. So I went back next weekend & it was on sale. I grabbed one & ran...Oh Okay I payed for it first. So I've had it a little over a month & I have to say I really like it. I still read on the other readers because I still have books on them I haven't read. But I will be giving the Nook to my sister since she likes the touch screen on it in preference to the Buttons on the Kindle. Actually I should sell the Nook & wait for the Sony-350 to go on sale again & get her one of them. I think I've turned into a real reader gadget person...To think two years ago there was no way I would ever get one of those e-readers. |
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02-24-2011, 08:10 PM | #33 |
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Unlike some of my enthusiastic Sony friends, I wouldn't say the Sony PRS-x50 readers are absolutely perfect as is, and that I wouldn't change anything.
* You should be able to set the overlap on landscape page turns to zero. (The more common portrait mode is fine as it is, but in landscape mode page turns overlap about 1/3 page which annoys some folks) * All of the PRS-x50 models could clearly use some extra optional fonts so you have several choices for the default font. I am surprised that Sony hasn't fixed this long ago. (There are lots of really nice high quality typefaces that are in the public domain, so it's not like it will cost them anything) * There should be some way to optionally disable the touch-screen for page turns and use buttons only (while still automatically activating the touch screen when you select menus.) That way you could turn pages with buttons like the Kindle if you wanted greater battery life, and avoid problems in environments where the touch screen could be falsely triggered. NEVERTHELESS . . . All of these are fairly minor grumbles, and they haven't changed my mind about the choice I made in buying my PRS-650. I still think it's the finest e-ink based reader you can buy. In fact, if you have been following this thread, you will notice a very consistent pattern - Time and time and time again, when someone has used a Kindle, a Nook, and a Sony, they end up with the Sony. There are a small number of exceptions, but about 90% of the time this seems to be true. Last edited by delphin; 02-24-2011 at 11:28 PM. |
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* this way I haven't even noticed there are overlaps in landscape * and I am able to controll the font in the same step. Normally I don't do it as I am perfectly ok with the Sony font * Disableling the touchscreen hasn't even dawned on my either. The whole battery life debate holds no interest for me at all. Batterys have a lifetime of 400 charges. Even if I were charging weekly as opposed to the 2week cycle necessary for my reading habits that would give my reader an eight year lifespan. Not being the type who is backpacking in the middle of nowhere, prefering first class hotels, decent bathrooms and swimming pools to tents, holes in the mud and ponds, I am never short of electricity, too. I can see, why someone should wish this things were different but they are fairly easy to work around/avoid. |
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I have also gotten used to the Sony default font, so for me it's not that big of issue. (though some variety would be nice ) Some folks obviously do think it's a big thing, because they are willing to risk destroying their reader just to add a few fonts. I think having some more default font options would actually make money for Sony all around. Not only could it give them a sales advantage, but it would also keep some folks from turning their Sony reader into a BRICK while trying to change fonts. (then Sony often ends up replacing a perfectly good reader under warranty) Why give Amazon or the Nook any advantage in the SPECS game when it comes to something simple like fonts, when it would be so easy for Sony to fix this with a simple software update? Giving the Sony a long battery life mode matching the Kindle would also be a win in the SPECS game, even if most folks do chose, like you and I, to just leave the touch screen fully enabled all the time, and charge the reader every week or so. Sony needs to learn a lesson from Apple in this regard - Apple knows that if you add value to your product in the form of fancy HARDWARE features, you pay a price for every unit you ship. BUT - If you add value by adding attractive SOFTWARE features, you pay only once and your ongoing cost is almost ZERO. So wise up Sony, and at least add a few fonts for crying out loud ! Last edited by delphin; 02-25-2011 at 04:23 AM. |
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This warranty thing is something that does not stop to amaze me. Perfectly fine things are returned and people get a full refund. Or they fuck it up and hold the company liable for their fault. German law does not honor when someone wants to return something they have already used because they don't like it. They are grown up, are allowed to do business and are meant to make up their minds before they purchase something.
Whenever I read Americans return things they already used or worse fucked up themselves and brag about it I am baffled. Someone will have to pay for the waste and it is the community of buyers via higher prices that pays for them. |
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Comes from a generation that grew up playing video games, and looking for cheat codes I guess.
They just consider it gaming the system. Can't decide between the Kindle, Nook, and Sony, because no one ever taught you how to actually make up you mind? NO PROBLEM, just buy, ALL THREE, then send back the ones you don't want. Idiots like this are the cause of retailers cracking down on folks who are trying to make legitimate returns or charging restocking fees. The reason your rules in Europe are so tough is because folks are no better. |
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02-25-2011, 08:15 AM | #41 |
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It's actually the LAW in the U.S.
Anything not newly manufactured, must be labeled as such, and merchants are specifically prohibited from selling returned items as new. This doesn't mean it always happens that way though. Usually the fine print in your warranty says that you agree to accept refurbished junk as a replacement, even if your item was bad out of the box when brand new. |
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I am not a big fan of the practice. I can see buying one e-reader and if you don't like it sending it back. But buying three at one time knowing you are going to send at least two back strikes me as abusing the system. I understand that it is allowed and perfectly acceptable, it is not something I would do. I did get my K1 knowing that it could end up being returned to Amazon if I didn't like it. It made it easier to ask for a very expensive toy for my birthday. I would not have asked for it if I didn't think I would keep it. I suspect that once e-readers are better established that the 30 day or one week use it and return it without a restocking fee policy will change. |
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I assume the companies can run the numbers and would drop the policy if it caused them to lose money. But anecdotally I know that I am more comfortable buying something from a place with a generous return policy - it takes a lot of the risk out of the transaction. And Germany's restrictive return policies clearly do not lead to lower prices. |
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Thanks for all the advice so far! I'm still trying to decide. I really want a Sony 650 or 950 but the Nook seems to be more in my budget at the moment. I saw that the Sopny 650 was out of stock and was selling on eBay for more than the Sony 950! Ridiculous!
Hopefully Sony will have some more 650 models available soon. The 950 is great but as I still have some other things I need to do, it's probably out of my budget range right now. ETA: I decided that wifi isn't that important to me overall. I have my iPod Touch to browse the web and check my e-mail. So I'm content to have an e-Reader without wi-fi as long as I can check out library books and the screen size has e-ink and is big enough (at least 6 inches). When I finally make a decision, I'll let you all know. You have been a wealth of information. Last edited by faithbw; 02-26-2011 at 08:40 PM. |
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