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RWood · 10-02-2007, 10:19 PM

I'm not planning to order one, just yet, if ever. I have had the 500 for going on 10+ months (Nov 2006) and paid the original price at Boarders. I am glad that the Sony Reader line has been extended into the future and that they have introduced a new model with more features (and a better screen) at a lower price. This is called progress and innovation.

Since I do not use all of the current internal memory, the additional optional memory extensions have no value for me. I have the drivers on the PC so file transfer is a breeze for me.

The question for me and a possible future purchase is how much impact Digital Editions will have for me and if Sony will update the firmware of the 500 to display it. If DE becomes a feature that I must have and they do not update the 500's firmware then it is likely that I will purchase a 505.

10-02-2007, 10:19 PM	#35
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I'm not planning to order one, just yet, if ever. I have had the 500 for going on 10+ months (Nov 2006) and paid the original price at Boarders. I am glad that the Sony Reader line has been extended into the future and that they have introduced a new model with more features (and a better screen) at a lower price. This is called progress and innovation. Since I do not use all of the current internal memory, the additional optional memory extensions have no value for me. I have the drivers on the PC so file transfer is a breeze for me. The question for me and a possible future purchase is how much impact Digital Editions will have for me and if Sony will update the firmware of the 500 to display it. If DE becomes a feature that I must have and they do not update the 500's firmware then it is likely that I will purchase a 505.