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Originally Posted by vxf
I use a PRS900 and am very happy with it.
However, the main reason I like it is the touchscreen. Truly, if you want to make annotations - I do because I read a lot of academic PDFs on it - then it's probably the best option.
But the touchscreen comes at the expense of contrast (reduced) and glare (increased).
So my advice is to buy a PRS900 if you want the capability of taking free-hand annotations.
Otherwise, there are cheaper and better options out there.
Frankly, if I didn't need the touchscreen, I would probably buy a Kindle, or more likely a KindleDX.
The iPad is a different story. It's an LCD screen, so if you plan on reading for extensive periods of time, your eyes will notice. It seems to bother some people more than others - yet, it's not as pleasant as eink. Also, battery life is sensibly less. Which you may or may not care about. I fly around a lot and often take trips for which the 10 hours of an iPad are just not enough. But, again, this is subjective. Then there is the weight and size issue.
If you don't need the added features and just want an eReader, the iPad is sub-optimal. It's not the cost - there are other compromises, as above.
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The touchscreen is what made me interested in the Sony as well. I don't have to write notes or anything, it would be purely for entertainment so that probably isn't that necessary for me. I just thought the design on it looked a lot better than the keyboard readers.
Also there doesn't seem to be many options for readers larger than 6". The Kindle DX is probably a bit too big for my purposes and 380U$ compared to the PRS-900 at 250$