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Originally Posted by MadChatter
Last weekend my husband bought me a Sony PRS-600. I was pretty thrilled, as I've been eyeing eReaders for awhile now and wanted to get one for my birthday.
While I like the PRS-600, I'm not totally sold on it. I find the glare (while not as bad as my iPod Touch) a bit annoying. And I just don't know if I'll end up using many of it's big selling features (MP3 capability, ability to annotate, dictionary, expandable memory). Basically, all I want to do with it is read with it. 
I do, however, have a number of PDF's on the PRS-600 (primarily text). Does the PRS-300 display PDF's well? Is there any other advantages to the PRS-600 over the PRS-300 that I haven't listed that may be compelling?
Another reader isn't an option (at this time). I can exchange the 600 for the 300 (and get the price difference back). I'm really leaning towards doing so, but thought I'd ask all you knowledgable people here for some input.
Angela |
Where was the 600 purchased? Do they not carry other readers?
I honestly think that the current generation of Sony ereaders are really poor and overpriced. However, the Sony Prs-505 was an excellent device, yet they canceled it. The 300 is a nice device, but really doesn't offer much for the price. The lack of expansion memory, and limited internal memory is a big turnoff. Also, I personally don't like reading on a 5" screen (although some have no problem with it).
The nook and the Kindle 3 are the best readers on the market now based on price, build quality, and features. If you can't somehow trade up to one of those, then it all comes down to how much the glare and poor screen contrast on the 600 bothers you. Compare that to the lack of features and 5" reading experience of the 300.
I would probably go with the 300.