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TomeRaider · 08-29-2010, 10:07 AM

Of course I'm tainted by my experience as would be any of the folks on this thread if it had happened to them. My device was not mistreated in any way and none of the many devices in my ownership has ever had anything like this happen to it. In looking at the device, I conclude that its design renders it more susceptible to damage than the others in my collection (or others by major manufacturers on the market).

I don't own a sony 300 or intend to buy one, I'm simply pointing out the huge price disparity and difference in build materials. If you were to see them side by side in a store you would be surprised at which one was significantly more expensive than the other. Unfortunately that's not possible as the 360 is only available by mail order to my knowledge (raises the question of why the chain stores weren't interested?).

The Sony 300 has an orderable cover that is similar to the 505 and 302 - an important protector that also allows you to read whilst attached - the pb 360 has no such option. It comes with a plastic clip cover that does no more than protect the screen from scratches - useful but there is no real cover protection available (probably due to its design shape).

There's only 2 reasons I can think of for buying a 5 inch over the more standard 6 which offers more real estate:

1) A six inch device becomes tiring to hold
In this case using a 360 around the house would be viable provided it is carefully handled

2) you want a more portable device to carry around
I suspect this is the main reason for wanting a 5 inch display. In this case the 360 can not be considered safe to be carried in pockets or bags without an addition (non purpose made) cover which makes a nonsense of going for a 5 inch as the total size of the portable device when it's inside another case would become as big as carrying a 6 inch device

There are other aspects of this device that I would nit pick about - main buttons are nasty, require too much pressure to push and feel cheap + the fit and feel of the cover doesn't exactly scream quality.

08-29-2010, 10:07 AM	#19
TomeRaider Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Samsung Galaxy, Sony PRS505, PB 302, PB 360	Of course I'm tainted by my experience as would be any of the folks on this thread if it had happened to them. My device was not mistreated in any way and none of the many devices in my ownership has ever had anything like this happen to it. In looking at the device, I conclude that its design renders it more susceptible to damage than the others in my collection (or others by major manufacturers on the market). I don't own a sony 300 or intend to buy one, I'm simply pointing out the huge price disparity and difference in build materials. If you were to see them side by side in a store you would be surprised at which one was significantly more expensive than the other. Unfortunately that's not possible as the 360 is only available by mail order to my knowledge (raises the question of why the chain stores weren't interested?). The Sony 300 has an orderable cover that is similar to the 505 and 302 - an important protector that also allows you to read whilst attached - the pb 360 has no such option. It comes with a plastic clip cover that does no more than protect the screen from scratches - useful but there is no real cover protection available (probably due to its design shape). There's only 2 reasons I can think of for buying a 5 inch over the more standard 6 which offers more real estate: 1) A six inch device becomes tiring to hold In this case using a 360 around the house would be viable provided it is carefully handled 2) you want a more portable device to carry around I suspect this is the main reason for wanting a 5 inch display. In this case the 360 can not be considered safe to be carried in pockets or bags without an addition (non purpose made) cover which makes a nonsense of going for a 5 inch as the total size of the portable device when it's inside another case would become as big as carrying a 6 inch device There are other aspects of this device that I would nit pick about - main buttons are nasty, require too much pressure to push and feel cheap + the fit and feel of the cover doesn't exactly scream quality.