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Mycropht · 09-01-2010, 05:22 AM

After reading that Sony has solved the display issues with the touch screen I was almost sure the PRS-650 will be mine. Now it turns out that it has no WiFi.

I have read this: "Steve Haber, president of Sony’s digital reading division, says that the company’s research shows that most customers tether their devices.". Well, Mr. Haber, I would say that among other problems Sony has a problem with researchers. For sure, most customers will tether their PRS-650 as it has no wireless.

IMHO, the WiFi is crucial to bring reading experience to a higher level. I will stick to the paper until I will be able to switch effortlessly between books, a browser page (e.g. Wikipedia) and a dictionary/thesaurus view. Also, a split view would be useful.

I will see if the new Daily Edition fits the description above but I still do not like the price and the only choice of colour being silver.

Finally, it is my impression that Sony wants us to pay premium prices without offering premium devices. I am wondering how many such nice tries a company can pull.

09-01-2010, 05:22 AM	#33
Mycropht Optimist Posts: 77 Karma: 378 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I am SO dissapointed!!! After reading that Sony has solved the display issues with the touch screen I was almost sure the PRS-650 will be mine. Now it turns out that it has no WiFi. I have read this: "Steve Haber, president of Sony’s digital reading division, says that the company’s research shows that most customers tether their devices.". Well, Mr. Haber, I would say that among other problems Sony has a problem with researchers. For sure, most customers will tether their PRS-650 as it has no wireless. IMHO, the WiFi is crucial to bring reading experience to a higher level. I will stick to the paper until I will be able to switch effortlessly between books, a browser page (e.g. Wikipedia) and a dictionary/thesaurus view. Also, a split view would be useful. I will see if the new Daily Edition fits the description above but I still do not like the price and the only choice of colour being silver. Finally, it is my impression that Sony wants us to pay premium prices without offering premium devices. I am wondering how many such nice tries a company can pull.