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Originally Posted by petercreasey
The touch, wireless, WiFi all are features that are NOT important to me.
I'm looking for the same quality as my 505. The larger display of the 950 sounds appealing but I wouldn't want any lesser using/reading quality.
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I played with a 350 and 650 in the Sony store on Thursday (the day after their announcement--they had floor models in quick!) ... The screens were fantastic looking. They had an old 900 alongside the 350 and 650, since the 950 isn't ready yet, and the differences were clear. You could see reflection and shadow on the 900's screen. On the 350 and 650, you could only see shadow. Glare didn't seem to be an issue and/or was comparable to the 300/505 (if you felt they had glare problems; I didn't).
I didn't have a 505 or 300 around for comparison, but I'd say the 350 and 650 both looked better than I remember any of the previous "good" Reader screens being. The white seemed whiter and the black seemed blacker... and touch-enabled. It looks like Sony finally figured it out.
As for tradeoffs between the 650 and 950, there really aren't any authorities on the subject yet. People have touched 650's, but nobody has gotten a 950. However, all models seem pretty darned close now. The 350 stands out in that it's the smallest, and has no memcard slots. The 950, from what I can gather, stands out in that it's the biggest. AFAIK, it's identical to the 650, just bigger + wifi/3G. As you know, the daily editions are oblong rectangles. Their relatively narrow width may make them tempting to put in large, coat pockets, but their length will likely prohibit it. Some bags that seem up to the task may take issue with their dominant dimension.
Not knowing what all the new features were of the new models, I didn't test PDF stuff on the 650. Supposedly, render times are faster and it will remember your pan & zoom position now. I will have to remember to do that next time I'm in the store.