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ArcherPDA · 10-29-2007, 01:59 PM

I recently purchased the PRS-505 and found only a few negatives.

1. Reader software - needs ability to ad user-selected RSS feeds. Not having this is unnecesarily limiting the product's acceptance.

2. They got the Menu button wrong. This is the most important button; and the primary navigation tool to get through various menus (hence the name). This button should be more prominent; maybe exchange places with the enter button (and some ergonomic changes on the enter button, not so concave.)

3. The right side page forward button is more style than substance. Since page forward should be hit maybe 1000 times more than page back; it should be easier to press. The current page forward button has a physical shape that makes it a bit small for easy key press; the page back shape faces the opposite direction, and therefore has a larger surface area on the right side for easy key press.

Other than that; it is a very cool product.

10-29-2007, 01:59 PM	#3
ArcherPDA Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Archer PDA; PRS-505LC	A couple of additional observations... I recently purchased the PRS-505 and found only a few negatives. 1. Reader software - needs ability to ad user-selected RSS feeds. Not having this is unnecesarily limiting the product's acceptance. 2. They got the Menu button wrong. This is the most important button; and the primary navigation tool to get through various menus (hence the name). This button should be more prominent; maybe exchange places with the enter button (and some ergonomic changes on the enter button, not so concave.) 3. The right side page forward button is more style than substance. Since page forward should be hit maybe 1000 times more than page back; it should be easier to press. The current page forward button has a physical shape that makes it a bit small for easy key press; the page back shape faces the opposite direction, and therefore has a larger surface area on the right side for easy key press. Other than that; it is a very cool product.