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Originally Posted by jackitsu
I'm thinking its now nook vs. Sony.
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- Sony ($230) is $81 more expensive than Nook ($149)
- Sony is a newer generation and Nook is still last year's model
- Sony has an improved eInk display (Pearl) and Nook does not
- Sony has a touch screen display and Nook does not
- Sony (6.6"x4.8"x0.41") is smaller than Nook (7.7"x4.9"x0.50")
- Sony (7.6 oz) is 4 oz lighter than Nook (11.6 oz)
- Sony (14 days) has a longer battery life than Nook (10 days)
- Sony has more and better dictionaries
- Sony has better PDF support
- Nook is $81 cheaper
- Nook has a separate color LCD display to navigate and Sony does not
- Nook has WiFi for downloading/ web access and Sony does not
- Nook has a web browser and Sony does not
- Nook has a removable battery ($30) and Sony does not
- Nook has a speaker and Sony does not
- Nook has access to B&N eBookstore and Sony does not
- Nook can loan books and Sony can't
- both can borrow library books
- both have card slots: Sony uses SD and Nook uses microSD
- both can buy books from the same stores, except as noted above
Nook is at a disadvantage here, because Sony just updated their product line and Nook is still last year's model. The result is a newer eInk technology with a sharper display and an overall better performance for the Sony; but that will cost you an extra $81.
Also, Nook has a major problem right now with cracked bezels. They're prone to crack along the page turn edges where the plastic is thinner. B&N is aware of this design flaw and will readily exchange your Nook. The problem is, they haven't fixed it yet and probably won't. People buying Nooks today are just as likely to experience this problem as early adopters. Some people have gone through four and more Nooks already. Many are using the touch panel to turn pages to avoid this problem; but that defeats the purpose of having a page turn bezel. My guess is B&N will fix this design flaw on Nook 2 and just swap out defective ones in the mean time.
Overall, my preference between the two is for the Nook because it's cheaper, has a removable battery, has a speaker, and will access the internet (who knows, I just might use it). But I won't buy last year's model because of the cracked bezel problem and in light of Amazon and Sony both releasing newer models with better performance. I'll wait for B&N to release Nook 2 before I take the plunge.
My dream ereader is a Kindle 3 with ePub support.