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rolexconfuse · 10-19-2010, 04:54 PM

I've sat out on the first and 2nd generation of e-readers due the to slow refresh and the terrible lag. Now that the 3rd gen is upon I'm ready to take the plunge.

I've narrow it down to the 2. I've ruled out the Nook as it is not response and the page turning drives me crazy, and the color touch screen is not that great for navigating.

So I brought the Sony 650 and the kindle 3 wifi but I can keep only 1 of them.

The Sony can do epub, reflow PDF's, and if i hold down the page turn button I can skim through a ton of pages without the annoying flash. It's a pretty nice ability. Comes in handy when your looking for something but you don't remember the page but you do remember the chapter. Highlighting and bookmarking is very easy.

On the Kindle I get better battery life, have wifi, 2 more txt sizes to choose from (those extra choices come in handy) and changeable font types.

Strange as it is I like the feel of the kindle more than the Sony 650. weight seems more distributed vs more concentrated.

With that said, and all the + and - aside, the kindle does not support epub which sucks! The Sony does but it's $80 dollars more without the wifi.

Based on the short amount of time with each, I feel that Sony gives me the more book like experience. Flipping the page with a thumb, skimming through pages and etc. However the problem is the price, at $229 with no Wi-fi I feel like I'm getting ripped off. The 80$ difference is basically half of another kindle.

So should I just pay the $229 or just go with the kindle 3. The kindle is a very good reader but it doesn't give me as much of a book like experience as the Sony 650.

10-19-2010, 04:54 PM	#1
rolexconfuse Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: kindle	Torn between 2 features what should i do I've sat out on the first and 2nd generation of e-readers due the to slow refresh and the terrible lag. Now that the 3rd gen is upon I'm ready to take the plunge. I've narrow it down to the 2. I've ruled out the Nook as it is not response and the page turning drives me crazy, and the color touch screen is not that great for navigating. So I brought the Sony 650 and the kindle 3 wifi but I can keep only 1 of them. The Sony can do epub, reflow PDF's, and if i hold down the page turn button I can skim through a ton of pages without the annoying flash. It's a pretty nice ability. Comes in handy when your looking for something but you don't remember the page but you do remember the chapter. Highlighting and bookmarking is very easy. On the Kindle I get better battery life, have wifi, 2 more txt sizes to choose from (those extra choices come in handy) and changeable font types. Strange as it is I like the feel of the kindle more than the Sony 650. weight seems more distributed vs more concentrated. With that said, and all the + and - aside, the kindle does not support epub which sucks! The Sony does but it's $80 dollars more without the wifi. Based on the short amount of time with each, I feel that Sony gives me the more book like experience. Flipping the page with a thumb, skimming through pages and etc. However the problem is the price, at $229 with no Wi-fi I feel like I'm getting ripped off. The 80$ difference is basically half of another kindle. So should I just pay the $229 or just go with the kindle 3. The kindle is a very good reader but it doesn't give me as much of a book like experience as the Sony 650.