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Polyglot27 · 11-02-2010, 08:03 AM

Like Mikelvdb I have a Cybook Gen3 and my partner has the Opus so we can be said to be Bookeen fans. However, a week ago I went past the SonyStyle showroom and dropped in just to see if they had the new PRS-350 and 650.
Well, they did, and I was so impressed with the embedded dictionaries that I bought a PRS-650 on the spot. I have never made an impulse purchase so quickly.
Now, after a week of use. I must say I am very satisfied with the Sony reader. The implementation of the dictionaries is very good, and they are not any old dictionaries but the Oxford and Collins ones. I read mainly in English and French, but I also read German, Italian and Spanish though less well. Now, with the dictionaries, I can enjoy reading these too.
The lack of a folder system on the Sony was a bit disturbing at first but after reading Mikelvdb's comment on how the "collections" function can be even more efficient in finding books, it did not worry me anymore. It is really a question of habit here.
I had been waiting for the Orizon for months, but they missed so many self announced launch dates (first it was June, then September, October and now it is November). Fortunately for me, the Sony came out first. I would be kicking myself if I had bought an Orizon and found out later about the Sony. Who knows, maybe the Orizon will have better dictionaries and I would be kicking myself next week, month or year for getting the Sony.

11-02-2010, 08:03 AM	#55
Polyglot27 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 5588994 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: Cybook Gen3, Archos 80 G9, Sony PRS-650, Sony T1, Asus MemoPad.	Like Mikelvdb I have a Cybook Gen3 and my partner has the Opus so we can be said to be Bookeen fans. However, a week ago I went past the SonyStyle showroom and dropped in just to see if they had the new PRS-350 and 650. Well, they did, and I was so impressed with the embedded dictionaries that I bought a PRS-650 on the spot. I have never made an impulse purchase so quickly. Now, after a week of use. I must say I am very satisfied with the Sony reader. The implementation of the dictionaries is very good, and they are not any old dictionaries but the Oxford and Collins ones. I read mainly in English and French, but I also read German, Italian and Spanish though less well. Now, with the dictionaries, I can enjoy reading these too. The lack of a folder system on the Sony was a bit disturbing at first but after reading Mikelvdb's comment on how the "collections" function can be even more efficient in finding books, it did not worry me anymore. It is really a question of habit here. I had been waiting for the Orizon for months, but they missed so many self announced launch dates (first it was June, then September, October and now it is November). Fortunately for me, the Sony came out first. I would be kicking myself if I had bought an Orizon and found out later about the Sony. Who knows, maybe the Orizon will have better dictionaries and I would be kicking myself next week, month or year for getting the Sony. Last edited by Polyglot27; 11-02-2010 at 08:10 AM.