|
I have one of these as well as my Sony PRS500.
I use both. The 1150 is great because of the backlight and the touch screen instant dictionary lookup. In fact the feel of the device and general ergonomics are far superior to the Sony, I love the online library (which you access via the reader's display) and the conversion software which I bought from ebookwise(?) for about $12 is also exellent (although you can convert books online at the website for free).
In my opinion the only advantage the sony has is the epaper display. If I could transplant the sony's screen into the 1150's body (with backlight of course - but epaper screens can't be backlit) I would have the perfect reader.
BTW I live in the UK and had a new device sent to me from a seller on ebay. It seems the only reason they don't sell them outside the US is the power supply which is 110v and would blow up if connected to a 240v mains supply. This is no problemj if you use a step-down adaptor which is available in most hardware stores here. I just had to acknowledge this fact and agree to a void warranty when I bought it. There is no problem buying books from the ebookwise store, unlike sony's Connect store which will only sell to users with a US registered credit card.
|