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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy
I was playing with a wireless Kobo at Borders this afternoon - the display was okay, but it seemed quite sluggish to me. I couldn't get the wireless to connect, so cannot comment on that aspect. The feel and look were fine.
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<-works at a Borders.
This is one of the roughest parts of trying to show someone the Kobo Wi-Fi. The free wireless internet service offered in the Borders stores has this annoying "accept terms of service" screen, and sometimes it's downright infuriating trying to get the Kobo Wi-Fis to navigate this screen and accept the agreement. And there is no way to circumvent this screen if you are in a spot with a free wifi service that uses a launch page like this.
If you are just going to use the wifi at home, than it's easy. you can just set the kobo to save your wireless settings.
I've been playing around with eReaders since Borders first started it's ebook initiative a few months ago, and for the longest time, I was totally sold on the Kobo. Was just waiting until I got the money together to purchase one. But then that all changed when we got the new Sony models in. While Kobo readers are good, solid reliable (at first there were issues with the original launch devices, but firmware updates solved that) devices, the Sonys feel more solid, seem to have a faster response time, have a nicer looking screen (better contrast between black and white), plus they've got the touch screen.
They also have a lot of neat features like highlighting parts of books. But the coolest feature is if you are reading a book, and come across a word you don't know, just double-tap it with the stylus, and it launches the built-in dictionary and gives you the definition of the word.
I don't have a reader yet, but my wife bought me a Sony Pocket (PRS350) for Christmas. The worst part now is seeing it wrapped under the tree and knowing i cannot play with it until the 25th.
But whichever device you choose, you should be happy. They are both well-made solid devices, and should give you plenty of reading joy.