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Originally Posted by PatNY
Well, they have it on their 7-inch reader. Just not the smaller ones.
I think that is very debatable in terms of e-ink readers. Personally speaking, I would not have bought my 350 without the touch.
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I think all Sony's are way over priced for what they are and what they offer. They are suppose to be more rugged and the touchscreen is suppose to be great.
They do look nice but I don't buy that they are any more durable then a Kindle or a Nook. My brother bought a 505 shortly after I bought my K1. Neither one of them have had any issues. I travel a lot more then he does which means that I have been harder on my K1 then he has his 505 (airports, airplanes, backpacks, hotels, subways, busses, all sorts of area for breakage). So I don't buy for a second that the extra money that goes into the casing is really needed.
They may look nicer to folks, that is subjective, but wouldn't pay more for a device because it looks nicer.
The touchscreen is something that is subjective. I don't need it, heck I don't want it, but if I did want it I am not sure that paying $100 more for a device with a touchscreen is worth it.
And I do think that if you were to ask people what is more important in their e-reader, Wireless capability of some sort, or a touchscreen most folks will say wireless. It just isn't that hard to navigate pushing a button but it is more combersome to buy books when you have to have a computer around.
For someone who is primarily using the library this is less of an issue. But having the option of buying books where you want when you want is nice. More then one person on this board had commented that they didn't think the wireless was all that important and then they started using it and changed their mind.
There is a reason you see more Nooks and Kindles out in the wild, at least in the US. I think it is because they are more afforable and I think it is because they have the wireless options. And they have been better marketed.