MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Reasons I'm not getting a Kindle but the Sony 505 instead.

KDawg · 12-20-2007, 10:13 PM

I like my PRS-500. I like it a lot. I like the form factor and the metal case. I love the eInk and the battery life. But I have followed the Kindle intensely from rumor to review because I don't like Sony very much and I love Amazon. Unfortunately, I have been very disappointed in the reviews of the Kindle device (not the service). The thick, awkward plastic body and the vast array of buttons that are hard to avoid when picking the Kindle up (or so I've read) have really turned me off. I determined to wait for a Kindle redesign.

I dropped by Borders tonight and they had the PRS-505 out on display. It was love at first sight. The slightly awkward controls of the PRS-500 have been cleaned up, the case is cleaner and easier to handle, and the next-generation eInk (same as on the Kindle I believe) display is a vast improvement over the PRS-500 display, which I was happy with. So I caved in and bought it. I think this beautiful new hardware has won me over to Sony for the long run. Now if only Sony would clean up their software and snuggle up to the publishers.

I do wish Amazon would dump the Kindle and team up with Sony for their hardware. That would be the best of both worlds.

12-20-2007, 10:13 PM	#163
KDawg Junior Senior Posts: 94 Karma: 81 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: nookColor, nook, PRS-900, PRS-505, PRS-500, Kindle PW, Kindle Oasis	I like my PRS-500. I like it a lot. I like the form factor and the metal case. I love the eInk and the battery life. But I have followed the Kindle intensely from rumor to review because I don't like Sony very much and I love Amazon. Unfortunately, I have been very disappointed in the reviews of the Kindle device (not the service). The thick, awkward plastic body and the vast array of buttons that are hard to avoid when picking the Kindle up (or so I've read) have really turned me off. I determined to wait for a Kindle redesign. I dropped by Borders tonight and they had the PRS-505 out on display. It was love at first sight. The slightly awkward controls of the PRS-500 have been cleaned up, the case is cleaner and easier to handle, and the next-generation eInk (same as on the Kindle I believe) display is a vast improvement over the PRS-500 display, which I was happy with. So I caved in and bought it. I think this beautiful new hardware has won me over to Sony for the long run. Now if only Sony would clean up their software and snuggle up to the publishers. I do wish Amazon would dump the Kindle and team up with Sony for their hardware. That would be the best of both worlds.