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Old 01-06-2008, 11:29 PM   #22
chuck94022
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Location: california
Device: sony prs-500 and prs-505
Apples and oranges

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Originally Posted by CCDMan View Post
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BTW, I have both a reader and a Kindle and both have good and bad features but generally I prefer the Kindle. I will keep the Sony until it dies and would choose to use it if I were to go somewhere where I could not charge it. It does have at least 2-3X the battery life, even compared to the Kindle with wireless off and turned off when not in use....
Comparing the PRS-500 with the Kindle, you might feel they are essentially the same reader in different packages (plus the wireless on the Kindle side). But in my opinion, the PRS-505 is a significantly improved product, with a display much superior to the Kindle or the PRS-500. The published specs do not do the qualitative improvement justice. It is a *much* better product, and if the Kindle uses the PRS-500 display, the 505 will be clearly better.

I do not own a Kindle, but own the 500 and 505. I don't really care to make a prediction one way or another regarding which, if any, will survive. This is technlogy, after all...
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