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Originally Posted by delphin
Part of the reason for that high price you found so objectionable is the millions of dollars each year that manufactures like Sony and Amazon must pay to process needless returns from folks who buy 3 of something intending all along to return 2 and keep only 1.
As for the supposed differences in sharpness . . .
The 650 and 350 have the exact SAME 800x600 screen resolution.
In the 350, having the same number of total pixels packed into a smaller physical sized screen gives it a higher pixel density per inch (DPI) so it will look a little sharper at the same viewing distance.
On the other hand, if you hold the 350 slightly closer, and the 650 slightly farther back, so the apparent size of the screen and text is the same in your field of vision, then they should be exactly the same sharpness.
So though the screen on the 650 is larger, you don't get more pixels, only a larger viewing area for the same number of pixels.
The 650's larger screen does let you hold the reader farther back which may allow some to read comfortably without glasses, but for young people with good close-in vision, the 350 should give almost exactly the same viewing experience for less money.
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I can understand what you are saying about returns, although that certainly hasn't stopped Amazon from rapidly bringing down the price of their ereaders. However, in my case I'm keeping the 350, selling the Kindle to my dad, and then selling the 650 either on this forum or on eBay. So, no loss to anybody.
The same resolution with a smaller screen is certainly the cause of the sharper text, and the main reason I'm keeping the 350. I could live with the other two, but since I have a choice... The other two reasons are 1) I got it with that $50 off sale so it was cheap, and 2) I like how portable it is.