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I do think that the current Sony line-up is dead. Well especially the 650. I guess there will be people who want a 5" or a 7" screen and there are no (?) other choices out there for those sizes. But the 650 just has nothing now to justify its price. The specs on the new Kobo and the new Nook are pretty much the same + wifi. I have no reason to buy a new reader because I love mine, but if I were in the market today, I couldn't justify the price difference of the Sony (and without "handling" the other models, I don't even know if the Sony would be my favorite or not).
BUT let's remember that the current Sony line-up is now how many months old? 8 or so? And they pioneered the IR tech that Kobo and Nook have now adopted. Sony has proven itself to be a leader in innovation in the ereader field (and yes, innovation comes at a price) so I, for one, am excited to see what the NEXT Sony line-up will look like. Hopefully this fall!
Now let's talk about the 6" Pearl screen for a second. When Sony had so many shortages of the 650 model, it was often chalked up to not enough supply of the screen. Well, we'll see if Kobo or Nook ever have shortages!! Now we have FOUR major readers (actually more if you count all the different Kindle models separately) using the same screen.
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