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Old 05-28-2011, 08:31 AM   #107
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Originally Posted by CommonReader View Post
I don't believe that it is reasonable to expect that the Sonys should be sold at the same price as the much more cheaply built Nook and Kobo.
The hardware specs on the new Nook and Kobo are the same as the current Sonys: Pearl E-ink Screen, Neonode IR touch. The processors may be different but they let's assume they are all "pretty fast." The Nook and Kobo have a wireless transmitter inside, the 650 does not.

So in what way are the Nook and Kobo devices more cheaply built? Because they have a plastic bezel instead of aluminum? How much of a price difference do you think that is, in terms of the parts? Aluminum costs more than a wireless transmitter?

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