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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek
They refreshed 3 models last year, the 350, 650 and 950. The 950 is only sold in the U.S. I wouldn't call the refresh incremental, though.
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Sorry, you're quite right: I was thinking the 950 was the debut edition of that device. We can agree to disagree on whether these were incremental or not; I am not suggesting the move to e-ink and an improved touch technology was minor -- but it was necessary for Sony to stay in the game another year. The fact that both Nook and Kobo embraced these two features in June underscores Sony made the right moves.
However, I stand by my observations that, while Sony has a 950 model, you can't actually buy it any longer as a practical matter. And the 650 is in similar scarcity in the US market leaving essentially a 5" non-wifi model as the only device easily obtainable there ... and offered at a distinct premium price to arguably more capable devices.