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Originally Posted by EatingPie
I dropped my PRS-500 on the tile floor, and it dented the top-right corner. The screen functioned perfectly for years afterward, as did the Reader's bezel; the dent never interfered with holding or using the device.
If it was "high impact" plastic, I'm curious what would have happened. My Reader denting absorbed the impact. Wouldn't high impact plastic just shatter?
I actually don't like the look of the T1. BUT! I loved the PRS-500's style. When I saw pictures of the PRS-505, I hated it. But when I bought one, I fell in love with the style. The same goes for the PRS-650, pictures and real life were very different experiences.
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I have dropped my 505 on a few occasions, and there are dings in the corners of the aluminum, but all else is fine. The metal body did its job.
As far as the layout, I love my 505, and my girlfriend has a 300 that I am not as fond of. The 505 was designed to be ambidextrous with controls on either side, where as the 300 just put the stuff in the center. Yeah, still ambidextrous, but holding it with your left or right is just as uncomfortable. I often switch off hands, because of damage in my right (dominant) hand making it difficult to use all the time (I use my right when I can, but sometimes not an option).
I've not had a go at the 350 and 650s. The 600's blah touch screen made me lose interest. I have been hesitant to go with the touch screens due to what would seem like increased difficulty operating one handed. From what I have see, they do offer normal page turn buttons, but only on the left hand side.