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Originally Posted by petercreasey
I expect the T1 to be up to Sony's standards, including the battery.
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Crappy you mean ?
Seriously, too many people here have complained about dead or weak batteries...
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Originally Posted by Ken401
It is hard to assess the T1 without having access to one...
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Definitely, but I can't wait until 02.10. (according to Newegg) for it to be released and then thoroughly reviewed since the 950 is already almost gone, and it wont come back or get any cheaper, so I need to make a decision ASAP.
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Originally Posted by Ken401
Since our responses seem sparse
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The weird thing is no one of the people I know, the heavy posters that usually make an appearance in every thread that's the least bit interesting, have yet replied. It's like all the bigwigs of Mobile Read are on vacation...
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Originally Posted by trekchick
There's nothing wrong with liking whatever you like, so if the 950 does it for you, then I hope you find a gently used one at a reasonable price.
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I don't like used, and the best new price I've found (with international shipping) is 450$. A hefty amount of cash, I payed 360$ with shipping for the 505.
But it seems I'm going to have to pay it since the T1 is looking like a worse and worse alternative, and future models in the near future are likely to go down the same cheap and flimsy route. I considered waiting for the color readers to go out, but the first ones probably wont be that good anyway, so maybe 950 will be ideal for the next three years and then I buy a color reader once they're really perfected.
I could have saved maybe 100-150$ had I bought it sooner, but I had no idea Sony would go all the way down in the design strategy, I thought they'd lower the price somewhat from their surely generous profit margin, add new features and maybe a color e-paper display.
As captain Bertorelli from "Allo, allo" would say : "What a mistake-a to make-a !"
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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
I do love my 950, but the fact that I needed a skin before it became easy to read (the silver glare was very painful)
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Wait, you're a girl and don't like shiny things !? Don't you know that diamonds are a girl's best friend ?
Seriously, the metallic shine never bothered me during reading...
Fascinating how everyone seems to have their own different pros and cons concerning these two devices...