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Hellmark · 09-20-2011, 11:06 AM

I'd say go for another Sony (x50, or the T1). I love my 505, my girlfriend loves her 300, and the T1 is very enticing for me.

Kobos are good, but there are complaints about being buggy. Nooks generally are north america only, plus tend to have issues with trying to lock you into B&N (I've heard complaints on the Touch that it restricts you to 256mb for any non-B&N sideloaded books, despite having multiple gigs of storage space). Kindle, well, no support for any of the books you already have, so you'd potentially have to strip DRM and convert everything.

You complain of glare, out of curiosity, do you have a silver 505? In my experience, darker color readers seem to be better about it. I don't know if it is mental, or because the darker color absorbs more light instead of reflecting it. That's why I'm interested in the black T1.

09-20-2011, 11:06 AM	#13
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	I'd say go for another Sony (x50, or the T1). I love my 505, my girlfriend loves her 300, and the T1 is very enticing for me. Kobos are good, but there are complaints about being buggy. Nooks generally are north america only, plus tend to have issues with trying to lock you into B&N (I've heard complaints on the Touch that it restricts you to 256mb for any non-B&N sideloaded books, despite having multiple gigs of storage space). Kindle, well, no support for any of the books you already have, so you'd potentially have to strip DRM and convert everything. You complain of glare, out of curiosity, do you have a silver 505? In my experience, darker color readers seem to be better about it. I don't know if it is mental, or because the darker color absorbs more light instead of reflecting it. That's why I'm interested in the black T1. Last edited by Hellmark; 09-20-2011 at 11:09 AM.