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"But I fear (knowing Sony's average behavior) they possibly will not fix the PDF-slowdown in near future."
PDF reflow is a unique feature of Sony's, though, is it not? I think of it as an extra- sometimes it will work, sometimes not. If it doesn't there's usually some other way of reading a relatively simple (text-based) pdf. And with the device rooted we're hopefully going to get a couple more options.
On the more general topic, personally I welcome the cost-savings. $200+ was too much for a 6" reader, if only because of the care which you'd need to take of it. I've also used a previous generation PRS device (the 350, I think), and the progress from there to here is extraordinary. Good touch screen, responsive, lighter, lots of viewing options etc, and $100 cheaper. And sony is one of the few companies which doesn't try too hard to lock you into a walled garden.
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