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surfdog · 10-25-2011, 01:19 AM

I've been lurking here at Mobileread the past week or so, and was on the verge of ordering my first Ereader, a white PRS-T1. I am committed to buying something within the Sony line, as I appreciate the openess of its platform and do not want to be locked into anyone's "ecosystem."

But, tonight before pulling the trigger on the PRS-T1, I read through the "T1 crashing/freezing" and the "So how does everyone feel about Sony now?" threads.

I think the PRS-T1 will be reasonably usable for my purpose of just reading books, even though I may occasionally need to reset it, or, it seems, just use the buttons for page turning.

But, questions have come up whether these bugs will or will not be acknowledged or fixed by Sony in the near future, or ever.

Since I do not see wi-fi as a big issue, I'm wondering if I shouldn't just buy a PRS-650 on the Bay for the same price or less, and have a rock solid device?

Is the PRS-T1 screen that much better? Which would you pick for your first Sony eReader?

10-25-2011, 01:19 AM	#1
surfdog Commonsewer Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cascadia Device: Sony PRS-T1	1st eReader- PRS-T1 or go retro: PRS-650 I've been lurking here at Mobileread the past week or so, and was on the verge of ordering my first Ereader, a white PRS-T1. I am committed to buying something within the Sony line, as I appreciate the openess of its platform and do not want to be locked into anyone's "ecosystem." But, tonight before pulling the trigger on the PRS-T1, I read through the "T1 crashing/freezing" and the "So how does everyone feel about Sony now?" threads. I think the PRS-T1 will be reasonably usable for my purpose of just reading books, even though I may occasionally need to reset it, or, it seems, just use the buttons for page turning. But, questions have come up whether these bugs will or will not be acknowledged or fixed by Sony in the near future, or ever. Since I do not see wi-fi as a big issue, I'm wondering if I shouldn't just buy a PRS-650 on the Bay for the same price or less, and have a rock solid device? Is the PRS-T1 screen that much better? Which would you pick for your first Sony eReader?