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Originally Posted by surfdog
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?
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I personally have a 650. I love it. Dont need wifi because I sideload everything. I just dont ever see wanting a book badly enough when I am not near my computer.
Other things that T1 users like that the 650 doesnt have is multiple text font and two more size choice. I checked out the T1 at best buy. The additional two sizes did nothing for me and were just a waste IMO and the additional font while nice are not a deal breaker as far as Im concerned when getting a 650.
As for screen. They had a 350 there with the same screen. The T1 looked darker at default contrast. Both seemed the same clarity to me. People who pick nits about screen clarity on an ereader are going a little overboard IMO. Its just text. If its clear and readable that should be good enough. BOTH had the same clarity.