[mcrmama]

My Dad wants to get my mom an e-reader. She saw my 650 and really liked it. I'm thinking of recommending the Sony. I noticed Walmart has 2 in stock here although I think they are the wrong colour but nice to see one locally.

I don't see my mom buying a lot of books although likely some of them and she will definitely get books from the library. I am thinking that the Sony would be a good fit for her since she likely would not have to plug in to her computer often. My parents have a Mac. Is there any reason that this would cause a problem. I thought I read about the Sony software on a mac being a problem. With the T1, would it be often that she would even need to go on a computer?

I also read about some technical issues people are having. Do we think Sony might do a firmware update for this. I don't want my mom to get frustrated or she won't use it. From the video reviews I have seen, I think the new reader looks great and would likely be a nice fit for my mom.

I would have to see about getting her a colour other than black. She won't buy anything black, whether it is an appliance, electronic device or anything. I wish it came in the white like kobo. She would like that. I am considering that as well but thinking the library access etc of the sony would be better.

Thanks, sorry for the rambling! I wish I was getting this for me. Maybe next year when the next model comes out, lol. I do love my 650, just would love to have the wifi to go with it.