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jmasta · 11-19-2011, 02:49 AM

Buying my gf an ebook for christmas. She reads romance and sci fi Jeanie Frost is the only authors name I knoe off the top of my head. Moving on I am caught between the Kindle Touch 3g vs. Sony PRST1 she has seen both and liked the kindles screen better (she said she liked the sony but the kindles font/grey scale qualities) seemed different.
Sony:
Pros:
Android OS menu is friendly
32gb micro SD expandable
Lots of audio formats
EPUB Friendly
Web browsing managable

CONS:
3 month parts and labor warranty 1 year parts
Android OS (Reports of multiple OS problems such as: page turning causing freezing, invalid error, etc.)
No 3G service
Sony store

Kindle:
Pros:
3g service
1 Year full warranty
Amazon Marketplace (she likes to preorder books ability to have instantly)

Cons:
Non expandable Memory
Battery not comparable
Limited Internet browsing capabilities
ADS/RECOMENDATIONS (shes a picky reader)
NO Epub comatibility and majority of books will initally be torrented

Money is not the problem so the 20 or 30 that the kindle may cost extra isn't holding me back it is the lack of expandable memory and limited features like basic web browsing and the ability to take true notes. She would possibly be reading school books on this for long periods of time any comparison of the screens? Is sony's hardware/OS issues so bad that I should be willing to give up features like note capibility, EPUB (converting now required), expandable memory, and a more professional OS set up and switch to the kindle? Thoughts, comments and al around dialogue is appreciated.

11-19-2011, 02:49 AM	#1
jmasta Banned Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: None	Kindle Touch 3g vs. Sony Buying my gf an ebook for christmas. She reads romance and sci fi Jeanie Frost is the only authors name I knoe off the top of my head. Moving on I am caught between the Kindle Touch 3g vs. Sony PRST1 she has seen both and liked the kindles screen better (she said she liked the sony but the kindles font/grey scale qualities) seemed different. Sony: Pros: Android OS menu is friendly 32gb micro SD expandable Lots of audio formats EPUB Friendly Web browsing managable CONS: 3 month parts and labor warranty 1 year parts Android OS (Reports of multiple OS problems such as: page turning causing freezing, invalid error, etc.) No 3G service Sony store Kindle: Pros: 3g service 1 Year full warranty Amazon Marketplace (she likes to preorder books ability to have instantly) Cons: Non expandable Memory Battery not comparable Limited Internet browsing capabilities ADS/RECOMENDATIONS (shes a picky reader) NO Epub comatibility and majority of books will initally be torrented Money is not the problem so the 20 or 30 that the kindle may cost extra isn't holding me back it is the lack of expandable memory and limited features like basic web browsing and the ability to take true notes. She would possibly be reading school books on this for long periods of time any comparison of the screens? Is sony's hardware/OS issues so bad that I should be willing to give up features like note capibility, EPUB (converting now required), expandable memory, and a more professional OS set up and switch to the kindle? Thoughts, comments and al around dialogue is appreciated.