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Old 11-22-2011, 01:26 PM   #1
J-O-Jou
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Kindle Touch or Sony PRS-T1, any suggestions?

Hi, I'd like to hear some advice from more experienced users. Kindle Touch or Sony PRS-T1?
I 've had Kindle Keyboard for half a year, now that there are so many new toys, I'd like to switch to some touchy-one. What I need is nice E-ink display for my eyes, wi-fi + browser for some instant online access (e-mail, university pages, information), stability(no "freezing" or supra-sensitivity) and good PDF handling, for I read quite a lot of scanned matterials for school. I don't really care for libraries yet, my country is not that developed, nor do I care for 3G or smartphone features, games or apps, I'm happy with my dumb phone. As for storage, Kindle Keyboard has 4GB, and though those PDF are sometimes quite large (100MB) and I carry some music with me, I never used as much as 2GB for books. Why to carry thousands of books with you, anyway?

After some research, reading reviews, comparing features etc. I found out that Kobo Touch and Nook Simple Touch do not meet my requirements as for web browser, my Kindle Keyboard is not that good with PDFs (though otherwise indeed satisfactory), so in this price category best choices are Kindle Touch and Sony PRS T1.

BUT they say that:
KT is too touchy, the slightest unintentional touch will turn the page.
-has no landscape mode, so PDFs are not so great (how much can I zoom, though?)
-is not so easily operated one-handed(perhaps just too large hands..?)
-some problems with Home button?

Sony, on the other hand,
-still has freezing/skipping pages issues - some users claim it maybe caused by dust collecting in corners, some claim it can be fixed by a new firmware (how long can it take to develop an upgrade, half a year? two years?),
-has more reflective display?
-not much user-friendly environment

Any recommendations, experiences, comparisons, other features that i should notice?
Thanks all for help.
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