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Originally Posted by delphidb96
I'm not sure I'd agree with his statement. I mean, I own a PRS500 and a Cybook Gen3 and I've not noticed a significant number of features on the Cybook that aren't built into the PRS500. Sure, the Cybook can directly read Secure Mobipocket ebooks, and that's the DRM'd format I prefer to use, but I wouldn't call that "doing more". Also, the folder/subfolder grouping/navigation is non-existent in the Cybook.
Derek
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What I primarily consider to be "doing more", Derek, are dictionary lookup and being able to load your own fonts (and the associated proper support for font families). I know that not everyone will consider these to be significant features, but they are for me personally, which is why I was happy to pay more for the Gen3, and why I've just bought another Gen3.
Another, perhaps less tangible, benefit of the Gen3 over the Sony is the user-replaceable battery. That could be an issue for someone who lives in a country in which the Sony service centre won't repair the device.
All these are very subjective judgements, which is why all I'm saying is that the Gen3 was the better machine for me personally. It's for everyone to make the personal choice about what the best machine for them is, and that choice is undoubtedly going to be different for different people.