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I had a B&N Nook First Edition that my brother gave for my birthday ( He has a 950 which he loves). It was a nice reader, particularly with the large screen. I would have been happy with it forever, but someone else decided they liked it better than I did. Bummer. Generous soul that he is, my twin thought I might like a T1 for Christmas. It came via FedEx and landed on my porch Monday before Christmas. Gotta say it beats the Nook hands down. The screen is brighter and the contrast is far better. Not sure I like the smaller package, but its growing on me. Being the techno-nut that I am, one of the first things I did was root it. One thing I hated about the nook was that even rooted there wasn't much you could do with it. Really, the only thing I wanted, it couldn't do. I wanted a fairly comprehensive PDA suite for it. This not a problem with the T1. I found several apps and after trying them out, I stuck with DejaOffice. After playing around with it for a little over a week, I find I really like the T1. I LOVE the tag organization. I love computers, but I have better things to do rather than sitting around building complex directory structures. I had read in one review that the T1 was "flimsy". It's not milspec, but it is far from flimsy. It is incredibly light weight. I can (and do) sit with it in my hand for hours. I am on disability, so I can't afford to buy many books, however Project Gutenberg offers thousands of great books just for the downloading, and the Baen Free Library quenches my thirst for Science Fiction. All in all, I give the the Sony PRS-T1 4 1/2 stars. The only thing I don't like is its inability to sync my calendar with Google Calendar. Its a great reader that I will keep for a long time, and highly recommend to anyone who asks.

David