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Originally Posted by polly
Touch screens do require more precision for some tasks, but buttons require pushing the same thing in the same way hundreds of times in an hour. I spend a lot of time turning pages compared to very little time navigating menus. What works best certainly depends on the type of arthritis, but mine includes the base of my thumb. I learned with the very first reader I used (Sony 505) that pushing a button quickly became painful. I use PRS+ with my 650; a light tap anyplace on the right half of the screen turns the page. With lots of different ways to hold my hands and still tap the screen combined with no pressure required, I can comfortably turn pages for hours. I think that touch screen combined with a few key buttons is ideal.
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Yes - I suspect it's very much swings and roundabouts with buttons vs touchscreen, though what you've described encapsulates what I'd originally envisaged with touchscreen for arthritic users. I like the sound of touchscreen on the Sony, plus it's lighter than a Kindle, *but* I don't think it has 3G built in. In fact this whole 3G thing seems to be blowing my original question out of the water somewhat. Sorry all, I should have crossed that bridge before I posted, but that didn't become apparent until afterwards. I'm finding all of this information extremely useful nonetheless.
Thanks
David.