Thread: Did you change your mind about touch screens?
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Old 04-09-2012, 05:53 PM   #65
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Originally Posted by hopkinsenglish View Post
Even though I use a Sony Touch (PRS-350) I still find myself using the physical buttons more for page turning. For navigation, however, I still prefer it hands down to navigating on the K3 or K4

Prediction - Amazon will release another touch edition with physical page turn buttons (probably not anytime soon, though).
I have the earlier-generation Sony Touch (PRS-300). I never liked it, don't like the navigation, and don't like the dim screen, but I readily admit that's hardly fair to compare an older model with more current ones, and from what I hear, the later Sonys are greatly improved.

So the Kindle Touch was my second touchscreen. I thought I'd probably take to considering this more a gimmick than anything else, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's quickly become my favored reader over the K-3 with the physical keyboard. Fingerprint smudges are pretty much a non-issue because I nearly always have a micro-cloth handy, and in any case the eInk screen isn't nearly as quick to show smudges as a backlit screen. There are only two areas where I think the K-3 excels over the Touch: (1) When highlighting, you can only copy what's on the current screen. If you want to continue, you need to navigate to the next page or location and add a second note to your My Clippings file. With the K-3, you can get it all in one bite. (2) When holding the reader in the left hand, it's harder to reach over with my thumb and navigate to the next page. Page-turn buttons on at least the left side (or right, if you're left-handed) would be nice.

But these are minor issues. Put me down in the converted column.
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