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Originally Posted by seajewel
I just ordered the one from Amazon. Carrying around the Sony has been really nerve-wracking for me, because of all the stories about how fragile the screens are.
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You know, something tells me that in those stories, the people are grossly underestimating the abuse that they've subjected their hardware to.
Last month, I was on a plane flight when my seatmate asked about the Reader. I was showing off all the features, and as I was waving my arms to show how convenient it is, the Reader popped out of its plastic clips, flew up to head-height, and pinwheeled up the aisle. It bounced on at least three corners and came to rest face-down. The top insert came a little loose, so the power switch didn't operate until I pushed it back down, but otherwise the reader was perfect.
I suspect that a lot more of these incidents are a result of point-force application perpendicular to the screen