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bhdavis · 05-09-2012, 12:59 AM

I went back to Best Buy tonight and tried out the Sony T1 and Kobo Touch again- and now I find myself starting to waffle. It's hard to really get a sense of what they're like cause they're tethered to the desk, but the T1 feels a much lighter than the Kobo Touch. It also feels much smaller and more diminutive in your hands than the Kobo. After using it, I realized I like the swipe gesture to turn pages better than the tapping on Kobo. It allows you change pages in either direction without requiring both hands. On the other hand, the T1 feels a little bit delicate and perhaps less robust- although they're probably both rather delicate.

On the Kobo Touch you can adjust how frequently the page performs a complete refresh- I like it set to every time because I find the hold over very distracting. How often does the page totally refresh on the PRS-T1? I didn't notice an option to change it on the T1, nor did I notice any obvious ghosting but I didn't use it as much and they only had the Manuals on it, so there wasn't a lot of options to try it out.

Nook Simple Touch
+ Next and Previous physical page turn buttons located on left and right hand side of the Bezel
- Least convenient to buy (would require shipping it to a PO close to the border and then having my in-laws pick it up and mail it on to me or hold onto it until we visit them)
- Most difficult to exchange / return unit if defective or requires warranty service

Kobo Touch
+ Least expensive option for me to purchase ($99 at the moment)
+ Easy to exchange / return unit if defective or requires warranty service
+ Lots of text font manipulation options (font size, margins, line spacing)
+ Relatively inexpensive silicone covers
- No physical page turn buttons
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Sony T1
+ Lightest
+ Swipe to change pages
+ Physical page turn buttons (I'm less bothered by their location now that I've used it a bit more)
- Most expensive option (but not by much at the moment)
- The interface felt a bit klunky relative to the Kobo

I think I'm going to take the NST off my list, so it'd be down to the T1 and the Kobo. IF the T1 had the same amount of font manipulation (line spacing I suppose?) it'd be a no brainer, although really, I'm not sure that's a huge deal. I liked how close the line spacing was on the T1 and you can adjust the margins on it.

Have I come to a conclusion? The T1? I started by heavily leaning towards the NST, with the Kobo Touch coming at a distant second and hadn't considered the T1 at all, and now the T1 is in first?

Anything else I should think about?

05-09-2012, 12:59 AM	#22
bhdavis Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 294 Join Date: May 2012 Device: none	I went back to Best Buy tonight and tried out the Sony T1 and Kobo Touch again- and now I find myself starting to waffle. It's hard to really get a sense of what they're like cause they're tethered to the desk, but the T1 feels a much lighter than the Kobo Touch. It also feels much smaller and more diminutive in your hands than the Kobo. After using it, I realized I like the swipe gesture to turn pages better than the tapping on Kobo. It allows you change pages in either direction without requiring both hands. On the other hand, the T1 feels a little bit delicate and perhaps less robust- although they're probably both rather delicate. On the Kobo Touch you can adjust how frequently the page performs a complete refresh- I like it set to every time because I find the hold over very distracting. How often does the page totally refresh on the PRS-T1? I didn't notice an option to change it on the T1, nor did I notice any obvious ghosting but I didn't use it as much and they only had the Manuals on it, so there wasn't a lot of options to try it out. Nook Simple Touch + Next and Previous physical page turn buttons located on left and right hand side of the Bezel - Least convenient to buy (would require shipping it to a PO close to the border and then having my in-laws pick it up and mail it on to me or hold onto it until we visit them) - Most difficult to exchange / return unit if defective or requires warranty service Kobo Touch + Least expensive option for me to purchase ($99 at the moment) + Easy to exchange / return unit if defective or requires warranty service + Lots of text font manipulation options (font size, margins, line spacing) + Relatively inexpensive silicone covers - No physical page turn buttons - Sony T1 + Lightest + Swipe to change pages + Physical page turn buttons (I'm less bothered by their location now that I've used it a bit more) - Most expensive option (but not by much at the moment) - The interface felt a bit klunky relative to the Kobo I think I'm going to take the NST off my list, so it'd be down to the T1 and the Kobo. IF the T1 had the same amount of font manipulation (line spacing I suppose?) it'd be a no brainer, although really, I'm not sure that's a huge deal. I liked how close the line spacing was on the T1 and you can adjust the margins on it. Have I come to a conclusion? The T1? I started by heavily leaning towards the NST, with the Kobo Touch coming at a distant second and hadn't considered the T1 at all, and now the T1 is in first? Anything else I should think about?