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Originally Posted by bhdavis
That's useful to know, thanks. I've definitely narrowed it down to being between the Kobo and the T1. The Kobo costs $99, the T1 costs $119, although it's $25 at the moment- so the price is about the same. The Kobo has more text manipulation options, but the T1 has physical page turn buttons and it's considerably lighter, and I like it's physical appearance better, but the Kobo feels a bit more solidly constructed. I think I'll get the T1. I have to wait for our tax refund, but now I know what I want  |
I too considered the physical page turn buttons a plus on the Sony until I played with it, then realised that their positioning almost makes them redundant unless you are left handed or want to hold it in two hands.
I also didn't like the shiny bezel, although the glare of shop lights didn't help and I don't really notice it on my iPad at home which is also shiny - but something you may want to consider if you intend to read for long periods of time or out in the sunshine as reflected light is a distraction and apparently more tiring on your eyes - probably not a reason not to buy the Sony if it does everything you want it to though.
The swipe on the Kobo works just as well as the Sony, and in settings you can chose how to set up the screen for the tap and swipe functions to suit how you want to use it eg you could have tap left to turn back, tap right to turn page forward and tap middle for menu options, or you can have 2 other variations depending on what you want - you can also set page refresh from anything from 1 to 6 - I have mine set to 3 to avoid too much ghosting. The Kindle only let's you chose 1 or 6 and the Sony refreshes every page whether you like it or not.
If you have any other specific questions let me know and I'll try to answer objectively, as I said I have just researched extensively and played with Sony, Kobo and Kindle a lot - we don't have Nook in the Uk.
You have to wonder who names these things - Nook, Kindle and Kobo sounds like a kids tv show or Star Wars characters.