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imageraw · 09-14-2013, 08:13 AM

can you plz bear with me and advise on the following on the basis of your experience:

i've been using a Sony Prs-650 (+ the prs-plus enhancement software) for a while now - mainly to read pdf articles (mainly academic, etc). It does freeze occasionally, other than that it works all right. Given the size of the screen taking notes on pdf articles can be a pain, though.

from the various forums and reviews i came across, i feel tempted to replace it with an Onyx M92 (its 9.7in screen is quite attractive (size and definition re: reading pdf files). I'm just not sure eReader technology has evolved that much since the Sony was produced or whether it can be expected to evolve much in the near future. I'm not even sure the M92 is a step forward to the Prs-650 (well, other than the screen, obviously), and particularly regarding

- pdf files re-flow, annotation capability, zooming, margins, etc: all right on the Sony, but no margins, and zooming means that every other option is disactivated. M92?;
- multi-tasking: Prs-650 allows to work on one doc at a time. M92?;
- search (key word and/or file name) capability vis-a-vis folder organization: Sony allows to search for key words within documents. M92?;
- wifi: the Prs-650 doesn't have it (a bliss?), though on the M92 can I open a wikipedia page, browse a library catalogue, then send a query to a colleague while working on one or more pdf articles? can i email that very article as well as my annotations on it as an attachment to a colleague? (btw, i came across people who have had problems with the M92's wifi (like it connects to some hubs and refuses to connect to others): true?);
- the Prs-650 works quite well with Linux & Calibre. What about the M92?
- the Prs-650 software is 'open' to some extent. What about the M92 (heard stuff about different versions of the M92, 'open source' and not...
- the Sony comes with a bunch of excellent, top-quality dictionaries, and they document integration is just perfect. I understand that one needs to look out for Stardict dictionaries and install them on the M92...easy to do and does the result compare with the Sony?

sorry for the long post. I can't find any ereader out there that's been specifically designed for academic use (and i don't want a tablet), and bottom line i was wondering if the M92 might be the answer or...possibly not?

09-14-2013, 08:13 AM	#1
imageraw Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hamburg Device: sony prs-650	onyx m92 a step forward? can you plz bear with me and advise on the following on the basis of your experience: i've been using a Sony Prs-650 (+ the prs-plus enhancement software) for a while now - mainly to read pdf articles (mainly academic, etc). It does freeze occasionally, other than that it works all right. Given the size of the screen taking notes on pdf articles can be a pain, though. from the various forums and reviews i came across, i feel tempted to replace it with an Onyx M92 (its 9.7in screen is quite attractive (size and definition re: reading pdf files). I'm just not sure eReader technology has evolved that much since the Sony was produced or whether it can be expected to evolve much in the near future. I'm not even sure the M92 is a step forward to the Prs-650 (well, other than the screen, obviously), and particularly regarding - pdf files re-flow, annotation capability, zooming, margins, etc: all right on the Sony, but no margins, and zooming means that every other option is disactivated. M92?; - multi-tasking: Prs-650 allows to work on one doc at a time. M92?; - search (key word and/or file name) capability vis-a-vis folder organization: Sony allows to search for key words within documents. M92?; - wifi: the Prs-650 doesn't have it (a bliss?), though on the M92 can I open a wikipedia page, browse a library catalogue, then send a query to a colleague while working on one or more pdf articles? can i email that very article as well as my annotations on it as an attachment to a colleague? (btw, i came across people who have had problems with the M92's wifi (like it connects to some hubs and refuses to connect to others): true?); - the Prs-650 works quite well with Linux & Calibre. What about the M92? - the Prs-650 software is 'open' to some extent. What about the M92 (heard stuff about different versions of the M92, 'open source' and not... - the Sony comes with a bunch of excellent, top-quality dictionaries, and they document integration is just perfect. I understand that one needs to look out for Stardict dictionaries and install them on the M92...easy to do and does the result compare with the Sony? sorry for the long post. I can't find any ereader out there that's been specifically designed for academic use (and i don't want a tablet), and bottom line i was wondering if the M92 might be the answer or...possibly not?