I visited the Sony Style store in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The 700 was on display with either two 505s or a 500 and a 505 (I admit I didn't look closely at all 3). I had the chance to check out the new device... it feels good and looks better than the 500 series, and the page-turn, either by "finger-swipe" or button, is noticeably faster on the 700 than the 500s. The backlight wasn't bad. Even my wife thought it was a pretty good piece of work.
When I asked about purchasing, the salesgirl told me that the 700 could be
preordered, at the store or online, for a "sometime in November" release, so it is not available to take home yet. (I declined.)
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Originally Posted by cassidym
I just called both the Sony stores at Pentagon City and at Tysons and both confirmed what Nate just posted. In fact, the Pentagon City store used the same expression about the salesman I talked to yesterday; i.e., he was talking through his hat.
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Scary, isn't it? In fact, on a related note, while on the road I tried to use a mobile 411 service to see if there was a Sony store in Bethesda, Md, or Tysons Corner. We were told there was neither, but there were stores in Hyattsville and Landover. Upon returning home and checking the website, I saw that there was indeed a Tysons store, but none in Landover and Hyattsville.
So you can't get straight answers from salespeople... and you can't even get straight answers on if the store is really there.