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Nate the great · 10-21-2008, 01:59 PM

I spent about a half hour at the nearest SonyStyle store. It's the one at Tyson's Corner Center Mall. The staff was polite friendly and helpful. I wish I could thank them by name, but I forgot to write them down.

I won't post most of my pictures. The lighting conditions were horribly for photography. All of the pictures are angled funny becuase I was trying to avoid catching the reflected spotlights in the ceiling.

The first new feature that caught my eye was on the "Books" menu screen. They added an index on the right side of the screen. Guess how it works? Also, you can still sort by title, author, and date.

I didn't find the smudges on the screen to be a problem. And I was careful to test this as thoroughly as possible. I had to hold the screen at an angle that made reading impossible before I noticed the smudges.

I found that I could hold the 700 in one hand and turn the page with my thumb. The motion was really easy to figure out repeat consistently.Also,m since you can set the turn page swipe to go both left and right, the 700 should be comfortable for lefties.

The on screen keyboard is finger friendly. Unfortunately, you can't use the it to type notes. It's only for the search function. The only things you can do to a book is highlight and bookmark.

I would definitely recommend this device over the 505. I think it's worth the extra cost.

10-21-2008, 01:59 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	First Impressions of the PRS-700 I spent about a half hour at the nearest SonyStyle store. It's the one at Tyson's Corner Center Mall. The staff was polite friendly and helpful. I wish I could thank them by name, but I forgot to write them down. I won't post most of my pictures. The lighting conditions were horribly for photography. All of the pictures are angled funny becuase I was trying to avoid catching the reflected spotlights in the ceiling. The first new feature that caught my eye was on the "Books" menu screen. They added an index on the right side of the screen. Guess how it works? Also, you can still sort by title, author, and date. I didn't find the smudges on the screen to be a problem. And I was careful to test this as thoroughly as possible. I had to hold the screen at an angle that made reading impossible before I noticed the smudges. I found that I could hold the 700 in one hand and turn the page with my thumb. The motion was really easy to figure out repeat consistently.Also,m since you can set the turn page swipe to go both left and right, the 700 should be comfortable for lefties. The on screen keyboard is finger friendly. Unfortunately, you can't use the it to type notes. It's only for the search function. The only things you can do to a book is highlight and bookmark. I would definitely recommend this device over the 505. I think it's worth the extra cost.