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Originally Posted by Renji
The cost isn't the problem, it's just I don't know if it's worth the upgrade especially prs-t1 to prs-t2. I don't mind trying kobo and don't care if there is a front lit light or not.
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I'm not a Sony expert, but I just picked up a refurbished (1 year warranty) T2 for $50 from Tiger Direct -- so, right now, it's not too expensive of an update (if you live in the U.S.). What I've seen of it so far, I like -- though, after the firmware update it installed a Kobo Store logo on it (that, so far, doesn't really go anywhere) and it lost the FaceBook application in the update (which is fine with me but probably not for everybody). I can't tell you if it's worth upgrading from T1 to T2 -- from what I've read they're pretty closely related. But for me -- one of the reasons I wanted the T2 -- was the Evernote app built-in. I use Evernote a lot -- and it seems to work well on the T2 (limited testing). Another thing I like about the T2 is that it has an almost usable web browser -- and it scrolls pretty fast. (This is something the Kindles don't have.) I've also tried out the library borrowing (borrowed and returned all on the T2) so I like that too.
According to Good E Reader, the T2 has a 1 Gig (Intel?) CPU compared to the T1's 800 Mhz Freescale CPU, so that might make a difference (might be why the scrolling is smooth -- at least for an E-Ink screen, but I don't know how well scrolling works on the T1). Apparently the T2 also has a significantly longer battery life.
The T3, as another choice, is a bit smaller and lighter has the higher resolution screen. Not sure if I like the way cases click on to the back of it in such a way that, if you don't have the case on it, its innards are pretty much exposed. Apparently the hardware is close to the same as the T2, except for the T3's higher resolution.
So, anyhow, the T2 might be worth the $50 update price, especially if you're already pretty much sold on Sony eReaders.
(I'll quit putting my ignorance on display now.)