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Liviu_5 · 11-08-2008, 09:29 PM

Tonight - 11/08 - I bought my PRS 700 from the Sony Style store in White Plains, NY - at Westchester Mall - I was surprised they had it, but as mentioned before I loved it last week when I saw it, so I did not hesitate.

It's fast, the integrated light is very good - I tried it in absolute dark at home and the reading is comfortable, though you gotta memorize the buttons since you definitely do not see them - most things you can do by tapping, but buttons help.

The turn page by sliding is comfortable and you can adjust the direction for page forward left to right or right to left. You need to do just a very small touch move to advance the page, and there is a button too.

Search is fast, bookmark is by double tap in the corner - though the global bookmarks are together with the notes and named as such.

There is a home button that accesses instantaneously the basic menu - books, notes, settings, collections - and I think there are other tricks in the manual.

I am charging it with the 500 charger - no charger is included.

It's wider than the 500 by about a finger, though I have no idea how it compares with the 505. The cover is hinged not like in the 500, again I have no idea about the 505.

Regarding screen comparison, the 505 was crisper in the store, but the 700 is so much faster, you have to try to believe it. That, touch and light make it the first e-ink for me.

It comes with 2 songs and 3 pictures installed and 15 book excerpts, but I intend to delete all asap.

11-08-2008, 09:29 PM	#1
Liviu_5 Books and more books Posts: 917 Karma: 69499 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: White Plains, NY, USA Device: Nook Color, Itouch, Nokia770, Sony 650, Sony 700(dead), Ebk(given)	PRS 700 available to buy in Sony Stores Tonight - 11/08 - I bought my PRS 700 from the Sony Style store in White Plains, NY - at Westchester Mall - I was surprised they had it, but as mentioned before I loved it last week when I saw it, so I did not hesitate. It's fast, the integrated light is very good - I tried it in absolute dark at home and the reading is comfortable, though you gotta memorize the buttons since you definitely do not see them - most things you can do by tapping, but buttons help. The turn page by sliding is comfortable and you can adjust the direction for page forward left to right or right to left. You need to do just a very small touch move to advance the page, and there is a button too. Search is fast, bookmark is by double tap in the corner - though the global bookmarks are together with the notes and named as such. There is a home button that accesses instantaneously the basic menu - books, notes, settings, collections - and I think there are other tricks in the manual. I am charging it with the 500 charger - no charger is included. It's wider than the 500 by about a finger, though I have no idea how it compares with the 505. The cover is hinged not like in the 500, again I have no idea about the 505. Regarding screen comparison, the 505 was crisper in the store, but the 700 is so much faster, you have to try to believe it. That, touch and light make it the first e-ink for me. It comes with 2 songs and 3 pictures installed and 15 book excerpts, but I intend to delete all asap.