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Originally Posted by sayhello
I'm interested to know what you mean by "I could not use the 500" and "I could not use the 505 either". Could not use it it what way?
Sayhello
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Too slow; I had the 500 for about 9 months to a year I think - I bought it last year with that Sony card promotion so I paid only 60$ and I got 50$ free books, and I gave it away in August after sitting unused on my shelves for a good while - and I read maybe 5 books on it, while in the same time frame I read maybe 50 books, maybe more on my 770.
I tried the 505 many times at the Sony Store, at Borders, at Target - even tonight I tried it again at Target after people having seen both the 505 and 700 claimed that the 505 is not noticeably slower when turning pages than the 700 and again I could not believe how anyone in good faith can make that claim when the 505 is clearly slower. As some people are sensitive to the screen, I am very sensitive to speed and ergonomics and the 505 is just way too slow and clumsy comparable to the 700 for me.
After all the reports on how eink is slow by nature I did not believe I would find an eink that I could use, so maybe this is why I was so amazed when I saw the 700 first and I wanted to buy it on the spot had they have in store then, and in fact I bought it on the spot the moment it was available...
I do not dispute the claim that the 505 is crisper, but the 700 is quite decent screenwise too at least for me. If for some people the screen is a deal breaker, sure why not, but from there to making wild claims as above - anyone happy with the 700 is a shill for Sony and such - is quite a stretch and kind of annoying