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Originally Posted by dhbailey
Which is fine -- not everybody will like it. But it's also important to note that those of us who do like it should not be looked on as having some hidden agenda.
Well, actually I do have an agenda in all my postings about how much I like the 700 -- I want to help counteract all the negative postings, so that a person who is investigating these devices for the first time can see that there are people who actually like the 700 a lot, as compared to those who don't like it and have been pretty vehement in their postings to that effect.  |
Agreed with the first statement. For the second, I sort of agree too, though I think that the best way to settle the doubt is to see and play with the gadget.
I know that sadly many people do not have this opportunity so they base a part of their decision on reports here and everywhere, so I am happy to add my voice to the ones that love the 700.
But if you want a 700, are in doubt and have a US Sony store within reasonable distance, just go and check it out.
Several years ago someone mentioned the 770 here on this forum in connection with e-books and it piqued my interest though I did not like the PocketPC/Palm devices and was happy with the Ebk1150. But next day I went to see the 770 in a CompUSA store close to my house, and the moment I saw the 770 in store, I knew it is the device for me, so I bought it on the spot.
When the Sony 500 appeared I was very excited but the store demo left me cold and I bought it months later just because it was almost free.
When the Kindle appeared, I could not form an opinion because I could not test it and there was nothing special to excite me in comparison to the 500, since wireless is unimportant for me and I hate small external keyboards, much prefer the stylus/touch based ones as in the Ebk1150, 770, iTouch or 700.
When the 505 appeared, again I was somewhat excited, but again the store test left me cold.
When the 700 appeared, I did not expect to like it so much, but I was so impressed with the store model that I *had* to buy it the same I knew with the 770.
So in many ways, finding the right device is a quite personal choice and things that make someone say blaa, are big positives for someone else, things that are ok to indifferent for someone, are deal-breakers for others and so on...