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Originally Posted by Ler0y Jenkins
One of the reasons I prefer the 505-Lightwedge Combo is because the light is removable - you can simply flip it out of the way. I mean, you wouldn't read a p-book through a lightwedge when a light is not need. So why by an e-book that has a non-removable lightwwedge?
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As a happy owner of the 700 (moving up from the 500) I can answer that: weight! Why carry around a cover with the extra weight of a light wedge even when you're not using it? And why bother with putting different covers on the 505 just to avoid having the extra weight of the light wedge when you don't need the light wedge?
It's a matter of personal taste, and I'm not trying to argue that anybody is wrong to carry around the weight of the light wedge and simply flip it out of the way when not needed. But after a week of using the 700, I can read it in all the situations where I could read my 500, and with the light built in, I can also read it where I needed to clip on a booklight, which added to the weight and balance issues of the 500.
With the 700, it weighs the same but having the lights built in makes it a better machine for my uses. And the interface and increased speed definitely make it a better machine for my reading purposes.