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Mainemom · 01-19-2009, 05:22 PM

I was just 2 seconds away from pressing "Buy" on a Sony 700 and then read that the screen is poor, then almost bought a 505, but just couldn't do it. I have been researching for months and still feel overwhelmed. Please be opinionated and offer me straight advice!

--I read popular (genre) fiction mainly
--I do not care if I am beholden to Amazon or some other company (I have no political views that influence this decision)
--I am a MacBook user, and do not run Parallels or Bootcamp, although my son has a PC in the house which I can use
--I am not tech savvy (workarounds are not going to be easy for me, but I will do them if necessary)
--I do not give a fig about wireless connectivity
--Cost is no object -- but I want to get something for my money
--I would like to be able to search and annotate
--I'm a professor, and it would be "nice" to be able to read articles in PDF, but this reader is primarily for fun, not a work tool
--Visibility and clarity is (enlarging font) important
--Long battery life and quicker page turns are good
--I am a bit worried that there will be a new device from Amazon or Sony that will make me wish I waited until the second quarter of 2009

I wish there were a program that I could input answers and it would spit out the reader I should buy. Failing that, I have to bother you folks.
Thank you!

Any advice?

01-19-2009, 05:22 PM	#1
Mainemom Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: none	Mac user: which to buy? I was just 2 seconds away from pressing "Buy" on a Sony 700 and then read that the screen is poor, then almost bought a 505, but just couldn't do it. I have been researching for months and still feel overwhelmed. Please be opinionated and offer me straight advice! --I read popular (genre) fiction mainly --I do not care if I am beholden to Amazon or some other company (I have no political views that influence this decision) --I am a MacBook user, and do not run Parallels or Bootcamp, although my son has a PC in the house which I can use --I am not tech savvy (workarounds are not going to be easy for me, but I will do them if necessary) --I do not give a fig about wireless connectivity --Cost is no object -- but I want to get something for my money --I would like to be able to search and annotate --I'm a professor, and it would be "nice" to be able to read articles in PDF, but this reader is primarily for fun, not a work tool --Visibility and clarity is (enlarging font) important --Long battery life and quicker page turns are good --I am a bit worried that there will be a new device from Amazon or Sony that will make me wish I waited until the second quarter of 2009 I wish there were a program that I could input answers and it would spit out the reader I should buy. Failing that, I have to bother you folks. Thank you! Any advice?