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@LarryNYC

Well, first I have to say the last time I used Onyx was June 2016 (I spent 7 months with it), the software could have got updated, so I will compare Sony with Onyx from that time.

Highlight
Onyx:
It was difficult to start highlighting in Onyx, and difficult to get accurate selection, if I made a mistake, I would just forget it. When I need to access the highlights, I need to go to another view which hides the document, it was slow, and eventually didn't worth it.

Sony:
Highlights in Sony are much more faster, responsive and accurate than Onyx, , it's as fast as if you are doing it on a real paper, also it's easier to get back to the highlighted page from the "Annotation List" menu, in Sony you don't need to leave the document, the menu shows next to the page, not the same case with Onyx.

Note Taking
Onyx:
Last time I tried Onyx, If I want to add a note to a page, I can only write on top of the page, if there is no margins, or empty space, well, I can't.

Sony:
With Sony, I have three ways to do so:
1. I can write/draw on top of the page, and it's really fast and responsive
2.I can add a sticky note (handwriting), I select a place on the page to add an icon, a window shows up, without leaving the document, I can write or solve a math problem while reading the question.
3. I can add a sticky note (text), same thing but with a virtual keyboard.

Keep in mind that the handwriting notes don't get converted to text, they are just drawings, they have two colors and two different line thickness (colors show only on the computer) + if I'm working on a document with someone else, the notes keep the name of the author.

Search
Onyx:
I admit I don't remember how it was with Onyx, maybe someone can comment on this.

Sony:
I can search my notes and highlights, filter them by type (bookmark, handwriting, sticky note, etc...), and sort them by (Page, Author (who wrote the note), type, and date)

Notes/Sketching Program
Onyx:
It was buggy, several times I draw something and suddenly it draw a line from no where, it always happen and I saw some video reviews complain about it. Also, almost always, I write or draw something, I need to erase it, and instead, it erase like my last 10-20 seconds of work, eventually I gave up.

Sony:
Accurate, fast, responsive, I can erase what I want with different brush sizes (I still need to erase whole continue strokes, can't erase part of them), different types of paper templates, multiple pages, different zoom levels.

I use it all the time for note taking, todo lists, and prototyping project and processes, also, I used it several times to draw my presentations instead of doing PowerPoints, because you can also connect Sony through the laptop to a projector and draw a presentation!

Lastly
Sony advertised this as a digital paper, and it is, I don't use note books anymore and everybody want a Sony (they stop when they hear the price), seriously, I tried almost every product out there, from iPad to laptops with touch screen, Samsung tablets and other digital readers, nothing delivers the same experience, and I would gladly pay for Sony DPT-S2 when/if it comes out.

Now, I'm speaking on my positive experience with the device, because it fits my style, way of life, work and thinking, I'm sure that there are some other tastes out there, and they want their ereader to play music and video, prepare breakfast, and teleport them to work, I just needed a "PDF" reader, with ability to write like I do on paper and feels like paper in my hand in weight and size, and I got that.

I respect other products and their users.