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Old 02-09-2022, 05:07 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by AnotherWanderer View Post
This sounds perfect, thanks! I used a CIS market PocketBook Basic back in about 2014 and would be fairly happy with the same thing with a frontlight.

With a little bit of looking I've found a Russian market and CIS market 615. Both have the green highlight on the 4 way button. Any idea if both have a lit screen and no WiFi or only the Russian market one?
I don't think any Russian PB615 had WiFi and I'm pretty certain that all PB615's (Russian or otherwise) had a front light. One thing you should be aware of, the PB615 used a Pearl screen instead of Carta. Looking at the PocketBook Russian site, I find that the PB616 (Russian version of the Basic Lux 2) also does not have WiFi. The advantage of this one is that it's new and uses the Carta screen.

https://pocketbook.ru/shop/ustroystv...k-616-chernyy/

Unfortunately (for you in this) the Russian PB617 (compare to the Basic Lux 3) does have WiFi. So you couldn't get the very newest Basic Lux without WiFi. This one has amber and white LEDs.

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Originally Posted by AnotherWanderer View Post
Getting one of the Sonys with a case light and replacing the wedge's cool white LEDs with warm white ones was my second homebrew idea, and I'd had my eye on a couple of eBay 350s. Smaller than 6" is fine as I just want it to be easily chucked in a small bag, thanks for the thought re: the 350
It should be noted that the Sony PRS-650 also did not have WiFi (only the 950 had WiFi in this line). So, if you wanted to use a Sony with a 6" screen the PRS-650 would work fine. Also, unlike the PRS-505, the PRS-650 did not use the "wedge" front-light case like the 505s. It used a built-in light that could be adjusted to certain positions (almost like a little, old-style desk lamp).

https://www.adorama.com/images/Large/soprsacl65b.jpg

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To address all the 'why no wifi' comments. I simply want a device free of distractions (hence minimal fluff also). To me the whole point of having a reader is to read without distraction and additional functionality invites idle playing. Even the addition of terminal access in PRS+ made me curious enough to see how functional it is. I'd rather not be able to do that at all and simply read books.
I never worry about "why," I just try to find what someone is looking for.
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