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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I had a 650. So I can say that the reading experience is not nearly as good as it is on Kobo.
No hi-res screen. No side loaded fonts. No real italics (simulated). No margins and line-height. No ePub 3. There is no way I would go back to a Sony Reader.
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Yes, a Libra 2 is far better. A Sage is better still, but the PRS-350 is very much smaller and 600 x 800 on 5″ is much nicer than on 6″. Embedded fonts work fine. Most epub3 features are irrelevant when reading fiction on a small screen. Also you can trim the margins on a PRS-350, unlike a Kindle.
If someone wants 5″ it may be a better choice than the Kobo Mini and it's far better than a new Yiben/Y-Ben P47L (4.7″ ereader with no touch and no collections). It's far better than the pre-2023 600x800 Kindle Basic 167 dpi (or was it 2022?), maybe about 200 dpi?. It's also more use than the PRS-T2 being same pixels and smaller. I have PRS-350, PRS-T2 and took back a PRS-T1 as it had the dictionary freeze issue).
However I'd recommend the Sage unless it has to fit in a smaller coat pocket, then the Libra 2. I'd not bother with any 6″ model.