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Old 05-04-2009, 12:57 PM   #11
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Right I only have the SONY so I wont tell you what is better but rather what the sony has.

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Here's what matters to me most:
  • Good, clear fonts
This is a very subjective criteria. But all I will say is the text looks great on the SONY and it does support a range of fonts.

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  • High contrast
Yes sony does have 16 color contrast the text look great on the reader. The contrast is so high grey scale pictures look very good.

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  • Long battery life (off or on)
The SONY excels here I tend to charge my device about once every two weeks. The charge life last longer if I'm not reading books from the SD card.


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  • Ability to pick up on the same book & page I left off when I return to the device after a break
I think all the eBook readers support this feature.

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  • Durability and ability to use the device for at least a few years.
The device is pretty durable, but you'll hear different stories here. I've dropped my book a total of 4 times twice on concrete and all I have from it is nicks and scratches.
The body is made of aluminum and the top/bottom are made out of plastic. The plastic ends are the only places where my SONY has taken any damage.

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  • I run Linux exclusively. Any Windows-centric software or tools are completely useless to me and I will not be able to take advantage of them.
Since you do not care about DRM. This will not be an issue. The SONY software only works on Windows, but you only really need this software for DRM books. Personally I prefer calibre over the sony software, which runs on most platforms.


Personally the SONY device is a great product I have no regrets. It is small and thin. Making it very portable. I can stick it in my back pocket. It also is the only eInk that supports ePUB which seems to be the format of the future.


Oh: The one thing the other devices have over the SONY is a built in dictionary. Doesn't seem like a big deal until you've used a product that supports a dictionary.


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