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Originally Posted by curtw
As an engineer, you should also appreciate that the PRS-505 (combined with cover) is the only one that will fit "properly" in the thigh pocket of your cargo shorts.  |
How that didn't make the official features list I'll never know.
I originally bought a PRS-500 back in June '07, and just two weeks ago sent it in for repairs under my extended warranty and received a PRS-505 replacement unit. Apparently they don't service the 500 anymore, so that $35 extended warranty turned into a nice upgrade.
Having used the 505 for a couple weeks now and reading through about 7 books (still at 50% battery), it's an incredible upgrade from the 500 and I love it. Coupled with the excellent calibre software, which is basically iTunes for eBooks, I can't imagine having anything else though I do read more free books than anything.
I wasn't impressed with the Sony eBook store when they opened it, and it doesn't seem to have gotten much better in the past couple of years. That would be my only reason to look into a Kindle at this point.