MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - New Sony model to be called PRS-300 and PRS-600

BuddyBoy · 07-31-2009, 06:03 PM

I hope they release the 300 at a sub $200 price point - it will certainly get the market going. 440 MB should be more than enough for an entry-lever reader. Although I have my whole library on a 4GB card, I tend to put the books I'm actively interested in on my internal memory and keep the card out to reduce processing and formatting time.

I'll take a look at the 600 when it's available, but I have to say I wasn't too thrilled with the touch screen on the 700. Even discounting the poor contrast - mainly as a result of the light wedge - I found the touch screen didn't work very well for me. I must have low capacitance or something. The page change buttons were OK for my usually left handed hold, but the screen wipe to change was useless one handed. I prefer the 505's left side page turn button.

Of course, what I really liked was the REB1150/1100 big ergonomic page turn buttons.

07-31-2009, 06:03 PM	#205
BuddyBoy eBookin' Fool Posts: 310 Karma: 1008360 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KK, iPad (Ex Prs 505, 500, Reb1100-2150, Rocket)	I hope they release the 300 at a sub $200 price point - it will certainly get the market going. 440 MB should be more than enough for an entry-lever reader. Although I have my whole library on a 4GB card, I tend to put the books I'm actively interested in on my internal memory and keep the card out to reduce processing and formatting time. I'll take a look at the 600 when it's available, but I have to say I wasn't too thrilled with the touch screen on the 700. Even discounting the poor contrast - mainly as a result of the light wedge - I found the touch screen didn't work very well for me. I must have low capacitance or something. The page change buttons were OK for my usually left handed hold, but the screen wipe to change was useless one handed. I prefer the 505's left side page turn button. Of course, what I really liked was the REB1150/1100 big ergonomic page turn buttons.