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Originally Posted by khalleron
As to the 'plastic is better' example you gave earlier, ereaders are not phones. The Kindle 2 bodies have already had considerable trouble with cracking. I've dropped my Sony (in the M-edge case, admittedly) a couple of times, with no ill effects whatsoever.
On all other fronts, I do think the PocketPro is a better value (barring discounts as Christmas approaches), but $229 for something I have no faith will not break easily is $229 I'm not prepared to spend.
Also, the PRS-300 has 440 mb of available memory, my 505 has 192. That's more than double the available memory, which does somewhat ameliorate the loss of an SD card slot.
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I have not heard of any problems with the EZ-Reader bodies like the ones the Kindle is experiencing, so maybe it is Kindles poor workmanship at play here.
The plastic body is pretty sturdy maybe less than a metal body, but even so care should be taken when handling. I have dropped my EZ-Reader (while in the case) without any damage whatsoever. If under normal use it breaks than that is another issue.
As for the lack of an SD card, yes it is not a necessity but having one expands the usefullness of the device. You can put all your music on the card and listen to it while reading. I rarely transfer books directly to my EZ-Reader. I pop our the SD card and slip it in my netbook and transfer my books to the folders I want.
I like the flexibilty and it works for me.