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pratyk · 08-08-2009, 11:32 AM

Hi,

I have been watching these forums for a while and finally thought it was the right time to post my question.

I am a techie and use a lot of technical ebooks and white papers/research papers. I'd read some fiction but that is mainly during the commute or travelling. It's really hard to concentrate sometimes if i use my laptop for the same and hence i decided to look for an ebook reader. I do travel occasionally (about once a month) and lugging around a laptop isn't really convenient.

I'm mainly looking for a reader that serves me in 2 ways: during my commute to work/travel + looking at references ..

So far, it's mainly between Kindle 2 and Sony PRS600 .. I thought about Kindle DX and it's a bit of a reach with my budget ..

I am looking to buy an e-book reader with the budget of about 300$.

I currently have a lot of material in pdf format and would be buying e-book versions of technical references/programming manuals / books (viz. tech bibles that are like 5 pounds each) ..

The confusion is about how good the pdf's get rendered on a kindle 2 vs. sony reader .. I'd have my iphone along all the time so web content is not really an issue ..

Last but not the most glaring need: Reading Manga / scanned comics I have from back in the day ..

I could buy the Sony reader @ Best Buy for around 270 after discounts later this month or get a Kindle 2 this monday with the 15% cashback from Bing.com (via eBay) ...

So the final prices might be:
Sony PRS600 ~ $270
Kindle 2 ~ $250
Kindle DX ~ $ 415

Which one should i buy ?

08-08-2009, 11:32 AM	#1
pratyk Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: none	Help me buy the right ebook reader :) Hi, I have been watching these forums for a while and finally thought it was the right time to post my question. I am a techie and use a lot of technical ebooks and white papers/research papers. I'd read some fiction but that is mainly during the commute or travelling. It's really hard to concentrate sometimes if i use my laptop for the same and hence i decided to look for an ebook reader. I do travel occasionally (about once a month) and lugging around a laptop isn't really convenient. I'm mainly looking for a reader that serves me in 2 ways: during my commute to work/travel + looking at references .. So far, it's mainly between Kindle 2 and Sony PRS600 .. I thought about Kindle DX and it's a bit of a reach with my budget .. I am looking to buy an e-book reader with the budget of about 300$. I currently have a lot of material in pdf format and would be buying e-book versions of technical references/programming manuals / books (viz. tech bibles that are like 5 pounds each) .. The confusion is about how good the pdf's get rendered on a kindle 2 vs. sony reader .. I'd have my iphone along all the time so web content is not really an issue .. Last but not the most glaring need: Reading Manga / scanned comics I have from back in the day .. I could buy the Sony reader @ Best Buy for around 270 after discounts later this month or get a Kindle 2 this monday with the 15% cashback from Bing.com (via eBay) ... So the final prices might be: Sony PRS600 ~ $270 Kindle 2 ~ $250 Kindle DX ~ $ 415 Which one should i buy ?