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Originally Posted by Lemurion
If you don't mind - I'm going to play Devil's Advocate for the moment.
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For what it's worth (and I'm a Sony owner) I'd go for the Pocket Pro over the 300 (so long as I could get it in the price parity window). However, I think the 300 will sell quite well and satisfy many purchasers.
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I agree with you on all points. Sony does have the name. Astak will most likely never come close to achieving such brand recognition.
I do agree, also, that their build quality is very good, and even their design. i actually much prefer the side buttons on the 505 than the buttons on the EZ Readers.
Sony's stepping away from their proprietary format is also a very bold step for the company. It's going to be tumultuous time for Sony, in that their books will be available to be read on a majority of readers, and could very well hinder their unit sales to a certain degree.
I did not state this before, as it never really formed in the brianpan, but they will most likely see a return on investment by the increase in book sales because of this change. It's a balance of unit sales vs ebook market. Sony's book sales will most likely achieve Kindles success, and may very well top them with their more-readily-available format.
As far as comparing it to Astak, I suppose you might compare like a good mp3 player. iPod has the country beat in sales, marketing/advertising, etc.. I have an 8GB Creative Zen Microphoto. It's does more than an iPod of equal value (at the time of purchase, anyway), but not many people have heard of it. I did my research, played with both units, and chose the Zen.
Hopefully, once the PEZ ships outs, reviews will start to come in, and people can judge by actual reviews instead of PR marketing.
