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Originally Posted by RWood
I have had and used my 500 since about a month after they launched in the US. I still use it on a daily basis and it performs so well I wasn't even tempted by the 505. I did a side-by-side with the 700 and it was less clear than the 500 (although the menus were better.)
I have about one and one-half lifetimes of LRFs to read (both from the MR library and self created.)
Now Bob, I do not think you will ever get rid of your 500. You will keep it at least for that fine case Yvan made. (Think of it as art.)
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Aw, the bubinga one, that was my favorite!
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Originally Posted by Bob Russell
Yep, I will likely be keeping the case longer than the Reader itself! It's definitely a highly valued item. And the dock is also a reason to keep the 500. It's not a necessity, but a nice luxury that I wouldn't pay for again in the future.
Plus, I bet I'm not the only one with a strange emotional attachment to the 500. Maybe not unlike the feeling some people have about paper books. So even if I do upgrade, I'm not sure I want to trade in the old one. That will be a very painful decision if Sony offers a large credit for a 500 trade-in! I might still have to consider keeping the 500 for sentimental reasons. If it's a good offer from Sony, that will be a very tough call.
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There you are! Fleeing us again?
Nice to see you Bob.
I still use the 500 as my main reader. I will keep it and maintain it as long as it will work, the I'll put it in its box and berry it... in a cupbord somewhere, just like a picture album. This reader I was procured with came from good friends here, I can never forget that...
I was thinking of getting the Opus soon but my car and computer show signs of old age, just like that guy I keep seeing in the mirror every morning.
