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cjs703 · 08-26-2009, 03:03 PM

Just bought a PRS-600 from the Sony Style store here in the DC area. The PRS-300 was on display, but the PRS-600 was still in the back. After inquiring about the PRS-600 they immediately opened one for me.

Before this the only reader that I have used is the Cybook 3, which was a nice device for reading anything but PDFs. The main issue I had with it was that it was so flimsy that I ended up breaking it twice.

For the first 10 minutes I played around with the PRS-300, and overall I liked the size of it, and the screen seemed very clear and sharp. It did seem to waste too much space on all the buttons though. I'm not sure if the side 1-9 buttons are necessary, along with the large navigation buttons at the bottom.

When they opened the PRS-600, I noticed immediately how much better it looked without the side buttons, and overall seemed less distracting. The downside with this model is the screen glare because of the touch screen.
I did a side-by-side comparison of the PRS-300, and PRS-600 and I didn't really notice much of a difference with the sharpness and visibility of the words. Yesterday I saw an online review that compared the 505 and 600 and the 600 looked really bad in comparison, but now that I have the 600 in front of me it doesn't seem nearly as bad as it had looked.

Fingerprints are a non-issue because it comes with a stylus. You never have to put your fingers on the screen if you don't want to!

I tested PDF support by loading a technical computer programming book onto the internal memory. It showed up immediately under the books list, and I couldn't find any flaws when viewing it with the font size as small. It looks just like you were viewing it on a computer. If you grow the font size, some of the words end up where they shouldn't be. Although overall it wasn't very bad, and I did test this with a programming book which had pages of code laid out. Even though I don't have the greatest eyesight I would say that the PDF was very readable in the small font.

Dictionary lookups are easy just by double tapping a word!

The device is very solid and sturdy.

The case that it comes with isn't going to help protect the screen from an impact. I wish Sony would have included one that was more protective.

I haven't had a chance to do much reading on it, but overall I'm happy with it. I think the only issue people may find with it is the added screen glare.

08-26-2009, 03:03 PM	#1
cjs703 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 488 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Pocketbook 360	Just picked up the PRS-600 Just bought a PRS-600 from the Sony Style store here in the DC area. The PRS-300 was on display, but the PRS-600 was still in the back. After inquiring about the PRS-600 they immediately opened one for me. Before this the only reader that I have used is the Cybook 3, which was a nice device for reading anything but PDFs. The main issue I had with it was that it was so flimsy that I ended up breaking it twice. For the first 10 minutes I played around with the PRS-300, and overall I liked the size of it, and the screen seemed very clear and sharp. It did seem to waste too much space on all the buttons though. I'm not sure if the side 1-9 buttons are necessary, along with the large navigation buttons at the bottom. When they opened the PRS-600, I noticed immediately how much better it looked without the side buttons, and overall seemed less distracting. The downside with this model is the screen glare because of the touch screen. I did a side-by-side comparison of the PRS-300, and PRS-600 and I didn't really notice much of a difference with the sharpness and visibility of the words. Yesterday I saw an online review that compared the 505 and 600 and the 600 looked really bad in comparison, but now that I have the 600 in front of me it doesn't seem nearly as bad as it had looked. Fingerprints are a non-issue because it comes with a stylus. You never have to put your fingers on the screen if you don't want to! I tested PDF support by loading a technical computer programming book onto the internal memory. It showed up immediately under the books list, and I couldn't find any flaws when viewing it with the font size as small. It looks just like you were viewing it on a computer. If you grow the font size, some of the words end up where they shouldn't be. Although overall it wasn't very bad, and I did test this with a programming book which had pages of code laid out. Even though I don't have the greatest eyesight I would say that the PDF was very readable in the small font. Dictionary lookups are easy just by double tapping a word! The device is very solid and sturdy. The case that it comes with isn't going to help protect the screen from an impact. I wish Sony would have included one that was more protective. I haven't had a chance to do much reading on it, but overall I'm happy with it. I think the only issue people may find with it is the added screen glare.