While I agree with you in regard to the Opus and the Kindle, this does not apply to the sony 300 which is both well designed and pleasing to look at and to hold while maintaining a high build quality. I feel much safer with the inherently fragile EInk screen encased in sturdy metal than I do with it encased in plastic. Having used the 300 for a few days now, I am also quite pleased with the firmware which has yet to force me to press the reset button and sports a very user friendly interface. I like the collections feature especially, because it allows you to sort your books into multiple categories, which is difficult to do with a file folder set up without having multiple copies of a particular book. TTS and a faster processor might be nice, but frankly I'm not missing it. I don't use the SD card reader in my 700, so I'm not missing it in the 300 either.
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