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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
I'm curious why the 300 would be an "upgrade" from your 505?
Most 505 users seem to consider the 300 a downgrade.
Just wondering what you see in the 300 to make you prefer it over your 505.  |
I have had the 505 since Launch week, and as I said I am ready for an upgrade, but what is frustrating me is that there is no clear upgrade from the new toys.
The 300 represents more of a sideways move to me.
The improved portability would be useful...very useful. But I do not think it would be enough for me to give up my 505 with its Dooney & Bourke cover and Sony light Wedge (which I carved out of its integrated case so it can be attached to a naked 505...very neat).
The Touch adds nothing to my 505, since I do not annotate books.
The Daily Edition might be useful, but it would not replace my 505, as I think the loss of portability will annoy me more than the improved screen or additional wireless.
Techie gadgets are very personal I guess, but after much pondering, my perfect Sony reader would be the form factor of the 505, with a non-touch screen that goes all the way to the bottom (7" diag). Lose the round buttons (which are not needed really), add a bookmark button in the top right of the reader above where the page turn buttons are and the menu and font size buttons on the bottom right. Oh... and no wireless!
That would replace my reader in a heartbeat.