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Originally Posted by kezza
Interesting. Why? Is it because of the light? Or is it just not a good enough upgrade to warrant the cost?
I'm very curious about people's reactions to the 600. I keep going back and forth on whether I want one . . .
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I think from a 505, the 600 would be a great upgrade (but the visibility is a bit inferior to the 505). From a 700, while the screen is a little bit better, but since 700 screen never bothered me too much to begin with, it isn't really an issue, since the 505's really crisp screen actually gave me eye strain
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Light is one part, though minor I think, for most people, but I find myself more discouraged to read at night without a built in light, but that's just me being lazy
It's really not that 600 is bad, but it is just the little things about the 700 that I got extremely used to, to be, 700 was more usable for me. One of the things is the lack of a physical 'Back' button. The on-screen Back button works fine, but to be honest, its on the top left hand of the screen, just for usability point of view... why the top left, your hand (well, mine at least) never go anywhere near the top of the screen unless I'm turning off the power.
Another one is the lack of a physical 'Search' button. The search option is now hidden under options, while this is fine for most people, I think it's just an added step to do for when I need to search a text.
As for the dictionary, I've actually never bothered with it, but it seems nice enough on the 600.
And over using 600 and 700, I find the 700 much easier to hold in my hands, which may be just that I am used to it, but it just 'felt' nicer. I find myself constantly adjusting my hands on the 600 to get it comfortable when I hold it.
Hope this helps somewhat?