MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Had problem with 700,opted for advance exchange instead of repair-recieved new 600

narbeauchamp · 10-08-2009, 07:12 AM

....I almost bought a kindle and an iPod touch last week (I've bought the touch..and actually may consider buying the international kindle if I do decide to buy one,I guess its good I didn't actually pull the trigger last week...now I have something that may be more suitable to my needs)-and I am adoring reading on it so far-but I wouldn't be able to read on it for hours everyday as I do with my Sonys (its comparing maybe reading during my commute,versus with the Sony I probably read a few hours at night,plus the commute,plus lunch usually- I did finish a book in under two days on the touch-but it was short and particularly engrossing )...I'm sending back for repair since they have that flat rate now (I figure not too bad to fix for a hundred bucks or so),I figure it would be great to say...take to the beach,or loan books to family or friends even (the second 505 I bought was to prevent my other half from stealing mine !)...LOL I never need to go far to justify a gadget purchase.

I do love my 700 for the reason of the light-I tried to read a bit last night in bed with the 600-not as seamless as its been for the last 10 months with the 700,I still have a clip on book light that I used with the 505 (from before the cover with the light came out)-and that was okay,but not as nice as what I've grown accustomed to.

I'm going to finish loading my books on the 600 today and see how it goes.Also going to call Sony and ask what the procedure is if I don't want the 600 and want them to repair my 700....of course after having tried the 600 for a few days,its entirely possible I'll want to add the 600 and still have a 700 (also a week or so ago,I was thinking of going into the Sony Style store to check out the 300 and 600,but had basically decided I didn't want the 300 (I like using memory cards-the 300 is the sort of device,I'd definitely buy as a gift but more than likely would never buy for myself),and maybe would consider the 600,but maybe holding out for the 900 this winter.....)....

One thing I don't like so far...is the slip case.I'm generally a fan of that type of case...but I can see dropping the reader on the subway since it doesn't have a folio type cover...I can forsee waiting in endless anticipation for the m-edge cases for the 600.

10-08-2009, 07:12 AM	#9
narbeauchamp Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 98 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York,NY Device: PRS700BC/PRS505/TZ350N/MacBook/Aspire One/iPad/iPhone/BB 9630	....I almost bought a kindle and an iPod touch last week (I've bought the touch..and actually may consider buying the international kindle if I do decide to buy one,I guess its good I didn't actually pull the trigger last week...now I have something that may be more suitable to my needs)-and I am adoring reading on it so far-but I wouldn't be able to read on it for hours everyday as I do with my Sonys (its comparing maybe reading during my commute,versus with the Sony I probably read a few hours at night,plus the commute,plus lunch usually- I did finish a book in under two days on the touch-but it was short and particularly engrossing )...I'm sending back for repair since they have that flat rate now (I figure not too bad to fix for a hundred bucks or so),I figure it would be great to say...take to the beach,or loan books to family or friends even (the second 505 I bought was to prevent my other half from stealing mine !)...LOL I never need to go far to justify a gadget purchase. I do love my 700 for the reason of the light-I tried to read a bit last night in bed with the 600-not as seamless as its been for the last 10 months with the 700,I still have a clip on book light that I used with the 505 (from before the cover with the light came out)-and that was okay,but not as nice as what I've grown accustomed to. I'm going to finish loading my books on the 600 today and see how it goes.Also going to call Sony and ask what the procedure is if I don't want the 600 and want them to repair my 700....of course after having tried the 600 for a few days,its entirely possible I'll want to add the 600 and still have a 700 (also a week or so ago,I was thinking of going into the Sony Style store to check out the 300 and 600,but had basically decided I didn't want the 300 (I like using memory cards-the 300 is the sort of device,I'd definitely buy as a gift but more than likely would never buy for myself),and maybe would consider the 600,but maybe holding out for the 900 this winter.....).... One thing I don't like so far...is the slip case.I'm generally a fan of that type of case...but I can see dropping the reader on the subway since it doesn't have a folio type cover...I can forsee waiting in endless anticipation for the m-edge cases for the 600.