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alecE · 10-10-2009, 05:02 PM

I've got three devices I could read my ebooks on - a laptop, a netbook or my beloved Sony 505. Only the 505 is small and light enough to comfortably carry around in my hand or coat pocket. It's also the only device of the three that allows me to have read c. 500 pages since the last full charge and still have 50% battery life. Being able to just turn off the sony without having to worry about a graceful shutdown is also a boon. (And being able to snuggle down in bed with it). I don't deny the attractions of the PC reading experience for other people, it's just not for me.

10-10-2009, 05:02 PM	#51
alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	I've got three devices I could read my ebooks on - a laptop, a netbook or my beloved Sony 505. Only the 505 is small and light enough to comfortably carry around in my hand or coat pocket. It's also the only device of the three that allows me to have read c. 500 pages since the last full charge and still have 50% battery life. Being able to just turn off the sony without having to worry about a graceful shutdown is also a boon. (And being able to snuggle down in bed with it). I don't deny the attractions of the PC reading experience for other people, it's just not for me.