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Old 10-31-2009, 01:56 PM   #4
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Device: Sony PRS-500 (until I have enough Sony Rewards points for the PRS-300)
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Originally Posted by LoganK View Post
Perhaps $75 better? The PRS-500 wasn't particularly good. It is hard to see the screen, the controls aren't laid out nearly as well, it is slow to do just about anything, it is no longer supported by Sony (although they claim they'll issue an update when their store switches formats), the USB is slow, and it doesn't support ePub (DRM or otherwise).

$50 may seem like a lot, but it really isn't in this case.
I'm still using my PRS-500 daily, and I don't find it hard to read or slow at all. However, I would say the PRS-505 is definitely at least $50 better, probably more, if only because of the ability to read library books natively.
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