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Originally Posted by Donnageddon
The PRS 700 was a failure, to be sure, but it failed mainly due to the repeated slamming of it by people who did not want a touch screen eink reader with built in lighting. For those of us who do, the PRS 700 is an excellent reader whose screen "problems" are greatly exaggerated.
But if I received one with the "dust bunny" issue, I might feel differently.
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As someone who upgraded from a PRS-505 a year ago I have to agree entirely. While waiting for delivery I was getting worried given all the Internet reports of unusable screen reflection and readability. When I first turned it on I though oh-no it isn't as bright as my PRS-505...
Once I loaded my books onto it, and started to get used to the increased speed, the light and the swipe feature I began to appreciate the benefits it brought and would not go back.
MY daily commute is four hours with three spent standing (or sitting if lucky) on a train in a variety of lighting conditions and I have never once been unable to read my PRS-700.
I think Sony got scared by the bad press and put the PRS-700 out to pasture early to ensure the newer devices didn't get 'tar-brushed' with all the "reported" problems.