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Originally Posted by joewandy
i'm wondering whether it's worth upgrading from a PRS-505 to the 900.
Is the 900 noticeably larger than the 505 when used to read (technical) PDF in the landscape mode? Especially with the crop margin enabled.
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To me, Sony 505 still is one of the most advanced readers in the market. It's far from being obsolete or outdated. So I don't see any need for a replacement.
If you think about a touchscreen unit and consider this an upgrade, Sony 900 is a great choice, highly recommendable. But Sony 600 more or less is equal, Sony 900 to me only is a minor improvement, not a quantum leap.
Sony 900 isn't noticeably larger. I didn't compare measurements before ordering, but I've expected it being bigger (but on the downside have been worried about being more bulky). That's not an issue for me, but if it's a criteria for example iRex may be worth considering (my absolute favorite for PDFs).
Sony 900 is a great unit. So far, there's only a single minor disappointment: I've expected a bit more of landscape mode. 2-page-view did seem very promising, but I couldn't make any use of it yet. For the books I've tried, it's not too helpful (not enough information vs. readability).
Nearly forgot the 2nd issue (refuse to call it "negative", love my Sony units too much for that): Zoom still only is valid for a single page in PDFs, whereas iRex does remember it for the entire document.
Attached: Sony 300, 600 and 900 comparing sizes.
Sorry, couldn't get a better picture.