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Originally Posted by tapf!
Hello,
I'm pretty sure that I'm going to buy this device. But I've got some questions, wich the threads in the forum couldn't give me an answer to, since the device would cost me about 405 USD / 300 EUR what is rather a lot of money.
2) I like reading in bed. For paper-books I use a 11W energy-saving-lamp (wich corresponds to a 60W light blub) wich is shining to the ceiling. Is that also enough to read with the Reader?
3) Up to now I've been reading eBooks with different PDAs (from 160x160 Palm to VGA PPC). For those that also habe been reading with a PDA before the Reader, do you noticed any things that you liked more with the Reader?
4) Whats about warranty? Its one year in the US, right? When I need the warranty, then I would have to send it to Sony US at my own cost, thats obvious, but who pays the way back?
5) How high is the risk that I need the warranty? Are there much known cases?
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2. Yes, that light is enough. I have a similar light in terms of the blub by my bed. But the problem is that if my wife is trying to sleep, I use my ear light to read.
3. I used to read on my computer. With the reader, you don't have to be sat in one spot. The Reader screen is easy on the eyes. The Reader is more portable then any laptop. The battery life is a lot better then any laptop or PDA. You can store a LOT of books. I recently took the reader with me on vacation and I brought one paper books that I wanted to finish and the Reader. Finsihed the book and used the Reader the rest of the time.
4. If you do need to take advantage of the warranty, the best bet is to find someone in the USA to send the Reader to who will then send it on to Sony. I really don't know if Sony will honor the warranty outside the USA.
5. There are some cases documented in the forum of some needing to take advantage of the warranty. But most are fine. Risk is low.