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Pollution · 02-04-2010, 08:03 AM

I bought the 505 about a month after it came out. I was allowed to use it for a whole week before my wife discovered the joys of it and took it to work with her 1000 various mystery novels. I got it back after about 10 months. I used it everyday at least an hour per day (sometimes even as an iPod replacement to listen to audiobooks). Then I put the Ender's Game series on it for my 10 year old to read (he'd read off the 505 but rarely from print, the tech turned him on to reading, lol).

Sometime after that, my 2 young daughters found it and played with it. I located the unit 2 months later with a broken power switch... NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

I tried to have it repaired, but it was a whopping 19 days past warranty. Oh, the humanity!!!!

So, I'm in the market for a new one. I will NEVER buy a kindle, and my opinion of the iPad is "great, but only for online stuff, except it won't do flash which is 1/2 of what I want it to do...." So, I went to a a couple of electronic stores (Best Buy, Frys, etc...) to check out the new models with my SD card that had a couple of PDFs on it (some scans, some published) and other formats as well to try them out (i.e. .RTF, ePub, ect...)

The Daily Edition WINS! Hands down, and here's why:

1) That extra inch and a half made the scanned PDF's actually READABLE! The 505 had a huge problem with that.
2) The continued support for every file type I had was still there on the new edition (especially the e-Comics).
3) The e-Comics were MUCH more readable than on the 505 and slightly better than the 600.
4) The accessories made me happy. Especially the carry case (which I can put other things in as well)
5) The note taking....yeah...that was a great addition.
6) The 3G not only being included, but free as well. This eliminates the need to sync up the reader with the PC when using the Sony store (which I use at lease once a week for free/super-cheap books).
7)The extra size lenghtwise makes for MUCH better reading in landscape while...
8) ...not changing the width of the unit. I loved my 505 because I could stick it in my back pocket and walk around with it. The end would stick out, but hey, that's groovy by me. The new unit will be just as good, though slightly higher up on my back than the 505 (by an inch and a half, so not much)
9) It's new and shiny! I must own all new and shiny things!!! lolz
10) Waffles...

So, without a doubt after spending about 20 min with both the 600 and the 900, I'm going with the 900. ESPECIALLY because of the PDF results in landscape mode when using a scanned PDF.

I get my bonus from work in about 2 weeks and it will be mine, oh yes...it WILL be mine (and no kids will get to use it, nor the wife, and it will be warrantied past the MFW)

02-04-2010, 08:03 AM	#18
Pollution Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS 505/PRS900	I bought the 505 about a month after it came out. I was allowed to use it for a whole week before my wife discovered the joys of it and took it to work with her 1000 various mystery novels. I got it back after about 10 months. I used it everyday at least an hour per day (sometimes even as an iPod replacement to listen to audiobooks). Then I put the Ender's Game series on it for my 10 year old to read (he'd read off the 505 but rarely from print, the tech turned him on to reading, lol). Sometime after that, my 2 young daughters found it and played with it. I located the unit 2 months later with a broken power switch... NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I tried to have it repaired, but it was a whopping 19 days past warranty. Oh, the humanity!!!! So, I'm in the market for a new one. I will NEVER buy a kindle, and my opinion of the iPad is "great, but only for online stuff, except it won't do flash which is 1/2 of what I want it to do...." So, I went to a a couple of electronic stores (Best Buy, Frys, etc...) to check out the new models with my SD card that had a couple of PDFs on it (some scans, some published) and other formats as well to try them out (i.e. .RTF, ePub, ect...) The Daily Edition WINS! Hands down, and here's why: 1) That extra inch and a half made the scanned PDF's actually READABLE! The 505 had a huge problem with that. 2) The continued support for every file type I had was still there on the new edition (especially the e-Comics). 3) The e-Comics were MUCH more readable than on the 505 and slightly better than the 600. 4) The accessories made me happy. Especially the carry case (which I can put other things in as well) 5) The note taking....yeah...that was a great addition. 6) The 3G not only being included, but free as well. This eliminates the need to sync up the reader with the PC when using the Sony store (which I use at lease once a week for free/super-cheap books). 7)The extra size lenghtwise makes for MUCH better reading in landscape while... 8) ...not changing the width of the unit. I loved my 505 because I could stick it in my back pocket and walk around with it. The end would stick out, but hey, that's groovy by me. The new unit will be just as good, though slightly higher up on my back than the 505 (by an inch and a half, so not much) 9) It's new and shiny! I must own all new and shiny things!!! lolz 10) Waffles... So, without a doubt after spending about 20 min with both the 600 and the 900, I'm going with the 900. ESPECIALLY because of the PDF results in landscape mode when using a scanned PDF. I get my bonus from work in about 2 weeks and it will be mine, oh yes...it WILL be mine (and no kids will get to use it, nor the wife, and it will be warrantied past the MFW)