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WillAdams · 05-05-2010, 01:38 PM

Just got my PRS-600 last night (and only just finished getting it charged up at work this morning).

I've found thus far the glare and slight dimming of the screen caused by the touch layer are manageable --- my issues have been w/ the touch screen and interface:

- I really wish there were a ``back'' menu button (which matches the return arrow in the upper left corner)
- I'm finding that when using the stylus to write or draw I often get extraneous lines caused by my knuckles
- making annotations takes a bit of getting used to, and I wish they were more easily exported --- ditto for Text Memos and Handwriting / drawings
- switching to / from landscape is a pain and oddly implemented (accustomed to having it in the magnification button on my PRS-505)

Still fits in my shirt pockets though (and also fits in the cover for my old PRS-505, though _that_ doesn't fit in my shirt pockets).

On a positive note:

- it's much faster than the PRS-505 (though it does seem to me to bog down at odd / random moments)
- there're a lot of capabilities hidden behind the option button....

MAJOR NEGATIVE NOTE:

- Turns out the screen is from the lot which fades when the page is turned in bright sunlight.

Anyone else w/ a 600 have this problem? Any one able to confirm some 600s don't? Anyone have any luck exchanging their unit?

William

05-05-2010, 01:38 PM	#4
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,258 Karma: 3439432 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	Just got my PRS-600 last night (and only just finished getting it charged up at work this morning). I've found thus far the glare and slight dimming of the screen caused by the touch layer are manageable --- my issues have been w/ the touch screen and interface: - I really wish there were a ``back'' menu button (which matches the return arrow in the upper left corner) - I'm finding that when using the stylus to write or draw I often get extraneous lines caused by my knuckles - making annotations takes a bit of getting used to, and I wish they were more easily exported --- ditto for Text Memos and Handwriting / drawings - switching to / from landscape is a pain and oddly implemented (accustomed to having it in the magnification button on my PRS-505) Still fits in my shirt pockets though (and also fits in the cover for my old PRS-505, though _that_ doesn't fit in my shirt pockets). On a positive note: - it's much faster than the PRS-505 (though it does seem to me to bog down at odd / random moments) - there're a lot of capabilities hidden behind the option button.... MAJOR NEGATIVE NOTE: - Turns out the screen is from the lot which fades when the page is turned in bright sunlight. Anyone else w/ a 600 have this problem? Any one able to confirm some 600s don't? Anyone have any luck exchanging their unit? William Last edited by WillAdams; 05-05-2010 at 07:28 PM. Reason: screen fades in sunlight.