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Turt99 · 05-10-2010, 04:42 PM

I have a Kobo and my wife has a PRS-300. I got my Kobo first, and I decided to get it over the Sony because it has the SD Card slot and I figured the 1" of screen would be a nice upgrade. Plus with Calibre I figured I could convert everything to ePub anyways.

My wife saw the benefits of having an eReader after I got one and decided she wanted one as well. She chose the PRS-300 because she could get it in Pink, and I said it really wasn't that much different then mine.

The Sony is a tiny bit heavier, but its not as big and with the page turn button in the center you can really hold it. I find with the Kobo I use 2 hands because the page turn button is so far to the right that its hard to hold only in your right hand. (However I am left handed and that might be why as well)

The Kobo has the font resizing issue on some ePub, but putting the same ePub on the PRS-300 works fine. If Kobo can fix this then Sony will loose this advantage but its currently a plus on Sonys side.

The Kobo has 5 Font Sizes (when you change the ePub to get it working) which I think is a bonus. The Sony's small font might be just a little too small but moving to medium is a fairly big jump compared to the differences between each of the Kobo's fonts. Also since screen is smaller you get less text per screen, so if your using small fonts its not that much different but the larger you go the more you'll notice that inch.

I like the clean look of the Kobo, but when you sit the two together I think the Kobo looks cheaper. This doesn't effect how it works but it might bother some people.

I haven't really used either software extensively or anything, I just loaded an SD Card for my Kobo and loaded it that way. The Sony software was easy to use and it showed All books on the device with an easy way to delete the preloaded content.

I'm happy with my choice, but I think I would be equally happy with the PRS-300.

05-10-2010, 04:42 PM	#3
Turt99 Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 14 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I have a Kobo and my wife has a PRS-300. I got my Kobo first, and I decided to get it over the Sony because it has the SD Card slot and I figured the 1" of screen would be a nice upgrade. Plus with Calibre I figured I could convert everything to ePub anyways. My wife saw the benefits of having an eReader after I got one and decided she wanted one as well. She chose the PRS-300 because she could get it in Pink, and I said it really wasn't that much different then mine. The Sony is a tiny bit heavier, but its not as big and with the page turn button in the center you can really hold it. I find with the Kobo I use 2 hands because the page turn button is so far to the right that its hard to hold only in your right hand. (However I am left handed and that might be why as well) The Kobo has the font resizing issue on some ePub, but putting the same ePub on the PRS-300 works fine. If Kobo can fix this then Sony will loose this advantage but its currently a plus on Sonys side. The Kobo has 5 Font Sizes (when you change the ePub to get it working) which I think is a bonus. The Sony's small font might be just a little too small but moving to medium is a fairly big jump compared to the differences between each of the Kobo's fonts. Also since screen is smaller you get less text per screen, so if your using small fonts its not that much different but the larger you go the more you'll notice that inch. I like the clean look of the Kobo, but when you sit the two together I think the Kobo looks cheaper. This doesn't effect how it works but it might bother some people. I haven't really used either software extensively or anything, I just loaded an SD Card for my Kobo and loaded it that way. The Sony software was easy to use and it showed All books on the device with an easy way to delete the preloaded content. I'm happy with my choice, but I think I would be equally happy with the PRS-300.