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kdittyr · 06-14-2010, 09:59 AM

Rowen, I am in the same boat as you, I have narrowed it down to the PRS-900 and the nook as well. I spent some time yesterday playing with a nook at Best Buy and enjoyed it, though I was surprised that it lacked some features like landscape mode and goto-page.

The 3G feature is provided for free as the amount of usage is nowhere near what you would be using with a phone (as far as I understand it).

The thing I noticed at every store I have gone to with a Sony eReader display (3 Best Buy's and 2 Borders Books) is that the PRS-300 works fine where you can play with it and go through the menus and test read, though the PRS-600 just flips through a few screens that say "tap the screen to go to the home page" though it never responds when I do... I have clicked all of the buttons and pressed all over the screen and have never been able to wake it up. In the aforementioned display, the PRS-900 is a shell with a picture in it. I am planning to go to the Sony Style storefront after work today to see if I can spend some time with a PRS-900.

I have noticed that the price on the PRS-900 is going to go back up to $349 (I believe) after June 19th. Does anyone know of new devices coming out from Sony by the end of the year? I am interested in purchasing a reader right now, though I imagine I can wait a few months if there are new products that might have better features. (sorry to derail the thread).

Also, the Best Buy's around Orlando are offering a $50 gift card with the purchase of a nook, not the $25 that you speak of. I am not sure if that is a regional thing, or not.

I hope I provided at least a little info for you. I know exactly what is going through your head, mine is flip flopping back and forth non stop to the point that I think it would be best for me to wait a little longer so I can feel I am making the right choice... though I can be impulsive when it comes to buying things.

06-14-2010, 09:59 AM	#19
kdittyr uber noob Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FL Device: nook, iPhone	Rowen, I am in the same boat as you, I have narrowed it down to the PRS-900 and the nook as well. I spent some time yesterday playing with a nook at Best Buy and enjoyed it, though I was surprised that it lacked some features like landscape mode and goto-page. The 3G feature is provided for free as the amount of usage is nowhere near what you would be using with a phone (as far as I understand it). The thing I noticed at every store I have gone to with a Sony eReader display (3 Best Buy's and 2 Borders Books) is that the PRS-300 works fine where you can play with it and go through the menus and test read, though the PRS-600 just flips through a few screens that say "tap the screen to go to the home page" though it never responds when I do... I have clicked all of the buttons and pressed all over the screen and have never been able to wake it up. In the aforementioned display, the PRS-900 is a shell with a picture in it. I am planning to go to the Sony Style storefront after work today to see if I can spend some time with a PRS-900. I have noticed that the price on the PRS-900 is going to go back up to $349 (I believe) after June 19th. Does anyone know of new devices coming out from Sony by the end of the year? I am interested in purchasing a reader right now, though I imagine I can wait a few months if there are new products that might have better features. (sorry to derail the thread). Also, the Best Buy's around Orlando are offering a $50 gift card with the purchase of a nook, not the $25 that you speak of. I am not sure if that is a regional thing, or not. I hope I provided at least a little info for you. I know exactly what is going through your head, mine is flip flopping back and forth non stop to the point that I think it would be best for me to wait a little longer so I can feel I am making the right choice... though I can be impulsive when it comes to buying things. Last edited by kdittyr; 06-14-2010 at 10:05 AM.