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kuck · 06-17-2010, 11:45 AM

Hi Icewyng,

I cannot recommend Sony for PDFs. You will always have to convert the files as it does not display pdfs well natively. The reader does not have proper reflow to my knowledge. I have owned two Sony devices and they both did not let me display pdfs properly.

About the eSlick, yes, it is 60USD more expensive, but it is worth it. Trust me. Better to wait a couple of months and save up for it than buying the wrong device and having to sell it again.

I have had a chance to try the eslick a bit more. I am reading on it from and to work every day. Here is a list of things I like / do not like about the device:

Like:
- It is verly light, so even after keeping it in your hands for a while it does not become heavy
- The display is very crisp
- support for PDFs is mostly great
- It is easy on the eyes, (I stare at a computer screen all day, this is a good change! - I would not buy a netbook or something similar. Besides, you will never get the weight to matcht the one of an ebook)
- copying files to the eslick is as easy as copying something to a USB stick - just put on there and you are ready to start reading. no converting!
- the cover it comes with is quite good (costs you extra at Sony, probably 30bucks)

Do not Like:
- the firmware is not perfect yet. it still has issues displaying letters in my native language (e.g. ö, ä, ü)
- sometimes the last few lines from the previous page show again on the next page which interrupts the flow of reading a bit
- lacks touchscreen for highlight function (for note taking and summarizing texts)
- the buttons on the side are not really ideally placed. I have to look which one to press most of the time. But they dont interfere when reading either in portrait or landscape
- sometimes you get to see an empty page and need to skip to the next, but not really a big issue as skipping to next page is fast.

In summary, I always carry my 12 inch X61 thinkpad with me which is quite small and light, but I would never dream of taking it out on the subway and reading on it. Too complicated, too heavy to bulky.

Ok, I hope you will make the right choice. :-)

kuck

06-17-2010, 11:45 AM	#7
kuck Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony eReader	Hi Icewyng, I cannot recommend Sony for PDFs. You will always have to convert the files as it does not display pdfs well natively. The reader does not have proper reflow to my knowledge. I have owned two Sony devices and they both did not let me display pdfs properly. About the eSlick, yes, it is 60USD more expensive, but it is worth it. Trust me. Better to wait a couple of months and save up for it than buying the wrong device and having to sell it again. I have had a chance to try the eslick a bit more. I am reading on it from and to work every day. Here is a list of things I like / do not like about the device: Like: - It is verly light, so even after keeping it in your hands for a while it does not become heavy - The display is very crisp - support for PDFs is mostly great - It is easy on the eyes, (I stare at a computer screen all day, this is a good change! - I would not buy a netbook or something similar. Besides, you will never get the weight to matcht the one of an ebook) - copying files to the eslick is as easy as copying something to a USB stick - just put on there and you are ready to start reading. no converting! - the cover it comes with is quite good (costs you extra at Sony, probably 30bucks) Do not Like: - the firmware is not perfect yet. it still has issues displaying letters in my native language (e.g. ö, ä, ü) - sometimes the last few lines from the previous page show again on the next page which interrupts the flow of reading a bit - lacks touchscreen for highlight function (for note taking and summarizing texts) - the buttons on the side are not really ideally placed. I have to look which one to press most of the time. But they dont interfere when reading either in portrait or landscape - sometimes you get to see an empty page and need to skip to the next, but not really a big issue as skipping to next page is fast. In summary, I always carry my 12 inch X61 thinkpad with me which is quite small and light, but I would never dream of taking it out on the subway and reading on it. Too complicated, too heavy to bulky. Ok, I hope you will make the right choice. :-) kuck Last edited by kuck; 06-17-2010 at 11:47 AM.