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flyash · 06-21-2010, 11:10 AM

The Sony 600 is my first e-reader, and I've had it for a couple of weeks now, and I find it causes a bit of eye strain (I don't know if it's the contrast or the glare). I just ordered an LED light, so maybe that will resolve the issue.

If it doesn't, I'm thinking of switching to the 300. I don't care so much that I'll lose external memory slots, dictionary, touchscreen, or pdf zoom.

But I am worried about diminished pdf readability, since much of my reading content is in pdf form. I view many of my pdfs in landscape mode on the 600, which after cropping the pdfs, works pretty well without having to resort to resizing the text. When playing around with the 300 briefly at the store, I didn't see a landscape option - is there one?

Are there any drawbacks to the 300 relative to the 600 that I'm missing?

06-21-2010, 11:10 AM	#1
flyash Groupie Posts: 196 Karma: 1003498 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Have the 600, considering switching to 300 The Sony 600 is my first e-reader, and I've had it for a couple of weeks now, and I find it causes a bit of eye strain (I don't know if it's the contrast or the glare). I just ordered an LED light, so maybe that will resolve the issue. If it doesn't, I'm thinking of switching to the 300. I don't care so much that I'll lose external memory slots, dictionary, touchscreen, or pdf zoom. But I am worried about diminished pdf readability, since much of my reading content is in pdf form. I view many of my pdfs in landscape mode on the 600, which after cropping the pdfs, works pretty well without having to resort to resizing the text. When playing around with the 300 briefly at the store, I didn't see a landscape option - is there one? Are there any drawbacks to the 300 relative to the 600 that I'm missing?