Funny. I've been hearing 'official' pricing of $299 for the Sony PRS-505. Although I'll grant the $279 for the PRS-500 as that's what they're listing on sony's website.
So that means only $50, at worst, difference for the PRS-505. And, geez, like the 100 'classic' titles means anything. C'mon. Just run the entire Project Gutenberg titles through BD into Mobi format and you've got what, 10,000 titles! All classics. Plus, if you insist upon reading current works, Mobipocket has far more titles available - albeit DRM'd - than Sony does.
I think maybe you're calling 'cheap' what is just 'shiny' vs 'matte'. Now I don't really like the exposed SD card slot on the top edge - but then the covered MS/SD slot on the Sony was difficult and easy to jam a card in wrong.
Derek
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Originally Posted by guguy
The Sony PRS-500 (and 505) officially costs 280$ whereas the Gen3
costs 350$. Once more currently the Sony Reader comes with 100 ebooks
classic titles and is often discounted.
I said the cybook looks quite bad because well... seeing these two readers
side by side, the Gen3 looks like a cheap device compared to the Sony.
Once more since the PRS-505 is gonna be cheaper than the Gen3, I think
this will be the last device sold by bookeen...
It's really a shame they sell it at such a price, the chinese producer probably
asks around 150$ to Bookeen for each gen3.
I don't mind paying 350 bucks for a reader but I want something with a nice
design and good materials. The gen3 seems to be built with cheap plastics,
just like any other chinese crap.
Anyway, delphidb96 I really appreciate all the work you are doing for us
and don't take these complains for you.
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