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delphidb96 · 09-23-2007, 05:38 PM

Okay. Took my Sony PRS-500 and removed the softcover. Placed it on my handy-dandy, although hard-to-read analog, meal scale. It turned over at 8.75 ounces - roughly. Put the softcover back on and weighed it again -- 11.5 ounces.

Then I weighed the Cybook Gen3 - I don't have a softcover for it yet -- it turned in at a light 6.1 ounces. That's right in line with Bookeen's claim of 6.13 ounces given that my eyesight isn't that great and the scale only shows by 1/10 ounce increments.

So there's verifiable proof the Cybook is lighter than the PRS-500. And 33% less weight (2+ ounces) was enough to give the impression of flimsy, which I'm now saying it doesn't deserve.

Derek

09-23-2007, 05:38 PM	#80
delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	Bookeen vs. Sony (PRS-500) -- The weigh-in! Okay. Took my Sony PRS-500 and removed the softcover. Placed it on my handy-dandy, although hard-to-read analog, meal scale. It turned over at 8.75 ounces - roughly. Put the softcover back on and weighed it again -- 11.5 ounces. Then I weighed the Cybook Gen3 - I don't have a softcover for it yet -- it turned in at a light 6.1 ounces. That's right in line with Bookeen's claim of 6.13 ounces given that my eyesight isn't that great and the scale only shows by 1/10 ounce increments. So there's verifiable proof the Cybook is lighter than the PRS-500. And 33% less weight (2+ ounces) was enough to give the impression of flimsy, which I'm now saying it doesn't deserve. Derek