No offense to anyone but I was expecting a bit more of the replies. This forum used to be really populated and fast in responses...
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Originally Posted by Asawi
if you can get a 950 at a decent price ($400 is NOT "decent!)
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I know, but it's the only one available right now, unless I buy used / refurbished, and they're only 100-150$ cheaper, and I don't want to risk any failures or scratches for that amount.
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Originally Posted by JayB
I really like my 950 but I would'nt pay 2.5x the amount of the T1 to get it.
-950 is not solid metal through and through. Parts of it are still plastic.
-950 has 3g but it only works for the Sony bookstore.
-950 only comes in silver.
-950 is a 7" screen.
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Are these the cons for you ?
I love the silver surface, and would never take any other color of reader. The PRS-505 is the most beautifull gadget I have ever owned.
The 7" screen is also a big pro for me, not much of a difference (1") but like the other guy says it's usefull and 6" always seemed just a bit too small for me, and the double page horizontal style is great (lines too long make reading harder).
3G I don't give a damn about, and WLAN is somewhat usefull when copying the books from my computer to my reader (so I don't have to use a cable).
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Originally Posted by JayB
Things that have me interested in the T1.
-I like that it weighs only a little more than the 350. The 950 can get heavy afterwhile.
-I like that it comes in black.
-6 fonts to choose from. Although the default Sony one doesn't bother me.
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I don't care about the weight much as I doubt it will be so much it's tiresome to hold for me.
EDIT : just looked up the masses on Wikipedia, and the results surprised me, if they're correct :
505 - 250g
950 - 272g
T1 - 168g
So the 950 is just marginally heavier than my 505, which I've always found to be a feather-weight and no problem to hold, which makes the weight decrease of the T1 completely useless for me.
Really the only thing I'd miss going from the 505 to the 950 would be the 505's looks
As for the fonts, I'm not sure but as far as I know it comes with multiple shapes and sizes of letters while the 950 can only change the size of the letters (through 6 sizes) ?
I don't see much use for different font shapes. The one on my 505 suits me just fine.
As for zooming, 950's 6 font sizes is also enough for me, don't see the use for T1's pinch-zoom. Does that enable local zooming (as in magnifying only one part of the page) ? If so what's the point of that ?
And I'm still not sure about the battery capacity of the 950 and T1, and I consider battery capacity very important...
UPDATE :
After searching for some more pics I've changed my opinion on the design and now think the 950 looks better than the T1 (on top of all the other advantages over it), although that is a matter of personal preference.
Here's a few pics :
http://www.the-ebook-reader.com/images/sony-prs-950.jpg
http://reviews.cnet.com/i/tim/2011/0...BT_440x330.JPG
http://reviews.cnet.com/i/tim/2011/0...TP_440x330.JPG
http://www.e-leseratte.de/wp-content...-wei%C3%9F.png
http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/news/20/20971/book-3.jpg
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/wp-...eader-wifi.jpg
Now I don't much like the corners on the 950, but I hate that bump on the T1 (the way it's thin everywhere but "bumped" where the ports are) and I prefer 950's silver to T1's white. The 505 is still king as far as design goes though IMHO.