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sebastien · 03-06-2008, 08:45 AM

Actually, the Gen3 3 is 350$ Canadian with a 32$ shipping fee from FedEx.

This said, I've recently went through the same process. I'm a CS grad too, but with a tighter budget ;-)

My first choice would have been the Iliad: Wireless, huge touch screen and it runs Linux with sshd, what more can you say! The reader is by far the more flexible in term of what it can display: CHM, HTML, PDF, etc. The only draw back was the battery life and since I have enough multi-function Linux device around the house, I've opted for the PRS-505.

As many Canadian reader might be interested, I bought it from B&H photovideo. They ship to Canada with USPS, so you avoid the annoying 30$ brokerage fee from UPS.

I've contemplated the Gen3 for a while, but after reading about the consumer support stories on this forum, I've opted for the Sony.

03-06-2008, 08:45 AM	#17
sebastien Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laval, Québec, Canada Device: Sony PRS-505	Actually, the Gen3 3 is 350$ Canadian with a 32$ shipping fee from FedEx. This said, I've recently went through the same process. I'm a CS grad too, but with a tighter budget ;-) My first choice would have been the Iliad: Wireless, huge touch screen and it runs Linux with sshd, what more can you say! The reader is by far the more flexible in term of what it can display: CHM, HTML, PDF, etc. The only draw back was the battery life and since I have enough multi-function Linux device around the house, I've opted for the PRS-505. As many Canadian reader might be interested, I bought it from B&H photovideo. They ship to Canada with USPS, so you avoid the annoying 30$ brokerage fee from UPS. I've contemplated the Gen3 for a while, but after reading about the consumer support stories on this forum, I've opted for the Sony.