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Old 09-03-2010, 07:47 PM   #181
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Old 09-03-2010, 07:53 PM   #182
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WHY doesn't the 650 come in silver? Why why why??
On the Sonystyle AU site, they have the 350 in blue! Not so on the US or UK sites. Plus, it's a new blue, no purple edge, if the pics are accurate.

I wonder if they will eventually sell all colors in all countries?
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Old 09-03-2010, 08:23 PM   #183
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On the Sonystyle AU site, they have the 350 in blue! Not so on the US or UK sites. Plus, it's a new blue, no purple edge, if the pics are accurate.

I wonder if they will eventually sell all colors in all countries?


Nice!
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Old 09-04-2010, 02:54 AM   #184
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Oh! Now that is pretty! A very elegant color!
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Old 09-04-2010, 05:50 AM   #185
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Ooh. I want that one! Wonder if Prs 650 will be available in blue too? If it is I'll ask my cousin to get me one from the UK. Either around christmas, or next year.
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Old 09-04-2010, 06:11 AM   #186
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@ GeorgieGirl2012 - yes understanding your point now, thank you. Does Sony think that everyone in the UK has fantastic eyesight! The smaller readers look super but for me to have a comfortable reading experience I need a large-ish font and I won't get enough words on the screen :-(
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but the reduction in build quality
Could you explain this please?
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Old 09-04-2010, 06:28 AM   #188
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@ GeorgieGirl2012 - yes understanding your point now, thank you. Does Sony think that everyone in the UK has fantastic eyesight! The smaller readers look super but for me to have a comfortable reading experience I need a large-ish font and I won't get enough words on the screen :-(
950 would not help you with text size anymore than 650. Unfortunately
It is only taller than 650, but has the same width, thus when you increase text size on 950 you get as much in one line as in 650.
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Could you explain this please?
These are just first impressions, like I said I only got to play with them for a couple of minutes in the store. They also seem to have custom display software, as sliding the power button put it into sleep mode with a pretty picture displayed.

In terms of build quality, it's as well put together as any other electronic product, however it feels distinctly "cheaper" than my PRS-600. It is very obvious on the 650 that plastic is used throughout, and the aluminum plates almost don't even have bends in them; almost as if they cut some sheet stock, dropped it on an anvil to get the slight bend, and then screwed it together. It simply doesn't "feel" as industrial as last years model. It really struck me as an Apple product, looks slick and robust, but isn't real quality.

The stylus has a fatter tip than last years, and it uses a plastic clip at the top which is the same color as your reader, unlike the silvery one last year. So for instance, the silver reader, which incidentally looks like painted glitter, has a white plastic stylus while the black one had a grey plastic pointer.

I was very pleased with the screen quality, it is an exponential increase when you consider that there is no touch screen glare as well as the Pearl contrast. The time it took to refresh a new page did not strike me as vastly improved, it was only slightly faster than the 600 I brought with me. The full justification also did not seem to induce rivers from the two sample books I checked; but they had minimal margins and I was using a small font.

I went because I'm tempted to purchase a 350, However, Sony obviously made sacrifices in the case of the reader, and it now feels as plasticky as any other cheap electronics to me. Now I'm unsure if I'll spring for a 650 and pass on the 600 to a family member or if I'll wait another year.
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:03 AM   #191
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They also seem to have custom display software, as sliding the power button put it into sleep mode with a pretty picture displayed.
I don't think there's anything custom about this. Sliding the power button has always put the Sony readers to sleep (at least it does on my PRS-900), and with the new ones you will be able to choose a picture to display instead of just a blank screen.

Since you have seen the readers in real life I have a quick question for you though. Were the readers out on display plugged in with a USB cable for power? I'm just curious, since if they were it would mean that you can still use them while charging them. I guess that's the case, but it would be nice to get some confirmation.
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I don't think there's anything custom about this. Sliding the power button has always put the Sony readers to sleep (at least it does on my PRS-900), and with the new ones you will be able to choose a picture to display instead of just a blank screen.

Since you have seen the readers in real life I have a quick question for you though. Were the readers out on display plugged in with a USB cable for power? I'm just curious, since if they were it would mean that you can still use them while charging them. I guess that's the case, but it would be nice to get some confirmation.
Yes, they were plugged in, and cabled to prevent theft

When the reader was put into sleep mode in the store, there was a text box at the top instructing that it was in sleep mode and to slide the power switch in order to turn it on. That warning is what made me think it was custom, unless that's just a part of the pretty picture.
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:23 AM   #193
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:59 AM   #194
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Old 09-04-2010, 03:11 PM   #195
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Just got my hands on the Touch and Pocket Edition at the Sony store in the Pentagon City Mall

Nice and light and much better screen. Was able to compare them with the 300/600 side by side
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