PRS-650 first look, lots of thoughs, some prs650 vs kindle 3 points

Originally Posted by KunoK

One thing, which be interesting to learn from one of you new Sony owners, is how long does a charge last. One could suspect that the touch screen was power hungry,

Sony says 10,000 continuous page turns or up to 2 weeks, whichever comes first. Since fully charged, I have read about 2,000 pages for 4 days and my battery meter just reduced by one. Since the infrared touch screen has been on whenever I was using, I'd assume I could probably use my PRS-650 for about 10 to 14 days before recharging, which I'd say more than sufficient power I needed.

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Originally Posted by darex2

Wait until you try out the 350 or the 650. I suspect you'll be retracting your praise of the Kindle3's physical page turning buttons in short order

Uhm.. he (willyu34) IS using the 650 and was comparing the k3 vs it.

Originally Posted by Squirsier

I use the buttons rather then swipe the screen with my PRS-350. Maybe it's something I am used to because I owned a PRS-300, and also probably because I don't want to clean another touchscreen (iPod, Sony x1060, etc)!

Same here. At the moment, I use the landscape mode on my 650 and, as I tend to hold it with both hands, my left thumb is perfectly positioned over the Next Page button. I guess I too am used to buttons from my 505!

My fingers don't seem to leave any marks on the screen but I have already had to clean my son's fingerprints off. I do agree that on a mat screen they are not that visible though.