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Old 10-21-2008, 04:34 PM   #31
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I pre-ordered from the SonyStyle web-site and the order info in my account there is showing that it's supposed to ship on or about Nov. 14, but the e-mail confirmation I received only says that I will be notified when it ships.

Was your e-mail from SonyStyle?
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I pre-ordered from the SonyStyle web-site and the order info in my account there is showing that it's supposed to ship on or about Nov. 14, but the e-mail confirmation I received only says that I will be notified when it ships.

Was your e-mail from SonyStyle?
Yes. Did you pre-order it right away? I only ordered it a few days ago so maybe they will be a bit backlogged with orders and that is why.

Here is what I got a couple of days ago from sonystyle:

Dear Lisa,

Thank you for your recent Sony Style purchase.

We would like to inform you that the status of your order has been updated. The PRS700BC you purchased on order has been rescheduled to ship on or about 11/18/2008. You will receive an email once your order ships.
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I ordered mine Oct. 16, so 5 days ago.

It'll be interesting to see who gets theirs first -- I'm in New Hampshire, so shipping will take a bit longer from California than to almost anywhere else in the country, so the apparent 2-day lag in projected shipping date for yours might not matter if you live nearer the shipping point.
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I'm in Colorado and opted for the free ground shipping. I'm not too concerned but its just like a kid at christmas. I want my new toy!
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I got the free ground shipping, so even if yours ships 2 days after mine, you'll probably have it a day or two before me.

I certainly agree with your "child at Christmas" sentiment -- especially after the review that Natch posted today.
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Though Sony says that the '14th' is going to be the release day, the 14th is on a friday.
I don't know if they work on saturday and sunday. But if not they probably will have a lot of work shipping out hundreds of orders on monday.
I may suspect they would go for the big orders first (from shops) and do the smaller orders later for customers.
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I got the free ground shipping, so even if yours ships 2 days after mine, you'll probably have it a day or two before me.

I certainly agree with your "child at Christmas" sentiment -- especially after the review that Natch posted today.
Um, who posted today?!?
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I got the free ground shipping, so even if yours ships 2 days after mine, you'll probably have it a day or two before me.

I certainly agree with your "child at Christmas" sentiment -- especially after the review that Natch posted today.
I decided to upgrade because I have some tendinitis problems when I type to much or on the 505 when I read for long sessions. I think using a touchscreen will really help that. The button presses on the 505 really bother me. And the extra fonts as well was a big reason for me to upgrade. I find some of the adobe DE books I borrow from the library start at a really small font and large is still not really what I wanted. Oh and the front lite seemed pretty cool too.
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Um, who posted today?!?
I am deeply sorry -- I couldn't look it up while writing the message, and I am hanging my head in shame.

Thank you Nate, for posting that review! I promise I will never get your name wrong again. (until the next time, that is.)
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Old 10-23-2008, 08:38 AM   #40
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I am looking forward to getting the PRS700, and in anticipation, I called the SonyStyle store closest to me, the one at the Providence Place Mall, and they said that they have a display model, but there aren't any for sale quite yet.

Also, I am selling my PRS-505 on eBay right now, and there are over 30 people who are watching it, and right now, it's at $242 and counting. It looks extremely popular overseas.
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:59 AM   #41
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I went to a local SonyStyle store here in Schaumburg to check out the new 700 and honestly I was a bit disappointed. Comparing side by side with the 505, the contrast of the 700 seemed quite a bit worse. The background looked darker then on the 505. I hope that was just this one particular demo unit.

Has anyone else compared the two models side-by-side and noticed this difference in contrast?
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Old 10-23-2008, 11:45 AM   #42
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I had a chance to check out the prs 700 at the sony style store in paramus. I actually went there just to fondle the thing. I really like the controls they felt smooth and the device was faster then the kindle and typing on the keyboard without the stylus was as good as could be expected. I really hope they add dictionary support later because I plan to buy it.
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The 700 has 16 shades of grey.Maybe what you thought was white could be one of the lighter shades of grey?
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The 700 has 16 shades of grey.Maybe what you thought was white could be one of the lighter shades of grey?
Where did you hear it had 16 shades? The web site says 8. I would like 16 of course. It could be that the front view plastic cover for the led may be slightly darkening the display under some lighting conditions.

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I am looking forward to getting the PRS700, and in anticipation, I called the SonyStyle store closest to me, the one at the Providence Place Mall, and they said that they have a display model, but there aren't any for sale quite yet.

Also, I am selling my PRS-505 on eBay right now, and there are over 30 people who are watching it, and right now, it's at $242 and counting. It looks extremely popular overseas.
I sold mine as well on ebay recently. At first I tried just to sell it in the US and get no takers, 3 days ago I relisted it internationally and had a buy it now price of $250 and someone took it in less than an hour! With a credit card deal from Sony for $150 off my first purchase, the 700 should cost me $250 so I was glad to sell my 505 for that.
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