When should we start seeing 350/650 in stores - Page 30

Man Eating Duck · 10-03-2010, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by yacoob

FWIW, I've bought one in Sony Center in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland, Oct 1st.

Sony will not make the PRS-650 (or any readers for that matter) available in Norway. I will, however, be going to Dublin in December, and I plan to buy one there. Are there any likely places to buy one close to the city centre?

Nitros · 10-03-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Man Eating Duck

DO NOT BUY FROM PIXMANIA. I don't think I can say it any clearer than that

They do not honor any laws/promises regarding warranty, in fact they don't even reply to support queries most of the time. My father bought a cell phone and a camera from them (good brands), both of which needed warranty repairs (clear-cut cases). Pixmania wouldn't have anything to do with it at all. Buy from them at your own risk.

Thanks for the advice.

I understand that the store would not take care of the product warranty, that's supposed to be a manufacturer issue after some days have passed (7 days for Pixmania as their web states). I'm just worried if Sony would cover warranty inside Europe if I needed it, despite that product is not being sold in Spain by Sony yet (according to EU stuff, they should, but I don't have references of anyone issuing that). The thing is that whether it's from manufacturer or from the store, I have those 2 years of warranty. I would prefer being covered in the manufacturer warranty though.

Regarding to Pixmania, I've bought some times in the past from them, the last one was a Panasonic camera that I guess it came from France (by the parcel tracking) for my sister. That camera is being repaired just now in a Panasonic store close to here covered by the warranty. Pixmania has nothing to do into that repairing though, it's all manufacturer stuff.

I think I'll call again to sonystyle to see if they can provide me some more warranty info.

Thanks.

astra · 10-03-2010, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Man Eating Duck

Sony will not make the PRS-650 (or any readers for that matter) available in Norway. I will, however, be going to Dublin in December, and I plan to buy one there. Are there any likely places to buy one close to the city centre?

Maybe you can buy it in Duty-Free.

Man Eating Duck · 10-03-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Maybe you can buy it in Duty-Free.

Yes, it seems to be easy to reclaim VAT from regular purchases. The price turns out to be quite reasonable. Thanks for the tip

yacoob · 10-03-2010, 01:04 PM

FWIW, Dublin Airport had PRS-505 available very cheap (€140) a year ago. I think it's too early for PRS-650 to be there, but... you never know

Orn8one · 10-03-2010, 06:14 PM

Bought a 650 today in Sony Style in Milton Keynes - very excited but not going too take it out of the box until Tuff Luv have cases available which is 26 days. How patient will I have to be . . .

SeaBookGuy · 10-03-2010, 06:43 PM

A WHOLE LOT more patient than I could manage!!!

doreenjoy · 10-03-2010, 09:31 PM

I'm in San Francisco at the moment...anyone know where I can see the 350 and 650 in action? The Sony Style store is closed and there are no Targets in the city proper.

grooks · 10-03-2010, 10:09 PM

Best Buy, Borders and/or Wal-Mart may have display units.

doreenjoy · 10-03-2010, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by grooks

Best Buy, Borders and/or Wal-Mart may have display units.

Thanks, I'll try Best Buy.

Borders is only selling the Kobo and there are no Wal-marts in SF.

dordale · 10-04-2010, 02:34 AM

doreenjoy--

Last I checked, Best Buy stores only had the 350 in stock--and the one I was in didn't have any on display. They had the old 300s and 600s on display.

It's a bit of a jaunt from San Francisco proper, but Sony Style stores in both Palo Alto and Santa Clara have both the 350s and 650s on display. I actually made the drive from Sacramento to Santa Clara (about 90 miles one way) to purchase a 650. I absolutely love it--well worth the trip!

dordale

doreenjoy · 10-04-2010, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dordale

doreenjoy--

Last I checked, Best Buy stores only had the 350 in stock--and the one I was in didn't have any on display. They had the old 300s and 600s on display.

It's a bit of a jaunt from San Francisco proper, but Sony Style stores in both Palo Alto and Santa Clara have both the 350s and 650s on display. I actually made the drive from Sacramento to Santa Clara (about 90 miles one way) to purchase a 650. I absolutely love it--well worth the trip!

dordale

Thanks so much for your reply. I don't have a car with me, alas. I'll see if I can persuade someone to drive down to Palo Alto.

lack · 10-04-2010, 09:53 AM

shoot.... I'm getting impatient..

sony_fox · 10-04-2010, 10:08 AM

Strangely Waterstones in Manchester (UK) only had the 650 on display along with a garish (pink) 300, and an Elonex. I'm not sure why no 350s were around, maybe they were trying to shift old stock.

It was OK, screen about as good as my 505, but with a slightly darker background grey. I sort of liked the touchscreen, but couldn't really see the point - I kept using the buttons anyway. I'm happy with the 505, but when all good thigns come to an end the 650 wouldn't be a bad replacement. Hopefully they'll be in the 1000 models by then.

BeTePoK · 10-04-2010, 10:45 AM

Any stores in NY which have 650 available??

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10-03-2010, 01:04 PM	#440
yacoob Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 1326 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	FWIW, Dublin Airport had PRS-505 available very cheap (€140) a year ago. I think it's too early for PRS-650 to be there, but... you never know

10-03-2010, 06:14 PM	#441
Orn8one Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 8362 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northamptonshire UK Device: Kobo Touch, Sony 650 and Cool-er	Bought a 650 today in Sony Style in Milton Keynes - very excited but not going too take it out of the box until Tuff Luv have cases available which is 26 days. How patient will I have to be . . .

10-03-2010, 06:43 PM	#442
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	A WHOLE LOT more patient than I could manage!!!

10-03-2010, 09:31 PM	#443
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	I'm in San Francisco at the moment...anyone know where I can see the 350 and 650 in action? The Sony Style store is closed and there are no Targets in the city proper.

10-03-2010, 10:09 PM	#444
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	Best Buy, Borders and/or Wal-Mart may have display units.

10-04-2010, 02:34 AM	#446
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	doreenjoy-- Last I checked, Best Buy stores only had the 350 in stock--and the one I was in didn't have any on display. They had the old 300s and 600s on display. It's a bit of a jaunt from San Francisco proper, but Sony Style stores in both Palo Alto and Santa Clara have both the 350s and 650s on display. I actually made the drive from Sacramento to Santa Clara (about 90 miles one way) to purchase a 650. I absolutely love it--well worth the trip! dordale

10-04-2010, 09:53 AM	#448
lack Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 44088 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Osaka, Japan Device: PRS-650	shoot.... I'm getting impatient..

10-04-2010, 10:08 AM	#449
sony_fox Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 84 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester Device: Kobo Auroa H2O	Strangely Waterstones in Manchester (UK) only had the 650 on display along with a garish (pink) 300, and an Elonex. I'm not sure why no 350s were around, maybe they were trying to shift old stock. It was OK, screen about as good as my 505, but with a slightly darker background grey. I sort of liked the touchscreen, but couldn't really see the point - I kept using the buttons anyway. I'm happy with the 505, but when all good thigns come to an end the 650 wouldn't be a bad replacement. Hopefully they'll be in the 1000 models by then.

10-04-2010, 10:45 AM	#450
BeTePoK Guru Posts: 740 Karma: 12616666 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Republic of Belarus Device: Sony PRS-505	Any stores in NY which have 650 available??

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