Is the Sony PRS-700 your next device? - Page 5

Azayzel · 10-09-2008, 12:45 PM

I'd have to say no at this point. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my PRS-500 but I can't see shelling out $275-300 for more of the same, especially since when all was said and done I got my first Reader for $150 and my wife's for $8 ($100 TD deal and used my Sony Card the first time for $100 refund). If they offered the new model for the same kind of deal I got the 500 for, I'd upgrade and sell my 500's, but other than that I'm content with what I have. Or maybe an upgrade option where I paid like $50 with my trade-in... now THAT would work!

nekokami · 10-09-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Omg...
Thanks for clarification.

On the other hand, if you drive three hours to New Hampshire, you can buy the same unit with no sales tax.

pilotbob · 10-09-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Azayzel

I absolutely love my PRS-500 but I can't see shelling out $275-300 for more of the same, especially since when all was

My favorite form factor reader so far is the Sony 500. If it had a Vixplex screen I (think I) would prefer it over the 505's button layouts. Anyone tried to put a Vixplex screen in a 500?

BOb

Be Szpilman · 10-09-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Azayzel

I'd have to say no at this point. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my PRS-500 but I can't see shelling out $275-300 for more of the same, especially since when all was said and done I got my first Reader for $150 and my wife's for $8 ($100 TD deal and used my Sony Card the first time for $100 refund). If they offered the new model for the same kind of deal I got the 500 for, I'd upgrade and sell my 500's, but other than that I'm content with what I have. Or maybe an upgrade option where I paid like $50 with my trade-in... now THAT would work!

I don't see the need for trade-ins when you could get double that ebaying your PRS500's. You'd get enough for a 700 and maybe even an accessory. Or if you want an even quicker sell you can put it up for $150 and you already have an overseas buyer (me).

ahintz · 10-10-2008, 03:48 AM

Well, I'd been on the fence about replacing my PRS-500 with a Kindle or a 505. I think this decided it for me - I'll be getting a PRS-700 in a couple of months. Now, I just wish they would add the PRS-700 to their rebate offer. I know I can ebay my 500, and if need be I'd do that, but I'd just as soon walk into a Sony Style store, give them my 500, and walk out with a $300 700.

For me the biggest reason to get the 700 is the light - I read at night a lot, and that will be a godsend. I would have gotten the 505 with the light cover, but this just looks more elegant.

Now if only Sony would release Mac software....

sorareader · 10-10-2008, 03:52 AM

No, I don´t think I´m going to buy one... The most important thing for me is the screen size, and in this sense, the PRS-700 is not an improvement. I know that the touch screen is a cool feature, but IMHO not that important.

DaleDe · 10-10-2008, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ahintz

Well, I'd been on the fence about replacing my PRS-500 with a Kindle or a 505. I think this decided it for me - I'll be getting a PRS-700 in a couple of months. Now, I just wish they would add the PRS-700 to their rebate offer. I know I can ebay my 500, and if need be I'd do that, but I'd just as soon walk into a Sony Style store, give them my 500, and walk out with a $300 700.

For me the biggest reason to get the 700 is the light - I read at night a lot, and that will be a godsend. I would have gotten the 505 with the light cover, but this just looks more elegant.

Now if only Sony would release Mac software....

I also suspect the built in light offers some mechanical stability to the device and helps protects the screen against point pressure that might otherwise crack the screen. This alone is a good feature even if you never turned the light on. Time will tell if there are less screen breaks on this device.

Dale

cjp · 10-10-2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Berk

Add dictionary support and I'm in.

Ditto to that! I am looking to buy one for my husband for the holidays, but without dictionary support, I do not think he'll be happy with a Sony.

DDHarriman · 10-10-2008, 05:41 PM

cjp

For that (dictionary), I advise the Cybook! It's the one to get.

pilotbob · 10-10-2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DDHarriman

cjp

For that (dictionary), I advise the Cybook! It's the one to get.

This Kindle has dictionary lookup that works very well.

BOb

DDHarriman · 10-11-2008, 05:12 AM

I was talking about one that can be easily used all over the world - for the moment...

For the future, let’s hope Amazon will change their behaviour.

DickyCheung22 · 10-11-2008, 08:08 AM

I'm no, Kindle is okay as a ebook reader for me.

dhbailey · 10-18-2008, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TadW

So Sony jumped the gun and unveiled a new e-book reader... the Sony PRS-700. It looks fancier than its predecessors, has a touch screen, and a built-in LED frontlight (!).

If you were to buy a new e-book device today, would you buy the new Sony?

I pre-ordered mine on Thursday, and applied for a SonyCard credit card, which is currently offering a $150 credit on qualifying first-purchase of an item over $299 (they list the 700 at $399). So it should (if everything works out properly) cost me only $250 after the credit is applied.

I'm moving up from the 500.

HarryT · 10-18-2008, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

This Kindle has dictionary lookup that works very well.

BOb

How many dictionaries do Amazon now sell for the Kindle, Bob, should one wish to replace the default one? ISTR that it certainly used to be the case that there was rather a paucity of them, and that MobiPocket dictionaries couldn't, for whatever reason, be used on the Kindle.

pilotbob · 10-18-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

How many dictionaries do Amazon now sell for the Kindle, Bob, should one wish to replace the default one? ISTR that it certainly used to be the case that there was rather a paucity of them, and that MobiPocket dictionaries couldn't, for whatever reason, be used on the Kindle.

I'm not clear on that. I looked up dictionary in Kindle store and there are quite a few books with that in the title. But, I don't think many of them were your basic "definition of words" dictionary. There were some translation dictionaries too. However, I don't know which ones can actually be installed and used for the dictionary lookup feature.

However, I don't know that above because I have found the included _The New Oxford American Dictionary_ to be fine for any use I have put it to... which is not really a lot, but more than I expected.

Perhaps someone else can answer this better than I.

BOb

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10-09-2008, 12:45 PM	#61
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	I'd have to say no at this point. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my PRS-500 but I can't see shelling out $275-300 for more of the same, especially since when all was said and done I got my first Reader for $150 and my wife's for $8 ($100 TD deal and used my Sony Card the first time for $100 refund). If they offered the new model for the same kind of deal I got the 500 for, I'd upgrade and sell my 500's, but other than that I'm content with what I have. Or maybe an upgrade option where I paid like $50 with my trade-in... now THAT would work!

10-10-2008, 03:48 AM	#65
ahintz Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 322 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Device: Kindle PW/iPhone5/iPad (3)/Nook ST	Well, I'd been on the fence about replacing my PRS-500 with a Kindle or a 505. I think this decided it for me - I'll be getting a PRS-700 in a couple of months. Now, I just wish they would add the PRS-700 to their rebate offer. I know I can ebay my 500, and if need be I'd do that, but I'd just as soon walk into a Sony Style store, give them my 500, and walk out with a $300 700. For me the biggest reason to get the 700 is the light - I read at night a lot, and that will be a godsend. I would have gotten the 505 with the light cover, but this just looks more elegant. Now if only Sony would release Mac software....

10-10-2008, 03:52 AM	#66
sorareader Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Hanlin V3	No, I don´t think I´m going to buy one... The most important thing for me is the screen size, and in this sense, the PRS-700 is not an improvement. I know that the touch screen is a cool feature, but IMHO not that important.

10-10-2008, 05:41 PM	#69
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	cjp For that (dictionary), I advise the Cybook! It's the one to get.

10-11-2008, 05:12 AM	#71
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	I was talking about one that can be easily used all over the world - for the moment... For the future, let’s hope Amazon will change their behaviour.

10-11-2008, 08:08 AM	#72
DickyCheung22 Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: none	I'm no, Kindle is okay as a ebook reader for me.

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