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By: DrDaveC,
Jun 10, 2007
Pros: Solid construction, excellent display even outside, impressive battery life, supports multiple eBook formats.
Cons: Expensive (unless you work a deal), Sony's desktop software and DRM, slow screen refreshes.
Bottom Line: If you love reading and want a powerful/portable solution to carry a huge library around with you, this is for you. Too expensive at $350...but at $180 I'm sold.
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By: eohatdan,
Nov 21, 2006
Pros: Compact, excellent reading area, excellent battery life, wonderful integration with the web.
Cons: It is easy to lose your place in a book by accidentally pressing a key.
Bottom Line: If you love to read and want the convenience of a portable library that is light, compact and easy to use, then the Sony Reader is for you.
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By: mabbts,
Nov 15, 2006
Pros: Portability, ease of use of Connect store, ease of transferring web content, legibility of screen
Cons: Limited Connect content
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By: rcbarker,
Dec 23, 2006
Pros: Screen, power consumption.
Cons: None so far.
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By: dougf,
Dec 31, 2006
Pros: Screen, battery life, size, durable metal, superior quality
Cons: Expensive,PDF Files a bit slow, limited file types, DRM, no color
Bottom Line: I recommend this reader to anyone that loves reading books, I believe this will be to books what Ipod is for music.
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By: cglc,
Apr 27, 2007
Pros: Amazing screen, very easy on the eyes, lighter than most paperback books, endless battery life
Cons: Some refresh lag and ghosting. Pdf formats have resolution and scaling problems.
Bottom Line: If you are interested in ebooks, this is the "next generation" device that could finally make it a usable technology.
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By: wrighttrailers,
Apr 28, 2007
Pros: Battery life, quality of display
Cons: Poor software design, layout design
Bottom Line: I would recommend this unit for the serious ebooker; otherwise, wait for the bugs to be worked out and the price to come down
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By: lbucher,
Mar 19, 2007
Pros: Great battery life, nice size, best display in the world in bright ambient light.
Cons: Don't buy if PDF is your document of choice. Display is a little dark indoors.
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By: leigh_campbell,
Sep 17, 2007
Pros: Great contrast, lots of books to download, good display size, lightweight, thin enough.
Cons: Could use more of bottom of display for text, tricky firmware upgrading.
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By: tracicollins,
Feb 19, 2007
Pros: Electronic paper, selectable font sizes, MP3 player, large memory cards - simply the best reader.
Cons: Needs larger fonts and MP3 playlists. The e-bookstore doesn't work on many Windows XP systems.
Bottom Line: Buy it if you can cope with difficult technical problems.
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