10-08-2009, 10:14 PM | #61 |
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Cool. Enjoy it!
It looks to be a great little reader -- even better at that price! |
10-08-2009, 11:39 PM | #62 |
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Congratulations Ruka, your great deal also says that either the seller is taking a big loss - which I doubt, or the true cost of the PRS-300 is less than we think.
He may not be making as much profit as he would like, but he can't stay in business selling below cost. Maybe Sony has room to drop the MSRP for all of the readers. Especially since Amazon just dropped the price of the Kindle 2. If we, the consumers, get really lucky there will be a price war. Who would win? The multinational electronics corporation, or the mega e-tailler. |
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10-09-2009, 12:11 AM | #63 |
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you didn't win that reader. Searching recent Ebay auctions, surely this is yours:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=280407013592 Total for it would indeed be $137.49 with shipping if you won it. But below the $127.50 top bid, it says "Reserve not met." So nobody won that auction. Looking at other closed auctions from that seller, the minimum reserve price is $165. Last edited by ardeegee; 10-09-2009 at 12:17 AM. |
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10-09-2009, 10:46 AM | #65 | |
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10-09-2009, 04:59 PM | #66 |
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That's certainly very good advice. I don't think I would say the "majority" are scams - I've made some second offers myself, when selling my videogame collection. Emails from any source that involves your money should be verified by visiting the website, and not by clicking the link in the email.
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11-03-2009, 12:55 PM | #67 |
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For what it's worth, I agree with you about the 300 having better overall clarity than the 505. But even a dumb flyboy like myself knows that the scientific method forbids any notion of an unbiased observation (Samuel George Morton's infamous skull-packing experiment is the go-to cautionary tale there), and also that the US legal system places such little faith in the concept that the slightest potential conflict of interest is enough to make even the most trustworthy witnesses testimony inadmissible...
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11-03-2009, 06:16 PM | #68 | |
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Quicksand, the quoted text I've highlighted in bold describes my experience (so far) with the PRS-300 perfectly. Minus the part about not being able to sleep without a book! It is much more comfortable to read in bed with an e-reader than with a traditional book. I find you don't always have to shift around so much to find a comfortable position for reading. |
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11-04-2009, 05:01 AM | #69 |
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Brilliant thread, have enjoyed reading through it.
I've had my 600 for a week and have read 4 complete novels plus 2 half-read books on it. This is far more than I would normally read with "treebooks" as I'd normally get through an average of 2 of those per week. It's simply much easier to pick up and put down (especially when reading more than 1 book at a time) and you don't have to worry about where you got up to as the reader does that all for you. I spent a long time deciding between a 300, 600 or a kindle. I wasn't comfortable with importing a kindle from the US to the UK in case something went horribly wrong - be just my luck. And I thought the 300 screen might be a little too small with the amount of reading I do. So I think I made a good choice, although (being so impressed with the sony) I'm very tempted to also buy the 300 for holidays and travels ... I don't think the 600 is 100% perfect but I'm not convinced that any ereader currently can claim that. I think it's just a case of trying to work out which one will suit you and your reading needs best. My husband was interested in an ereader but wants one for reading technical pdfs and in colour - but I think he'd be better off not with an ereader but with a netbook for that from what I've read on this forum. |
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11-04-2009, 03:45 PM | #71 |
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Thank you for this great review and comparison.
When I was shopping for an e-reader I wish I'd bothered to look for this review. Fortunately I picked up the PRS-600 and never looked back. Funny thing though: as soon as I decided on buying it, I did so, knowing full well that as soon as something better came along (like the rumoured Apple tablet), I'd would plunk my money down for that and switch over. It's a geek thing, I think. What the heck. Some people play the horses, other smoke like chimneys, while still others drink until dawn...... I buy gadgets.
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11-06-2009, 08:18 AM | #72 | |
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The only slight disappointment with the process is that they posted a generic picture of a blue one, and I received a silver. (They didn't mention color in the description, so I knew this was a risk.) I like the silver one a lot more than I thought I would though. Oh! I was surprised to learn that I can indeed slip the reader into my front jeans pocket as some posters claimed, when it's in it's sleeve. I don't think I'll be able to manage it when keeping it in a case. (I'm still looking for an ideal case.) |
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11-06-2009, 08:31 AM | #73 |
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Congrats Ruka!
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Sony PRS 600 versus Kobo?
Which one is better? Sony PRS 600 or kobo Wifi ?
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