Sony Reader Daily Edition - PRS 900BC
I just received my Sony Reader Daily Edition - PRS 900BC.
I just finished reading a 320 page PDF document and I am currently reading a 334 Page ePub document. I live in Australia. Sony does not currently sell the Sony Reader Daily Edition - PRS 900BC in Australia. I was able to tether the read via USB to my computer and shop online with no problem. I did use a US credit card and address.
Pros:
- I wouldn't be able to read a 300+ page document using a backlit device. I would have gone blind.
- The battery life is incredible. I read the 300+ page PDF and the battery meter still showed a full charge.
- I bought the Sony Read instead of the Amazon Kindle because the Sony Reader renders PDF natively. The Amazon Kindle renders PDFs as a image. You can change the font with the Sony Reader to see a bigger text. You would need to zoom in to see a bigger texxt in the Amazon Kindle. I think it would be impracticle to use zoom to read a PDF novel.
Cons:
- The first thing you need to do when you get your reader is to put the battery in the reader by removing the back panel. Unfortunately, I can't seam to get the back panel back on correctly no matter how hard I try.
- I bought the Sony Reader cover with Light. The flexible arm is difficult to manuver into a position that does not cause glare.
- I have given up on using the touch screen hand gesture to change page. It was too flaky. I use the buttons to change page.
- It was too slow to change page on a PDF document. It took about 2-3 seconds.
- If you do not use the native font of a PDF document, the layout on the page is all screwed up.
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