Last month my original Sony PRS-500 died, to the dismay of my wallet. I tried to remain strong and hold out till January to get a new one. Someone didn’t tell my job that, because after 3 days cold turkey I started losing my mind. I checked out the kindle and the sony reader touch and asked myself the important question: which would I use to replace my book?
I decided for the reader touch because the waive-of-restriction at work for my original sony reader was it had no internet connection. I did order it on Amazon, go-go discount.
The reader has definite improvements over it’s predecessor; better PDF functionality, better placement of controls and memory card slots. Unlike every OTHER commentary on the internets about its contrast vs the PRS-505, compared to the 500, it’s comparable and does have better greyscale. Additionally, collections can now be put on memory cards, instead of forcing you to keep collections only on the Sony internal memory.
My largest complaint is STILL the library software. when previous, buggy, versions of open source software are preferential to your current lineup, something needs to change. Appreciative comments to Sony about bringing over their software to the mac side, but I’d rather use Calibre, it has better functionality.
The note and bookmarking feature is useful, especially for research and reference materials. I was able to link and notate my spells, feats and equipment for my Dungeons and Dragons 4.0 campaign, so much so it impressed the local Game Master.
My friend Matt received an early Christmas present in the form of a kindle 2, and I’ll share my feelings about them in the future.
