Rated 2.000000 out of 5 Stars
Reviewer:
Readingbuddy
(Ontario, Canada)
Date
6-Sep-2012
I've had this product forless than a month
9of10
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Pros:
EInk Technology
Cons:
Plastic, dictionaries gone, jack gone
I love my older Sony Reader. It was a quality product, personally engraved and multifunctional. As it is 2 or 3 years old, I took at look at replacing it and had to decided between another Sony reader or an iPad. When I picked up the Reader, I though I must be mistaken. It was so cheaply constructed compared to Sony's older versions. I thought perhaps there was a higher end product online but nope. Then I started to see all that had been lost with this new model. I love my Sony Reader but I will not be purchasing another. The new Kobo gives so much more and if I really want to make the leap, I'll go to the iPad. I'm truly going to miss my Sony Reader.
Rated 3.000000 out of 5 Stars
Reviewer:
cicjr
Date
24-Dec-2012
I've had this product foren_CA, SonyStyleText, REVIEWS_Have_Had_Product_For_
4of4
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Pros:
light, fast
Cons:
headphone
I cannot plug headphone !!! There is no multimedia in this version. Previously there was ... I will return it. I just bought it 10 minutes ago.
Rated 5.000000 out of 5 Stars
Reviewer:
Canuckie
(Canada)
Date
25-Feb-2013
I've had this product for2-5 years
3of3
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Pros:
SD Card
Cons:
none for me
I own a sony but was given a kobo mini and Kobo Vox for gifts.
The biggest pull for me with Sony is that they have a SD card slot. I purchased eBooks not just from Sony, but also from Kobo, and other places.
when I tried to set up the Kobo machines, I was frustrated that they would not allow me to load all of my books I purchased. It only allowed books purchased from Kobo.
I returned both of the Kobo eReader and tablet and happily bought a new Sony eReader with the money.
Rated 4.000000 out of 5 Stars
Reviewer:
Scottie64
(Barrie, ON)
Date
8-Jan-2013
I've had this product forless than a month
Pros:
Evernote, Faster page turning, very light
Cons:
Not MP3 support or audio jack
Very Good value.
Rated 1.000000 out of 5 Stars
Reviewer:
applesauce
(london, ontario)
Date
18-Aug-2012
I've had this product foren_CA, SonyStyleText, REVIEWS_Have_Had_Product_For_0months
12of13
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Pros:
cute looking, evernote, doubled battery life
Cons:
serious downgrade from previous model
So, sony decided to take their excellent 6 language foreign dictionary selection and throw out 3 (german, italian, dutch).
And to do away with a headphone jack.
All I know is, it's now less international. And less fun (no music for you!)
the headphone jack is what set earlier sony readers apart. and so did the dictionaries. Now, even KOBO has more dictionaries built in. And the kindle has a headphone jack.
Ah-mazing. Et tu , sony?
Rated 1.000000 out of 5 Stars
Reviewer:
Artifact951
(Ottawa, Canada)
Date
7-Feb-2013
I've had this product foren_CA, SonyStyleText, REVIEWS_Have_Had_Product_For_0months
7of12
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Pros:
Made by Sony - Always a favorite until now
Cons:
B&W, no more audio, plastic
Sony what happened, you are going in the wrong direction???
Want to read pubs in color, b&w is old. Love to listen to music while I read...put back MP3 and add FM too. The final touch would be to view the images from my camera directly from my SD memory card (in high res color). Do that and I'm yours for life.
Rated 5.000000 out of 5 Stars
Reviewer:
aftm
(Vancouver)
Date
18-Apr-2013
I've had this product forless than a month
1of1
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Pros:
Good hardware, great software. Designed for it's task.
Cons:
No integrated home for the stylus.
Bought this to store and view data sheet PDFs. I'm a bit apprehensive of using the kindles and kobos as Ive had a lot of trouble with them following the itunes 'locked down' approach to media control and restrictions. It even allowed me to load a powerpoint presentation! I was able to drag and drop my all of my ebooks and PDFs without having to install yet another client. Big plus for me. Now I have a place for all my user manuals, cookbooks, PDF recepts and any other general information that one could need. I bought this, and I would like to use it, not be used by it. I feel this is the case with this. ------
The speed in changing pages is far faster than I was expecting and that really makes the bulk of using this nice. The ability to customize each 'book' and document to adjust as to fit the ereader is flexible. It also saves those details too. So you can crop your page to fit the screen and adjust the contrast and brightness for that publication, and each page afterwards follows in suit. If you put the book back on the 'bookcase' and return to it later, voila'! its the same as you left it, cropping, contrast and brightness intact. Nicely done Sony. -----
I am pretty impressed with the keyboard and the typing experience with this. It's not a blackberry or an iphone by any stretch, but it is very workable. The touch sensitivity is as responsive as any capacitive touch, and the software does as good of a job as it can to make it useable with the e-ink's relatively slow refresh rate. -----
The web browser seems to work work, but I can't really see the use. Maybe to hit an online bookstore? Maybe so I can print an airplane e-ticket(admittedly, that is a good idea)? I think this is a bit the same as the audio thing too. Our smartphone already to a heck of a good job as music libraries and web browsers in our pockets. Do we actually need another one? -----
What I didn't expect was the dictionary and the ability to define directly from the text. Nice touch.
What else really grabbed my attention was the ability to use a stylus to annotate! Holy moly I'm blown away by this simple feature. This has made this a really useful product that I think will long outlive any smartphone I own. Reading on a smartphone is a chore, yet, I've just read a whole book, in one sitting, without putting it down. Says a lot. -----
The stylus and 'handwriting' application was so very unexpected and I've found, very welcome. I love that I have a note pad like notepad. I capture my ideas. -----
This leads me to what I would want if I could get an upgrade to this product. Dump the facebook and web browser, and throw focus on the stylus. Focus the processer's power at handwriting recognition and improve the stylus input similar to Wacom's technology, and we have a revolutionary product. Yeah, its black and white, but contrary to most of the technology industry's efforts, innovation doesn't have to be flashy. Idea's are idea's, not videos and photos, and because this is super portable, this would make a very useful idea capture device. All the androids, iphones and even blackberry's new Z10, claim to do this, but in practice, the medium doesn't fit the task and alway falls a bit flat. The e-ink feels a bit like paper. Except you ideas are always with you, not crumpled up in a folder somewhere. -----
One thing that does bug me, the stylus has no way of coupling with the unit. Like no possible way. I like using it and think I'll always carry it, so I might have to glue on something to hold it. Also, the software could use a vault for sensitive information(just found this, its can be done from the bookcase. Might be more intuitive to allow the ability to "protect' it from the document itself but a moot point none the less). This thing would make a great place to store your passport details if you could somehow protect it from prying eyes. -----
Anyway. I love this thing. Its small, really lightweight. Feels good in the hand and feels well built. The software is the best I've seen on a ereader. The display is great. This isn't and all singing and all dancing product. That's why it's good. It's a tool and I think Sony did a great job of executing it. Nicely done Sony, nicely done.
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