I'm also deciding on the kindle or sony. if I bought the Sony ereader, then I download the kindle app for my laptop. would it be possible to still buy books of amazon, download them unto my laptop and then transfer them to the sony ereader i.e. can the sony ereader read the mobi format?
For reading PDFs, Sony blows away Kindle. This is especially true for academic papers that are 2 column. The quadrant view is only on Sony readers I believe and makes all the difference in the world. Even the basic PRS-350 is superior to Kindle for this feature.
These are both really good products. AS much as I'd like to see touch on Kindle, I think the cheaper price, wireless, and text to speech usurps all other. I'm in the US
hmm.. i think all go with the Sony prs-650 seeing that in singapore, the amazon kindle isnt supported here. Gah! i dont understand why. Anyway, the sony reader seems just as good and having support for Epub is a great plus! allowing me to borrow books from the library as well :)
I went back and forth trying to decide on these two and I finally picked the Sony. Amazon's arrogance in being the only reader to NOT support the industry standard EPUB format was the major deciding factor as well as the touch screen, on screen notes (excellent for college) and of course the two memory card slots. All major ebook providers have their books in EPUB format. When Amazon decides to support it natively without having to use a converter each time, I'm there but not until then.
i think the kindle is perfect except that it doesn't have an sd card slot! i want a dang sd card in the kindle. that one little factor is making me consider the sony even though i dont like it as much. You hear that amazon! make a dang sd card slot before you lose some buyers!
great review!! :P thanks, but which would you personaly prefer? for reading, and maybe an occasional pdf.. do you see any point in waiting for the prs-950 besides the fact that its gonna have wifi (but ofcourse a great price as well :( )
Great review. Expandable memory, touchscreen, and not being locked into only one source to buy books from more than make up for the 650's lack of wireless and text-to-speech in my opinion.
@the3onna True. I was thinking more along the lines of new(er) books. Most of which are protected. Because Sony went with the epub format instead of a proprietary one, you can buy from the Sony store, or Borders, or Books-a-Million, or any number of other online sources and read them without having to get into drm-stripping and conversion. The more sources there are to chose from, the more chance there is for market forces to act and reduce cost etc.
@Leilond74 Yes, as was pointed out about 9 months ago. You do, however, have fewer sources to buy books from than folks who have ereaders using the epub format. As for the touch screen not being useful for reading, that's your opinion. I find it quite useful while reading and its swiping motion more like reading a pbook than pressing a button (which you can still do on the Sony).
And does it worth 100 dollars? The possibility to "emulate" the page swapping with your finger instead of pressing a button worth 100 dollars? If you think so...
@Leilond74 For that one feature? Of course not. (Even though I think touchscreen ereaders are preferable to non-touchscreen models.) For the overall package? Yes. I would rather take the time needed to save up the extra hundred dollars in order to buy what I feel is a superior piece of kit than have something that I feel is an inferior piece of kit right now. Again, this a matter of opinion.
@Anakha13 You say that you feel Sony is superior, but the only evidence you wrote about is the "page swapping". Clicking a button is quicker, but less fascinating... this is the only real difference you showed and you think it worths 100 dollars?
Why Sony is superior? What you can do it better with the sony? Have you got both, or you simply tryed one or the other only once or twice?
@Leilond74 You're absolutely fixated on one thing I had mentioned in response to your assertion that a touchscreen is nearly useless whilst reading a novel; page swiping. Want more? Metal housing > Plastic. Touchscreen > Non-touchscreen. Expandable memory > Non-expandable memory. Open format > Proprietary format. On-screen keyboard > Space-wasting keyboard. The one thing the Kindle has over the 650 is wireless connectivity, but that's highly overrated. Once again, this is a matter of opinion.
@Anakha13 Metal housing > Plastic? I think is simply heavier and make your hand tired faster, if you read (like me) standing on. Touchscreen > Non-touchscreen, you repeat this again and again. I yet said that if you simply READ novels, thouchscreen is completely useles, completely. The only real flaw of the kindle is that you need to convert epub into azw before loading them to the device.
That was an excellent comparitive review!! Definitely helped me make up my mind to go in for the Sony Reader! :-) Thank you so much. Also, just in terms of personal preference, which one would you pick?
I decided to buy a kindle, because of internet navigation, text to speech and price. It's a pitty that kindle don't have a touch screen, because I'll love to write some notes over a page and transfer them to a computer... I know kindle has a similar features but using keyword is not so easy as sony with its pen...
I'm also deciding on the kindle or sony. if I bought the Sony ereader, then I download the kindle app for my laptop. would it be possible to still buy books of amazon, download them unto my laptop and then transfer them to the sony ereader i.e. can the sony ereader read the mobi format?
yayjohnnydepp 9 months ago
For reading PDFs, Sony blows away Kindle. This is especially true for academic papers that are 2 column. The quadrant view is only on Sony readers I believe and makes all the difference in the world. Even the basic PRS-350 is superior to Kindle for this feature.
julebuggy 10 months ago
The sony looks stylish but im loving the business look on the amazon
crimsure 10 months ago
These are both really good products. AS much as I'd like to see touch on Kindle, I think the cheaper price, wireless, and text to speech usurps all other. I'm in the US
Zoracle 11 months ago
WE ARE RUSSIAN WE WILL PREVAIL WOOT Мы всегда будет верным для России
garyflom6 1 year ago
hmm.. i think all go with the Sony prs-650 seeing that in singapore, the amazon kindle isnt supported here. Gah! i dont understand why. Anyway, the sony reader seems just as good and having support for Epub is a great plus! allowing me to borrow books from the library as well :)
moonshiry 1 year ago
someone help what should i pick???
MisaMisuMajide 1 year ago
In Soviet Russia, Kindle read you!
Dudemag 1 year ago 3
Is it possible to download a english-lithuanian dictionary for Sony 650 somewhere?
mJumpman 1 year ago
очень сильный русский акцент :)
MadDogKem 1 year ago 3
@MadDogKem ... и что? Тебе стыдно?
pit0nka 1 year ago
very impressive touch screen. I like the thin border around the screen too. I own a kindle but its kinda big compared to a sony
rookiegenius 1 year ago
I went back and forth trying to decide on these two and I finally picked the Sony. Amazon's arrogance in being the only reader to NOT support the industry standard EPUB format was the major deciding factor as well as the touch screen, on screen notes (excellent for college) and of course the two memory card slots. All major ebook providers have their books in EPUB format. When Amazon decides to support it natively without having to use a converter each time, I'm there but not until then.
LibertyObserver 1 year ago 9
The audio is so quiet I can't hear anything in this video.
bobcrivens 1 year ago 3
This is a great review. Thank You so much.
debasishchanda2003 1 year ago
i think the kindle is perfect except that it doesn't have an sd card slot! i want a dang sd card in the kindle. that one little factor is making me consider the sony even though i dont like it as much. You hear that amazon! make a dang sd card slot before you lose some buyers!
uhpanduh 1 year ago
Сильный акцент
tranquillistru 1 year ago
Great review , thanks.
I have the prs-650 and i think is a great device, really nice touch screen and very well built.
The kindle is ok , but look and feels cheap.
munnepower 1 year ago
Very nice review! A closer look at the screens would have been nice, though.
Gigidoe 1 year ago
Very good and helpful review.
Peter
urbanimage 1 year ago
Ты случайно не русский?)
babazyaka 1 year ago
great review!! :P thanks, but which would you personaly prefer? for reading, and maybe an occasional pdf.. do you see any point in waiting for the prs-950 besides the fact that its gonna have wifi (but ofcourse a great price as well :( )
eriksnoopy1 1 year ago
Kindle is the best.
robertok14 1 year ago
Great review. Expandable memory, touchscreen, and not being locked into only one source to buy books from more than make up for the 650's lack of wireless and text-to-speech in my opinion.
Anakha13 1 year ago 2
To be fair- Kindle is not locked to Amazon only, you can read any unprotected pdf, mobi or rtf file. For other formats there are converters.
the3onna 1 year ago 5
@the3onna True. I was thinking more along the lines of new(er) books. Most of which are protected. Because Sony went with the epub format instead of a proprietary one, you can buy from the Sony store, or Borders, or Books-a-Million, or any number of other online sources and read them without having to get into drm-stripping and conversion. The more sources there are to chose from, the more chance there is for market forces to act and reduce cost etc.
Anakha13 1 year ago
@the3onna You still only get one place to *buy* books from, well, with the small exception of publishers who sell unDRMed books (ObBaenPlug).
JRJ1979 11 months ago
@Anakha13 Kindle ISN'T locked onty to one source
And for the pourpose of reading books (not study and taking notes, but reading books, novels) the touch screen is nearly unusefull
I've got the kindle and my wife took the sony... nearly equivalent, but very different prices
Leilond74 8 months ago
@Leilond74 Yes, as was pointed out about 9 months ago. You do, however, have fewer sources to buy books from than folks who have ereaders using the epub format. As for the touch screen not being useful for reading, that's your opinion. I find it quite useful while reading and its swiping motion more like reading a pbook than pressing a button (which you can still do on the Sony).
Anakha13 8 months ago
@Anakha13
And does it worth 100 dollars? The possibility to "emulate" the page swapping with your finger instead of pressing a button worth 100 dollars? If you think so...
Leilond74 7 months ago
@Leilond74 For that one feature? Of course not. (Even though I think touchscreen ereaders are preferable to non-touchscreen models.) For the overall package? Yes. I would rather take the time needed to save up the extra hundred dollars in order to buy what I feel is a superior piece of kit than have something that I feel is an inferior piece of kit right now. Again, this a matter of opinion.
Anakha13 7 months ago
@Anakha13 You say that you feel Sony is superior, but the only evidence you wrote about is the "page swapping". Clicking a button is quicker, but less fascinating... this is the only real difference you showed and you think it worths 100 dollars?
Why Sony is superior? What you can do it better with the sony? Have you got both, or you simply tryed one or the other only once or twice?
Leilond74 7 months ago
@Leilond74 You're absolutely fixated on one thing I had mentioned in response to your assertion that a touchscreen is nearly useless whilst reading a novel; page swiping. Want more? Metal housing > Plastic. Touchscreen > Non-touchscreen. Expandable memory > Non-expandable memory. Open format > Proprietary format. On-screen keyboard > Space-wasting keyboard. The one thing the Kindle has over the 650 is wireless connectivity, but that's highly overrated. Once again, this is a matter of opinion.
Anakha13 7 months ago
@Anakha13 Metal housing > Plastic? I think is simply heavier and make your hand tired faster, if you read (like me) standing on. Touchscreen > Non-touchscreen, you repeat this again and again. I yet said that if you simply READ novels, thouchscreen is completely useles, completely. The only real flaw of the kindle is that you need to convert epub into azw before loading them to the device.
Leilond74 6 months ago
That was an excellent comparitive review!! Definitely helped me make up my mind to go in for the Sony Reader! :-) Thank you so much. Also, just in terms of personal preference, which one would you pick?
adidubey7 1 year ago
Very good comparative.
I decided to buy a kindle, because of internet navigation, text to speech and price. It's a pitty that kindle don't have a touch screen, because I'll love to write some notes over a page and transfer them to a computer... I know kindle has a similar features but using keyword is not so easy as sony with its pen...
lichunter 1 year ago
Thanks for the great review!
transmorpherz 1 year ago