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Sony Digital Reader Touch Edition - Black (PRS600BC) |  | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $279.99
as of 11/30/2009 20:48 CST details
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Seller: J&R Music and Computer World
Rating:  21 reviews
Color: Black
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows/Mac
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.10
CPU Type: PowerPC G4
Processors: 1
System Memory: 512
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1
Modem: None
Free Memory Slots: 0
Display Size: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 6 x 9 x 2
MPN: PRS600BC
Model: PRS-600BC
UPC: 027242771864
EAN: 0027242771864
ASIN: B002MWYUFU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Elegant 6 display with touch screen navigation | | • | Carry up to 350 of your favorite books at a time | | • | Freehand highlighting and annotation | | • | Access a wide number of online bookstores | | • | Thin, light, highly portable design |
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Product Description
The Reader Touch Edition features a 6"display with simple, easy-to-use touchscreen navigation. Turn pages with the swipe of a finger and enjoy fast and intuitive navigation of your favorite books. Take freehand notes and highlight sections of text you want to revisit later, just as you would in a real book, using the included stylus. If you prefer, a virtual keyboard is also available for entering quick notes or searching your eBooks. If you want, you can even export your notes to your computer using the eBook Library software. Enjoy access to a wider number of books from a wider number of places. By supporting both industry standard formats, ePub and PDF, you can access books at Sony's eBookstore, check out books from public libraries, access over 500,000 free public domain titles from Google, as well as sharing sites, online aggregators and personal publishers (Internet access is required). Not sure which books to bring on your trip? With the Reader Touch Edition, you will never have to make that choice again. 512MB of onboard memory lets you carry up to 350 of your favorite books at a time. Whether you're venturing across town or across the country, the Reader Touch Edition makes an ideal travelling companion. Measuring just 0.4" thin and weighing less than 9 ounces, the Reader Touch Edition is thinner and more lightweight than almost any book, and even many magazines. The Reader Touch Edition utilizes E-Ink screen technology to deliver an amazing, paper-like display that's more like ink on paper and fully readable in direct sunlight. Enjoy up to two full weeks of reading (7,500 continuous page turns) on a single battery charge. Paper-like display for easy, natural reading Two full weeks of reading on a single battery charge; Built-in Oxford American English eDictionary; Intuitive eBook Library software for PC and Mac 5 adjustable font sizes to customize your
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 21
 The Touch November 30, 2009
RJMacReady (Green Bay, WI USA)
This is a great little gadget for reading books. Really, I can't do it justice, so I will let a poet, Stan Bush, say I how I feel for me.
You got the touch. You got the power. After all is said and done, You've never walked, you've never run, You're a winner.
You got the moves, you know the streets, Break the rules, take the heat, You're nobody's fool.
You're at your best when when the goin' gets rough. You've been put to the test, but it's never enough.
You got the touch. You got the power.
When all hell's breakin' loose, You'll be riding the eye of the storm.
You got the heart, You got the motion.
You know that when things get too tough, You got the touch.
You never bend, you never break. You seem to know just what it takes, You're a fighter.
It's in the blood, it's in the will, It's in the mighty hands of steel.
When you're standin' your ground, And you never get hit when your back's to the wall, Gonna fight to the end and you're takin' it all.
You got the touch. You got the power. When all hell's breakin' loose, You'll be riding the eye of the storm.
You got the heart, You got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, You got the touch. You're fightin' fire with fire.
You know you got the touch, You're at your best when when the road gets rough. You've been put to the test, but it's never enough.
You got the touch. You got the power!
 Highly Disappointed November 30, 2009
A. Stanciu (Bala Cynwyd, PA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just bought the reader yesterday and it's already back in the box, ready to be returned. I was so excited for this product but was very let down.
What I didn't like:
- SLOW! Maybe this is a feature of all e-ink devices, but the delay between clicking and the action happening is so very noticeable. This isn't 1995 and I expect things to be responsive.
- Screen flashing. Every time the screen updates, it flashes all black a few times. It's quick but gets to you fast.
- Glare. I was inside, at night with a normal lamp on. I kept having to tilt the display to get a good viewing angle. The glass/plastic screen cover creates a very annoying glare.
- No display options. I couldn't find a setting to change the contrast or brightness. I found it very difficult to read.
- Zooming. This again may be a problem with all readers but... a full page is almost unreadable it's so small. When you zoom in, you lose the original layout and the text data is used to fill up the screen. This got really messed up on a few pdf's...
- UNRESPONSIVE!! Again... having to way a second for any action becomes real noticeable real fast.
- Doesn't come with a charger. You can probably charge it via USB, but the rep who sold me this didn't mention this and I didn't think about it at the time.
This product feels like what the first Palm Pilot felt like compared with a modern Smart Phone. It feels like an infant product.
 Crap November 26, 2009
Jason Eggert (Seattle, WA United States)
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
stay away. I bought this and now use it as a door stop. Not even good at that. screen is hard to read with any glare.
 Very functional, user friendly, I really like the touchscreen feature November 18, 2009
A. Aponte Cordova (Puerto Rico)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a first time buyer of e-readers. I hope my comments are helpful for other potential buyers.
Why Sony PRS-600?
1. Support of the PDF and EPUB open and international standards. Being in an IT oriented career, I have had enough headaches with proprietary formats to know to avoid them as much as possible.
2. I can buy books from multiple e-book stores. Suppliers with proprietary formats limit your choice of retailers (usually just to one). I believe the issue of available titles will balance itself out in the near future as the e-book market expands.
3. I must clarify that the wireless download, though nice, was not a big issue for me. I usually research and plan my reading material in my computer and with the internet. Also, for the moment I `m not interested in the magazine and periodical subscription services.
What I like:
1. The touch screen: It really facilitates and enhances your reading. Lookup of words in the dictionary, references to footnotes, highlighting and writing notes are quite easy with the touch screen. (** Note: Yes, there is a glare, but I have always been able to effortlessly find an angle where this is non-issue.)
2. The dictionary: English is not my first language and I have found out this tool to be very useful, particularly with the classics which usually have non-frequently used or outdated words.
3. The free book libraries: Yes, there are multiple sites with free books. I'm amazed at the quantity of free e-books available. Most of them in PDF and EPUB format. No problem so far downloading and reading these e-books in the PRS-600.
4. The font sizes: My eyes are not young. I really appreciate being able to increase the font size as needed.
What I don't like:
1. Sony PC software is not user friendly. I'm using Calibre as a primary library management tool, and it's pretty cool. With Calibre this has become a non-issue.
What I would like to see:
2. Full support (books and dictionary) for e-books in Spanish.
3. A lot of competition so that the devices get better, cheaper and the number of titles expands dramatically.
Some additional comments:
1. The screen glare: Again, I must stress that this is really a non-issue for me. My suggestion to potential buyers is to compare and balance the flexibility you get with the touch screen vs. the glare and clarity. After using the device I think it is a nice tradeoff.
In summary, I'm very satisfied with this device and look forward to the future developments in the e-reader market. My final suggestion to potential buyers is to go and test the devices and buy what fits your needs and preferences.
Do NOT install the Sony software! November 14, 2009
Charles E. Gillen (Reston, VA, USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This neat little device with absolutely horrid Sony software was frustrating to use until from other reviewers I heard of the freeware "Calibre" program. A night & day difference. Both eBooks and even MP3 music tracks will re-start where you left off... great if you listen to long opera or audiobook tracks from your SD card. I had first bought the smaller PRS-300 but was shocked it could not search text, but the $100 upgrade to the PRS-600 adds music and a host of useful "human-friendly" functions such as writing a comment or note on a book page... doodlers will love that.
The only real plus for the smaller PRS-300 is that it has slightly better contrast, thanks to lacking a touch screen.
Though you can store photos on the Touch model, you can only view them in very dull B&W... there simply isn't enough contrast, unless you photoshop the photo to look less bad on the Sony screen. I do feel, though, that the picture capability could come in handy if you only store contrasty maps, diagrams, or other NON-photographic images or scans.
Disclaimer: I bought the Sony knowing I'd never pay to download an eBook. Instead, thanks to Gutenberg and Calibre I can build a portable library of time-tested classics for free. That's priceless!
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