Kindle – The Best Electronic Reader?
Tim Pecunia asked:
When one mentions electronic book readers, Amazon Kindle immediately comes to mind. It is by far the best selling e-book reader, what few know is that there are many great alternatives to the Amazon Kindle. In this article, we will review the Sony Prs-505 and Irex Iliad, which are the greatest competitors for Amazon’s e-book reader.
Price – Among these three e-book readers, The Sony e-book reader, Prs-505 is has the cheapest price tag at close to $300 while the Irex Iliad is the most expensive at close to $700. The Amazon Kindle is priced at close to $400.
Screen Size – Although the sizes of these three e-book readers are about the same, the screen size are noticeably different. The Irex Iliad has the biggest screen size at 8.5″ whilst the Sony Prs-505′s is the smallest at just 6.9 inches. The Amazon Kindle has a screen size of 7.5 inches. I personally love a big screen and for all those who feel the same, the Irex Iliad is the way to go
Weight – The heaviest of all three e-book readers is the Irex Iliad, weight at 13.7 ounces. The Sony Prs-505 is the lightest at just 8.8 ounces.
Battery Life – When it comes to battery life, the Irex Iliad fared the worst with just 15 hours of continuous reading. The Sony e-book reader arguably has the longest battery life, where it can last up to 7500 page turns.
Design – I personally like the Sony Prs-505 e-book’s design the best. It has a sleek metallic casing that gives it a sleek and professional look. The Sony model comes in both black and silver. Both Amazon and Irex Iliad models have some plastic or synthetic rubber feel to it, which, in my opinion, makes them look like toys.
All in all for the average casual user, Sony Prs-505′s competitive pricing, sleek looks and portability, makes it the best pick among e-book readers. Amazon Kindle has a great selling point to as it is the only model among the three that has a free access to the Amazon.com bookstore. The Irex Iliad is the best pick for those who intend to get an e-book reader for professional use.
When one mentions electronic book readers, Amazon Kindle immediately comes to mind. It is by far the best selling e-book reader, what few know is that there are many great alternatives to the Amazon Kindle. In this article, we will review the Sony Prs-505 and Irex Iliad, which are the greatest competitors for Amazon’s e-book reader.
Price – Among these three e-book readers, The Sony e-book reader, Prs-505 is has the cheapest price tag at close to $300 while the Irex Iliad is the most expensive at close to $700. The Amazon Kindle is priced at close to $400.
Screen Size – Although the sizes of these three e-book readers are about the same, the screen size are noticeably different. The Irex Iliad has the biggest screen size at 8.5″ whilst the Sony Prs-505′s is the smallest at just 6.9 inches. The Amazon Kindle has a screen size of 7.5 inches. I personally love a big screen and for all those who feel the same, the Irex Iliad is the way to go
Weight – The heaviest of all three e-book readers is the Irex Iliad, weight at 13.7 ounces. The Sony Prs-505 is the lightest at just 8.8 ounces.
Battery Life – When it comes to battery life, the Irex Iliad fared the worst with just 15 hours of continuous reading. The Sony e-book reader arguably has the longest battery life, where it can last up to 7500 page turns.
Design – I personally like the Sony Prs-505 e-book’s design the best. It has a sleek metallic casing that gives it a sleek and professional look. The Sony model comes in both black and silver. Both Amazon and Irex Iliad models have some plastic or synthetic rubber feel to it, which, in my opinion, makes them look like toys.
All in all for the average casual user, Sony Prs-505′s competitive pricing, sleek looks and portability, makes it the best pick among e-book readers. Amazon Kindle has a great selling point to as it is the only model among the three that has a free access to the Amazon.com bookstore. The Irex Iliad is the best pick for those who intend to get an e-book reader for professional use.
Kindle Vs. Sony Ebook Reader Reviews
James Kara Murat asked:
There has been a lot of buzz lately about the brand new e-book reader launched by Amazon. The most popular e-book reader around has been the one launched by Sony.
The price difference
One of the main differences that really stands out between the Sony E-book Reader and Kindle is the vast price disparity. There’s a whopping 100 dollar difference with the Sony reader being priced at 300 USD and Kindle having a price of 400 USD. While the Sony reader promises a host of freebie features like free viewing of PDF files, no internet connection needed, free access to blogs as well as RSS feeds and even a memory card included in the welcome kit, this reader from Sony sure has plenty of upsides to it. However, Kindle isn’t far behind what with the capacity to contain more than 200 titles and an SD card slot that is included with it. However, you do need to pay 1 dollar for every blog and RSS feed respectively which is quite a bit expensive.
The format
While the Sony Reader allows you to view PDF files free of cost, the Kindle charges a 10 cent fee for every PDF file that you would sync into the device. Also Kindle tends to read HTML, plain text formats and images from the SD card but doesn’t do too well with DOC, RTF and PDF formats. But then again even the Sony Reader cannot read DOC formats directly.
E-ink technology
As far as the 6 inch LCD screen display goes in the Kindle, the display uses the revolutionary e-ink technology using ‘Vizplex’ film on the surface. However, both the Sony Reader and the Kindle have used the same technology. The plus side to this technology is that 40% of received light gets deflected and uses reflected instead of transmitted light which makes both devices easy on the eyes.
Printability
There is no need to print any document because Kindle offers portability in taking along all personal documents at anytime in any place, thereby eliminating the need for printing. The 10 cent fee is applicable for wireless transfer of word documents. However, if users do not wish to shell out this fee, free transfers can be leveraged. For this, the file or attachment needs to be sent to ‘name’@free.kindle.com where name stands for the ID used for your Kindle email address. So if the Kindle email ID is smith@kindle.com then attachments need to be sent to smith@free.kindle.com and then the file gets converted and emailed to the associated Amazon account.
Battery life
The Amazon Kindle is by far a better choice when it comes to battery life. You can go for four days at a stretch without any need to charge the Kindle. Besides, this is its good network coverage in almost any area which makes for good portability. Turning pages is as easy at the click of a button which means that even if you are reading the e-book in bed, operating the Kindle is much easier than the Sony Reader.
There has been a lot of buzz lately about the brand new e-book reader launched by Amazon. The most popular e-book reader around has been the one launched by Sony.
The price difference
One of the main differences that really stands out between the Sony E-book Reader and Kindle is the vast price disparity. There’s a whopping 100 dollar difference with the Sony reader being priced at 300 USD and Kindle having a price of 400 USD. While the Sony reader promises a host of freebie features like free viewing of PDF files, no internet connection needed, free access to blogs as well as RSS feeds and even a memory card included in the welcome kit, this reader from Sony sure has plenty of upsides to it. However, Kindle isn’t far behind what with the capacity to contain more than 200 titles and an SD card slot that is included with it. However, you do need to pay 1 dollar for every blog and RSS feed respectively which is quite a bit expensive.
The format
While the Sony Reader allows you to view PDF files free of cost, the Kindle charges a 10 cent fee for every PDF file that you would sync into the device. Also Kindle tends to read HTML, plain text formats and images from the SD card but doesn’t do too well with DOC, RTF and PDF formats. But then again even the Sony Reader cannot read DOC formats directly.
E-ink technology
As far as the 6 inch LCD screen display goes in the Kindle, the display uses the revolutionary e-ink technology using ‘Vizplex’ film on the surface. However, both the Sony Reader and the Kindle have used the same technology. The plus side to this technology is that 40% of received light gets deflected and uses reflected instead of transmitted light which makes both devices easy on the eyes.
Printability
There is no need to print any document because Kindle offers portability in taking along all personal documents at anytime in any place, thereby eliminating the need for printing. The 10 cent fee is applicable for wireless transfer of word documents. However, if users do not wish to shell out this fee, free transfers can be leveraged. For this, the file or attachment needs to be sent to ‘name’@free.kindle.com where name stands for the ID used for your Kindle email address. So if the Kindle email ID is smith@kindle.com then attachments need to be sent to smith@free.kindle.com and then the file gets converted and emailed to the associated Amazon account.
Battery life
The Amazon Kindle is by far a better choice when it comes to battery life. You can go for four days at a stretch without any need to charge the Kindle. Besides, this is its good network coverage in almost any area which makes for good portability. Turning pages is as easy at the click of a button which means that even if you are reading the e-book in bed, operating the Kindle is much easier than the Sony Reader.
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