Sony are synonymous with timeless design, and solid quality – The Sony PRS-350 with its 5 inch screen is no exception.
Featuring a brushed aluminium design, it looks and feels great. And along with its larger sibling the Sony PRS-650 with its 6 inch screen are probably the best looking ebook readers around.
The Sony PRS 350 is an update to the PRS300 launched last year, featuring the following improvements:
-A new E-Ink Pearl screen, which improves contrast by 50%. This is the same new display used in the 3rd generation Amazon Kindle, and Sony PRS-650.
This new screen now provides 16 shades of grey instead of 8, and is now clearer than ever.
-The PRS350 now has touchscreen functionality, which uses infrared sensors for improved clarity and response rate (the previous PRS-300 didn’t have a touchscreen).
-Improved battery life, you can now read over 10,000 pages on one charge versus 7500 with the older model
-Its also 60 grams lighter, which makes it an ideal ebook reader for those travelling light (fits a handbag perfectly).
Other than these new features, the Sony PRS-350 build on the great feature set of its predecessor.
Its supports an impressive range of ebook formats including BBeB (LRF/LRX), PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPEG, BMP, GIF and PNG so you can literally purchase your ebooks from nearly every ebook store. Because of this you are not tied down to a specific ebook store like the Amazon Kindle.
This ebook reader also features a large 2GB internal memory which is enough to carry thousands of ebooks at a time.
Unfortunately you don’t get any Wifi or 3G connectivity, and you have to purchase books from online ebook retailers from your desktop. But these are somewhat advantages, as it means you get solid battery life, and can purchase ebooks at any ebook retailer (therefore can comparison shop for the best ebook deals).
In terms of price points, you can find this ebook reader for around £159/$179 which makes it an ideal purchase if you are an occasional book reader. If you spend a lot of time reading, you might want to consider the Sony PRS-650 which features a 6 inch screen for more comfortable reading.
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You can find the Sony PRS-350 and Sony PRS-650 at Waterstones.com