Sony PRS-700

portability, usability, performance, screen, price

reliability

76% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

User interface is a breeze. Handles PDFs like a pro. Sidelights are a blessing for considerate insomniacs

Screen looks better than it works: Major glare kills eyes, some text looks fuzzy, and touch controls are finicky

Has touchscreen ; Can use Google's digital books

Inelegant interface ; Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-700 ; PRS-700 E-book Reader Review, by Melissa J. Perenson, PC World March 24, 2009 ; The overhyped and feature-heavy Amazon Kindle 2 has a challenger: The Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-700 weighs in at...

Touch-sensitive screen. Streamlined interface. Attractive design.

Pricey. Doesn't provide wireless download of titles (unlike Amazon's Kindle). LED sidelights aren't very strong.

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Whether you want to purchase an e-reader depends both on how much of a reader you are and how comfortable you are reading from a netbook, a smartphone or some other mobile device. There are sources for electronic literature that don't involve a...

that left a lot of readers caught in the middle. The Kindle had usability benefits—download direct to device; nice button array—that the Reader did not. Meanwhile, the Sony had a friendliness to third-party files that Amazon did not share. Clearly, in...

Responsive touch screen and excellent user interface. Navigating through books, notes and where you left off in a book is quick and easy. Nice design, more attractive than the Kindle. The touch screen means there's no need for a hardware keyboard...

Screen has less contrast and clarity than earlier Sony Readers and the Amazon Kindle.

Sony has worked a near miracle with their touch screen and touch-centric user interface. The Reader is simply a joy to use in terms of ergonomics, control and navigation. This is by far the most natural way to manage, navigate and read books we've seen...

The recent marketplace of digital-book readers really boils down to two major competitors: the Amazon Kindle 2 and the new model from Sony, the PRS-700BC Reader. Where Amazon takes the clear edge in function, Sony builds on its style savvy reputation...

The PRS-700 is sleeker than the Kindle; faster processor speeds up the device; new touch-screen interface offers better ergonomics and is easier to use; with the addition of an optional memory card (SD or Memory Stick Pro), it's capable of storing...

New touch screen is more glare-prone and doesn't have as much contrast as Amazon's Kindle or Sony's PRS-505; built-in lighting is from the screen periphery and is not true backlighting; eBook Library software isn't available for Mac owners; there's no...

The PRS-700 takes one step forward for Sony digital readers--and a couple leaps back.