The Amazon Kindle 2 and the Sony Reader PRS-700 ebook reader are two hot to hit the market over the past 12 months, bringing the joy of reading to a whole new level. For those of ebook reading devices and are interested in a new, here's a comparison of Amazon Kindle 2 against Sony Reader and how they relate to each other cons.
Price
The price of the gadget is an important factor for many people especially for the first timebuyers. The Amazon Kindle 2 is currently priced at $ 359, while the Sony Reader is currently attached to $ 399, making the Kindle 2 $ 40 less.
Advantages: Amazon Kindle 2
Size and weight
The size and weight of these gadgets are not really giving a distinct advantage over others. The Sony Reader PRS-700 weighs about 10 ounces, the Kindle 2 a little 'more. The Sony Reader is a bit 'wider and thicker, while the Kindle is an inch more. In any case, both are very comfortable to carry.
ADVANTAGE: Tie
Display
Both technologies use both devices for reading e-ink that creates a screen that is very similar to the text on the card, eliminating the eyestrain and provides easy readability with crisp, clear text and images. 2009 Amazon Kindle However, now enhanced with 16 shades of gray, while the Sony Reader has a gray level 8.
Advantage: Amazon> Kindle 2
WLAN
Here is a category where the Sony Reader is clearly anticipated by the Kindle. The second generation Amazon Kindle uses Whispernet technology, which provides free wireless coverage in the United States through high-speed 3G network from Sprint. Kindle users can access over 240,000 titles of books, magazines, newspapers and even blogs. Within choose the content of reading choices and pay for it, the book or magazinedownloaded on the Kindle, anytime and anywhere in minutes! The Sony Reader PRS-700, on the other hand, there is still no wireless capability, and only less than 100,000 books to choose from, not even close to the breadth of content that the Kindle offers.
Advantages: Amazon Kindle 2
Supported Formats
Both e-book reader supports the most commonly used formats such as TXT, MP3, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP, and someunique for each device. The Sony Reader, however, PDF support, while the Kindle 2 will not work – not directly, anyway. PDF still needs to be sent via email to support desk Kindle be converted for display on the Kindle and Amazon announced that "some complex PDF files might not format correctly" on the Kindle.
Advantage: Sony Reader 700
Storage Capacity
In this function, the Sony Reader gains clearly superior. Certainly,Amazon Kindle 2 2G internal memory is available with 1.4G for the content and can accommodate up to 1,500 pounds, but no longer supports external memory cards. While Sony's Reader Internal memory 256 MB may seem peanuts compared to the Kindle, the main advantage lies in the ability of Sony to support external memory up to 16G. Now is a great advantage, not only when it comes to getting thousands of content must be appropriate, but for file managementin different memory cards.
ADVANTAGE: Sony Reader PRS-700
The time and the battery charge
Both players have the same capacity of ebooks regarding battery life. On a full charge 2 Kindle or Sony Reader, which can be read directly for a fortnight without recharging. The only difference is that if the Kindle 2 is used with Wi-Fi enabled, the battery capacity is reduced to only four days. The charging time for both players is four hoursUSB, or two hours with an AC wall charger.
ADVANTAGE: Tie
The Bottom Line 2009 2 Comparison of Amazon Kindle vs. Sony eBook Reader
Although not a total blow to the Sony Reader, Kindle, is near the Amazon Kindle eBook Reader is the second best hands down. The price, breadth of content, wireless capabilities, and improve the overall design of the second generation Amazon Kindle is clearly a winneron the Sony Reader 700.
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