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Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC

Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC

25 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
portability (4)
usability (2)
durability (2)
touch screen (1)
design (1)

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price (1)
reliability (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 25 reviews of Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the battery and design are generally positive. The usability and durability are also mentioned favorably, but some have doubts about the price and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Joanna Stern (engadget.com)

Sony Reader Pocket Edition (PRS-350SC) review

There's no question about it: Sony had its work cut out when it came time to improve the next generation of its e-readers. Amazon's Kindle isn't only the

Really compact, lightweight design ; Very responsive touchscreen with included stylus ; Speedy page turns

No wireless for downloading books OTA ; Library of books not as vast as Amazon's ; More expensive than competition

Oct, 2010

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Expert review by : Melissa J. Perenson (macworld.com.au)

Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC

No matter how slick an e-reader's physical design, it's hard to resist the urge to touch the screen, as you would on an iPad. But you can easily use the screen to navigate with the Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC.

Lightweight design; sharp, responsive touchscreen display

No Wi-Fi; no 3G

Among the small, 5in-screen e-reader set, Sony has leaped to the head of the pack. If you want your e-reader in a paperback size, the Sony Reader Pocket Edition is the best model you can get.

Apr, 2011

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Expert review by : Melissa J. Perenson (macworld.com)

Review: Sony Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350SC

For a small-screen e-reader, the new Pocket Edition is one of the best models you can buy--but you'll pay extra for Sony's unique touchscreen design.

In use, I found the touch navigation terrific and natural in feel. You simply touch to turn pages, and touch to get one of the 12 pop-up dictionaries, including conversion dictionaries for French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch, plus American and...

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Sony Reader Pocket Edition - Silver (PRS-350SC)

enjoy it very much

None

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Single purpose ebook reader that does what it should

If you're fairly knowledgeable about the different formats, DRM and already have a program like Calibre to organize your books, it should work without a problem for you. You won't have a simple web browser or an mp3 player but a device that simply does...

EPUB and PDF support. Supports DRM'd books by Adobe and also books from public libraries too. You aren't locked into just Sony's store or software (I haven't installed it). If you have DRM free books you can just drag them onto the drive the reader...

No font selection (that I could find) ; It could use another font size between XS and S ; Hard to read in the dark, although regular books also have that problem ; Screen is a bit small for PDFs of textbooks and other things that require precise...

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Very Impressed

PDFs are designed to be displayed and printed on the page size the particular document was designed for - in many cases Letter (8.5x11), Legal or A4. A 5 inch screen is a lot smaller than a piece of letter paper ~25% of the size, because of this...

E-Ink Pearl screen - it is very clear, like reading out of a printed book except it weighs 6 oz and can hold 1.49GB worth of books ; 800x600 resolution in 5" - that's an impressive 200 pixel/inch which definitely makes really small fonts still legible...

Can have ghosting of text - the Kindle 3 seems better at this ; The Kindle also has wifi and (optionally) free 3G service, but since I use this just to read - USB file transfers aren't a big deal - I spend most of my time using the content on the...

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (pcrush.com)

back to reading

since i got my ereader i read more then i did when i was in school.i love that i can put it down and not lose my page .i love that i don't have to use anything to book mark where i left off.i find myself trying to turn the pages like a real book.

easy to get books on line, Easy to read

Aug, 2011

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back to reading

easy to get books on line, Easy to read

Aug, 2011

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I love my reader!!!

I love my reader!!!! I was able to get some books from the library and that has worked great!!! Finding a cover was difficult because of the size. I wish there were more varieties of covers available. I travel alot, so I would like to be able to access...

fits pocket pefectly, size is wonderful

cant download from sony ebooks outside US

Jul, 2011

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