Sony PRS-600 Review Offering the Middle Ground in Ereaders
One of the most successful models under Sony’s Reader series is the Sony PRS-600. This is more popularly known as the Sony Reader Touch Edition.
The original series released by Sony with a touch screen was the Sony PRS-700. However, the model was eventually replaced by the PRS-600 as the flagship model for the Touch Edition. The replacement was made to incorporate some new upgrades, thus resulting to a higher-scale touch screen ebook reader model.
The Sony PRS-600 promises the same quality of digital reading offered by other models in the Sony Reader series. After all, the Sony name is in itself enough indication of such a level of quality.
The digital book reader is also portable and looks sleek in a thin and clean body with nothing on it but the screen. It was the ultimate companion for book lovers on the go.
So what exactly does the PRS-600 from Sony offer?
The Specs
The PRS-600 comes with a 6-inch touch screen display using the advanced E-ink Vizplex display technology for a strain-free, paper-like look and feel. The screen reaches up to 600 x 800 in resolution and can achieve up to 8 levels of grayscale.
Aside from high-quality readability with such a screen, the model makes sure you enjoy such a screen by giving you all your favorite ebooks in one device, thanks to the 512 MB internal memory of the unit, which is more than the memory of the earlier PRS-500 series. You can even expand the memory capacity by using SDHC or Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo, so you get to bring your entire library with you.
The great and unique features of the Sony Reader PRS-600 begin with its Document Search Capability, which allows users to search in the documents they are browsing or reading. Another well-loved offer is the sealed internal battery that can last for as long as two weeks when charged once.
The Options
The Sony PRS-600 also offers users a flexible reading experience by giving them several options when it comes to the usage of the unit. For example, users can choose from, not 2, but 5 different font sizes so you can choose the size you and your eyes are most comfortable with.
Other than that, interested buyers can choose from three different colors. Although the interface of the PRS-600 is the same as that found in the older PRS-700 model, the outward appearance is different, especially since the PRS-700 comes in only one color, while the PRS-600 comes in three different colors. These colors are namely silver, black, and red, to meet the various preferences of more customers.
The Sony PRS-600 is priced just right at $299. Although it is more expensive than the Amazon Kindle 2, it still gets its fair share of the market especially since it has a touch screen that Amazon has not yet thought to add to its collection of Kindle digital book readers.
Overall, the PRS-600 from Sony answers the needs of all book lovers looking for a digital ereader with easy navigation and a great reading experience. It is the ultimate mid-level choice, which makes it the current top-selling Sony Reader product.
promises the same quality of digital reading offered by other models in the Sony Reader series. After all, the Sony name is in itself enough indication of such a level of quality.
