Ebook Reader Market

The Amazon Kindle 2 and the Sony Reader PRS-700 are taken two of the hottest ebook reader on the market in the last 12 months, making reading pleasure to an entirely new Level. For those who are new ebook reader with an interest and are interested, here's a comparison of Amazon Kindle 2 vs Sony Reader and how they fit together is each other.

Price

The price of each gadget is an important factor for many people, especially for first time buyers. The Amazon Kindle 2 is currently in $ 359 price, while the Sony Reader is currently tied at $ 399, so that the Kindle 2 cheaper by $ 40.

ADVANTAGE: Amazon Kindle 2

Size and Weight

The size and weight of these devices do not really give a clear advantage over the others. The Sony Reader PRS-700 weighs about 10 ounces, the Kindle 2 is only slightly above them. The Sony Reader is a little wider and thicker, while the Kindle is a few inches longer. In any case, both are very conveniently carry around.

ADVANTAGE: Tie

Display

The two reading both the E-Ink technology, with a display that is very similar to the text on paper, so that creates eye strain, and an easy to read, with crisp text and images. The Amazon Kindle in 2009 but is now shades of gray with 16 increased, while the Sony Reader has an 8-gray levels.

ADVANTAGE: Amazon Kindle 2

Wireless Capabilities

Here is a category in the Sony Reader is uniquely challenged by the Kindle. The Amazon Kindle 2nd Generation uses Whispernet technology and offers free Wi-Fi footprint in the U.S. through Sprint 3G high-speed network. Kindle users can access more than 240,000 book titles, magazines, newspapers win, and even blogs. Only through the choice of reading content of choice and pay for it, the book or a magazine, The Kindle will be downloaded anytime and anywhere in minutes! The Sony Reader PRS-700 on the other side are still lacking on this wireless capability, and only with less than £ 100,000 to choose from, they do not even come close to the breadth of content that provides the Kindle.

ADVANTAGE: Amazon Kindle 2

Supported Formats

Both e-book reader supports most popular formats such as TXT, MP3, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP formats, plus some unique for each device. However, the Sony Reader supports PDF throughout the Kindle 2 is not - not directly, anyway. PDF files must Kindle nor the support desk will be mailed for viewing on the Kindle and Amazon has is a warning that "some complex PDF files correctly Format will be converted to the Kindle.

ADVANTAGE: Sony Reader 700

Storage

In this capacity, the Sony Reader is replaced by the clear upper hand. It is true that the Amazon Kindle 2 2G internal memory, of which 1.4 is g for the content and can store up to 1500 pounds, but no more supports external memory cards. While the Sony Reader's internal memory of 256 MB may seem like peanuts compared with the Kindle, the main advantage is in fact in the ability of Sony to support up to 16G external memory. Now that a great advantage not only when it comes to keeping thousands of Use of content should we need it, but also for the management of files in different memory cards.

ADVANTAGE: Sony Reader PRS-700

Life and Battery Charge Time

The two ebook readers have the same capacity when it comes to battery life. On a fully charged Kindle 2 or Sony Reader, you can just read for two weeks without a recharge. The only difference is that, if the Kindle 2 is used with the wireless turned on, the battery capacity is reduced to four days. The charging time for readers is four hours via USB or two hours with an AC charger.

ADVANTAGE: Tie

The Bottom Line 2009 Comparison of the Amazon Kindle 2 vs. Sony eBook Reader:

Although it is not a total knock-out for the Kindle to the Sony Reader, it close! The Amazon Kindle 2 is the better eBook reader hands down. The price, breadth of content that makes wireless capabilities, and overall design improvements the Amazon Kindle 2nd Generation is a clear winner on the Sony Reader 700th

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