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Sony Reader PRS-T1 (Reader Wi-Fi)
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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Display / readability The text is bigger and clearer for manga than the Kindle 4. Books are great too. Display's image dithering is also better than Kindle 4. great!
  • Battery life E-ink is great because it lasts about a month. great!
  • Store and selection of titles No comments —
  • Ease of use Just drag and drop epubs in it. great!
  • Document support No comments —
  • Storage capacity I love how it has an expandable MicroSD slot. 1GB is not enough for me because I put manga on it. great!
  • Durability The device is a combination of plastic and metal. good
  • Design and form factor It's like any e-reader, I feel it's got corners that are a bit too pointy for my tastes. good
  • Portability (size / weight) It's lighter than the Kindle 4, which is great for me because the Kindle 4 was heavy at long periods of time. great!
Detailed review
I will compare it to the Kindle 4 which I've returned to replace with the Sony E-reader. I needed the expandable microSD slot so that I can put my manga collection on it.

Pros
  • Memory slot expansion
  • Image dithering and refresh is much better (Kindle 4 is problematic for images/cbr/cbz, leaves parts of previous images on screen <- not even setting dithering option fixes it)
  • Lighter (comparable to Kindle 4)
  • Touch screen (swipe to switch pages)
  • Physical buttons on the bottom and not at the sides (Side buttons were awkward to my hands and would be uncomfortable to press)
  • Easily customizable wallpaper / stand-by screen
Cons
  • More expensive than the Kindles
  • Doesn't read cbr, cbz, lit file types -- needs conversion software
  • Smaller selection of cases from official site and elsewhere