Sony specs leak again - Mac support, no wireless
By Paul Biba
Well, if true this is very disappointing. Engadget is reporting that a retailer accidently published the new Sony Reader specs and quickly pulled them. What’s disappointing is that neither unit seems to have WiFi or cellular access. This still leaves the Kindle in the lead. It is nice to finally have Mac support, however. Believe me, once you have wireless access there is no going back. Here’s what Engadget says:
the 5-inch (800 x 600 resolution) Sony PRS300-RC Reader Pocket Edition will ship with 512MB of onboard memory, PC and Mac support, a battery good for 7,500 page turns and USB 2.0 connectivity. The 6-inch (800 x 600 resolution) PRS600-SC Reader Touch Edition checks in at 0.4-inches thin and boasts a virtual keyboard, doodle capability, 512MB of storage, a built-in English e-dictionary, PC and Mac support and the same battery as on the smaller sibling. We’re looking at price tags of $199 and $299, respectively, but with no apparent WiFi or WWAN built in ….
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:02 am
Well, $199 and $299 are competitive prices for the listed features. But J&R is a discounter so those are likely not the List prices. But they’ll sell nicely.
Even better, they’ll put downward pressure on the stuff I *might* buy.
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:09 pm
I know there are a lot of people who are disappointed by the lack of wifi in the Sony book readers, but frankly, I think price is probably a more important factor right now. In any case, after what Amazon did, do any of us really want Sony being able to have direct access to our readers?
Personally, I find the Mac support a bigger deal, and long past due. Had it been available last year, I might have owned a Sony now as opposed to a Jetbook.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I don’t really care about wifi, but I do hope that they can improve the fonts management - ie, user controlled embedding better - and the refresh rendering rate of the ePubs.
August 4th, 2009 at 2:18 am
I will never understand the wifi issue.
I read on ebooks devices since ages (the last the Sony 505) and I always lived perfectly without it.
Admit it, we live surrounded by computers - every one of them with a ready USB access: if I need to buy a book do I really need to do it immediately as I think about it? Is it such a problem to step in the other room and connect with a PC? Come on…