Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1BC (black)

• Price: $149

• 6-inch Clear Enhanced touch screen (16-level grayscale E Ink Pearl V220 screen)

• Neonode infra-red touch-screen technology (same as Nook Touch)

• 1GHz Intel processor

• Weighs 5.93 ounces

• 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.35 inches (HWD)

• MicroSD expansion slot for adding additional memory

• Built-in Wi-Fi (no 3G)

• 2 GB built-in memory (stores around 1,200 e-books)

• Text and handwritten note-taking capabilities (stylus included)

• Up to 5 weeks of reading on a single battery charge (with wireless disabled)

• 12 embedded multilingual dictionaries (2 English language and 10 translation


 
(REVIEW)

The Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 is a compact and lightweight touch-screen e-book reader.

It offers access to large catalog of e-books, magazines, and newspapers via Sony's online store, plus online loaners from your local library, has support for EPUB files, and is compatible with any e-book store that uses the Adobe DRM format. This Sony also offers audio capabilities, a microSD card expansion slot, and its battery lasts for up to five weeks on a single charge with Wi-Fi off.

A year later, Sony has now updated its Reader line, and this time the company is more in tune with current e-reader features.

. Instead of three Reader models with various pricing and feature sets, Sony now has one $149 model, the Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1. It does, however, come in three colors (black, red, or white). The Reader Wi-Fi retains the responsive touch screen of its predecessors and (as the name suggests) adds Wi-Fi.



In all, it's a very solid e-reader. The only problem is it doesn't do much to distinguish itself from the competition: Barnes & Noble and Amazon offer cheaper models with similar or identical feature sets, and content offerings of their respective stores are more extensive.



(Design and features)
 

While the Reader Wi-Fi is essentially a redesigned version of last year's PRS-650, the new model has an all-new chassis and weighs less (partially due to an all-plastic, rather than metal, casing).

Overall, the Reader Wi-Fi has an elegant, classy look, and we liked the design. Our only real complaint was that glossy finish on the border around the touch screen (think of the finish on the original PS3) shows fingerprints.

With Wi-Fi now aboard and the inclusion of a microSD card slot for expanding beyond the built-in 2GB of memory, the Reader Wi-Fi is on par with its competitors from a specs perspective..