PRS-600 well...damn.

Zerhackermann · 01-21-2010, 10:05 PM

I just got my PRS-600 before xmas. Never had an e-reader before. Totally digging it.

Then last night, I noticed a spec obscuring part of a letter. I get out my microfiber cloth and give it a wipe down as I periodically need to do. Still there. So I damp it a little and wipe it good. nope.

Then I look closely and see that the bit of schmutz is between the screens. dammit. and it sits in the upper left quadrant of the "more" button on the home screen. and it is fairly sizable. like a millimeter or two in diameter. and its white like a skin flake or something else disgusting. cant shake it loose or tap it free.

So I call up Sony.

After much wheedling and such the upshot is:

1) "well at least it is still in warranty so we wont charge you" I should hope not for what is clearly a defect. "it will take about a week including shipping and it will be like new" dude, it is less than 30 days old. It is already like new with the exception of this defect.

2) "you could return it to target and get a new one"

Now I am pretty forgiving of such situations...but this is Sony opening the door for me to go to a competitor. If I take it back and they dont have a replacement and I get refunded, why should I risk another Sony when I could have a Kindle or some other device in my hands in 24 hours?

What would have pleased me to no end and made me a total fanboy would have been if they offered to send me a new unit (hell even a refurb) and I just drop the dirty one in the box and send it back. That would have been awesome.

Less awesome would have been to give me warranty acceptable cleaning instructions.

Most likely what I will do is see if I can get a swap at the store. if not, I'll probably just take it apart and clean it out when the warranty expires.

at any rate, I certainly am not thrilled. Not angry or eve indignant. Just a bit disappointed. And as folks ask me about the device, that wart will be pointed out along with all the things I like about it.

amjbrown · 01-22-2010, 04:05 AM

Very annoying indeed - but I think your problem is very rare. Not that that helps you!

I would get Target to change it. If they won't, remember your thought process for choosing the 600 - you could regret not being patient for a week for a long time!

Good luck
amjb

Bremen Cole · 01-22-2010, 05:29 AM

Agree with amjbrown.... Sony is taking care of it under warranty, and offering a pretty quick turn around. Plus, Target may just exchange it and you would have a new one.

Other than the general hassle of the problem with the unit, I really don't see what the big deal is. I realize you want instant problem solving, but Sony has every right to at least look at the unit to see what the problem is.....

Zerhackermann · 01-22-2010, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bremen Cole

Agree with amjbrown.... Sony is taking care of it under warranty, and offering a pretty quick turn around. Plus, Target may just exchange it and you would have a new one.

Other than the general hassle of the problem with the unit, I really don't see what the big deal is. I realize you want instant problem solving, but Sony has every right to at least look at the unit to see what the problem is.....

hold on there. I wasnt saying sony wasnt right or wrong. I am saying they were being merely...adequate in their solution. I thought I was pretty clear that I wasnt mad or anything, just disappointed they chose not to make me ecstatic.

ziegl027 · 01-22-2010, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zerhackermann

2) "you could return it to target and get a new one"

.

I guess I don't see how much closer to instant gratification you want than this.....

Sullivan · 01-22-2010, 01:45 PM

Good luck! I hope manage to exchange it okay.

At least you got a problem earlier rather than later on!

chainring · 01-22-2010, 02:03 PM

Just take it back to Target and tell them it locks up periodically. Get a new one and go! My first unit had some dust under the first screen layer, and something black (dirt?) embedded in the top of the first layer. Back to BestBuy that bad boy went, and I walked out with an absolutely perfect unit.

DougFNJ · 01-22-2010, 02:29 PM

Target is pretty good with exchanges and returns.

Zerhackermann · 01-22-2010, 10:34 PM

update -

Target rocks. I pointed out the flaw and got exchanged right there.

But to be clear - my disappointment with sony's solution isnt that they did anything *wrong*. I simply felt they could have done better. Businesses *ask* constantly "How can we serve you better?" and I answered that question: "Offer more than one solution to the problem". The other choices I suggested were certainly not the only options they could have offered, nor were they the only ones that could have made me very pleased with them. Hell, they may have a dozen solutions, none of which satisfied me - but at least I would have been pleased with the extra effort.

I apologize if I communicated that poorly.

SCION · 01-22-2010, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zerhackermann

update -

Target rocks. I pointed out the flaw and got exchanged right there.

That's great to hear. Glad it worked out in a timely fashion.

MerLock · 01-22-2010, 11:05 PM

I swapped a 505 at target with no hassle at all. They just asked if it was defective and I just said yep and got another 505.

Bremen Cole · 01-23-2010, 08:50 AM

That is indeed good news! Target is a great place, wish we had one in our town. All we have here is a Wal-mart (which is fine, I just like Target better).... and if we want a Target we have to go to Weatherford or Fort Worth.... and often do.....

01-21-2010, 10:05 PM	#1
Zerhackermann Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: prs-600	well...damn. I just got my PRS-600 before xmas. Never had an e-reader before. Totally digging it. Then last night, I noticed a spec obscuring part of a letter. I get out my microfiber cloth and give it a wipe down as I periodically need to do. Still there. So I damp it a little and wipe it good. nope. Then I look closely and see that the bit of schmutz is between the screens. dammit. and it sits in the upper left quadrant of the "more" button on the home screen. and it is fairly sizable. like a millimeter or two in diameter. and its white like a skin flake or something else disgusting. cant shake it loose or tap it free. So I call up Sony. After much wheedling and such the upshot is: 1) "well at least it is still in warranty so we wont charge you" I should hope not for what is clearly a defect. "it will take about a week including shipping and it will be like new" dude, it is less than 30 days old. It is already like new with the exception of this defect. 2) "you could return it to target and get a new one" Now I am pretty forgiving of such situations...but this is Sony opening the door for me to go to a competitor. If I take it back and they dont have a replacement and I get refunded, why should I risk another Sony when I could have a Kindle or some other device in my hands in 24 hours? What would have pleased me to no end and made me a total fanboy would have been if they offered to send me a new unit (hell even a refurb) and I just drop the dirty one in the box and send it back. That would have been awesome. Less awesome would have been to give me warranty acceptable cleaning instructions. Most likely what I will do is see if I can get a swap at the store. if not, I'll probably just take it apart and clean it out when the warranty expires. at any rate, I certainly am not thrilled. Not angry or eve indignant. Just a bit disappointed. And as folks ask me about the device, that wart will be pointed out along with all the things I like about it.

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01-22-2010, 04:05 AM	#2
amjbrown Addict Posts: 322 Karma: 1231044 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle app on the iPhone	Very annoying indeed - but I think your problem is very rare. Not that that helps you! I would get Target to change it. If they won't, remember your thought process for choosing the 600 - you could regret not being patient for a week for a long time! Good luck amjb

01-22-2010, 05:29 AM	#3
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	Agree with amjbrown.... Sony is taking care of it under warranty, and offering a pretty quick turn around. Plus, Target may just exchange it and you would have a new one. Other than the general hassle of the problem with the unit, I really don't see what the big deal is. I realize you want instant problem solving, but Sony has every right to at least look at the unit to see what the problem is.....

01-22-2010, 01:45 PM	#6
Sullivan Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 36 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: none	Good luck! I hope manage to exchange it okay. At least you got a problem earlier rather than later on!

01-22-2010, 02:03 PM	#7
chainring Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 1000659 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650 (black), Kindle 3G	Just take it back to Target and tell them it locks up periodically. Get a new one and go! My first unit had some dust under the first screen layer, and something black (dirt?) embedded in the top of the first layer. Back to BestBuy that bad boy went, and I walked out with an absolutely perfect unit.

01-22-2010, 02:29 PM	#8
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	Target is pretty good with exchanges and returns.

01-22-2010, 10:34 PM	#9
Zerhackermann Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: prs-600	update - Target rocks. I pointed out the flaw and got exchanged right there. But to be clear - my disappointment with sony's solution isnt that they did anything wrong. I simply felt they could have done better. Businesses ask constantly "How can we serve you better?" and I answered that question: "Offer more than one solution to the problem". The other choices I suggested were certainly not the only options they could have offered, nor were they the only ones that could have made me very pleased with them. Hell, they may have a dozen solutions, none of which satisfied me - but at least I would have been pleased with the extra effort. I apologize if I communicated that poorly.

01-22-2010, 11:05 PM	#11
MerLock Evangelist Posts: 411 Karma: 1034889 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I swapped a 505 at target with no hassle at all. They just asked if it was defective and I just said yep and got another 505.

01-23-2010, 08:50 AM	#12
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	That is indeed good news! Target is a great place, wish we had one in our town. All we have here is a Wal-mart (which is fine, I just like Target better).... and if we want a Target we have to go to Weatherford or Fort Worth.... and often do.....

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