How old is your e-ink based ebook reader? - Page 2

GraceKrispy · 10-26-2011, 03:18 AM

My current one (650) is less than a year old. I also still have my 505, which is now3 years old maybe? (I have to see when I joined this site... I got it a few months before) It had a little accident (I'm still not sure how it happened) and the screen becomes less readable as the days go on. I haven't used it in months

HarryT · 10-26-2011, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by rhadin

My Sony 505 is now 4 years old and still going strong. It looks and acts today just like it did on the day I received it.

Surely the battery life is significantly less than it was when it was new? A four-year-old Lithium battery probably has half, if not less, the capacity that it did when it was new.

sabredog · 10-26-2011, 03:38 AM

My PRS-650 is now 6 months old, not an issue
PRS-T1 just arrived at home so it is the baby of the ereader family in our house.
PRS-300 is 18 months old and a good as it was the day I got it. Being my first ereader, it has much sentimental value.
Kobo is over twelve months old and has never, ever caused me any issues

My bride's JBL's are a year old now and working as advertised but at the moment she is thoroughly enjoying her brand new Kindle 3.

There you go

tubemonkey · 10-26-2011, 04:19 AM

My KSO was born 29 Apr 2011. Time to upgrade

HappyMartin · 10-26-2011, 04:47 AM

I would love to buy a new kindle. Mine is almost 3 years old, I think, but there is nothing wrong with it at all so I cannot in any way justify it.

DDHarriman · 10-26-2011, 05:38 AM

My main eBook reader (Kindle Dxg) is just one year old, but the other two (who get to be used quite a bit too) are respectively 3 years and 8 months old (Cybook Gen3) and 2 years and 10 months old (Sony 505).

GeoffC · 10-26-2011, 05:53 AM

My Gen 3, used daily, is 3.5 years old - and I shudder when I consider how much I paid for it and what I could get today for the equivalent price .... especially when I'm less eager to pay the same ....!

tubemonkey · 10-26-2011, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

My Gen 3, used daily, is 3.5 years old - and I shudder when I consider how much I paid for it and what I could get today for the equivalent price .... especially when I'm less eager to pay the same ....!

Amazing how prices have dropped. I don't have a smartphone, so the money I save from not having it and a forced data plan allows me to upgrade all of my mobile tech gadgets (Android tablet, media player, MP3 player) every 2 years with $300+ left over. I didn't include my ereaders x2, because Amazon gives them to me for free via the Special Offers models.

astrangerhere · 10-26-2011, 06:55 AM

My Nook Classic is right at 3 years old. I passed it off to my Lady (who rarely uses it) as a good excuse to get a Nook STR. I had one of the infamous cracked beazels on the NC, but got it replaced with no problems. As such, the STR was a vanity purchase for me. I got the STR on release day and use it 2-4 hours daily.

carpetmojo · 10-26-2011, 07:34 AM

The industry must be pleased to be in a perfectly groomed growing sector - absolutely steady growth year on year........

You don't think we might be letting them get off too easy, do you ?

rhadin · 10-26-2011, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Surely the battery life is significantly less than it was when it was new? A four-year-old Lithium battery probably has half, if not less, the capacity that it did when it was new.

Harry, I really can't answer this. We always recharged the battery when it went down 1 bar, which even in the beginning was about every 3-4 days. We currently recharge it about every 3-4 days.

I suspect you are right that the battery isn't at the peak it was when I first got the 505, but then I haven't had to replace the battery, it still holds a charge, and I'm recharging it on the same schedule as before.

elemenoP · 10-26-2011, 09:18 AM

My Sony 650 turns 1 in 4 days! (and I turn 40 the same day!!!)

eP

Sweetpea · 10-26-2011, 09:40 AM

Over 2 years old now. And still with me every single day!

sakura-panda · 10-26-2011, 10:03 AM

I started using my PRS-505 right around the time I signed up here -- I don't know what that is off-hand but it will show up when I post.

It still works perfectly, although the battery doesn't last as long as it used to -- I'm charging it about once every two weeks or so and I don't use it as much as I did when it was my only reader.

CWatkinsNash · 10-26-2011, 11:36 AM

I got my K3 last December, so just under a year old. No noticeable decrease in battery life as of yet, still works like new and looks brand new.

View Poll Results: How old is your main e-ink based ebook reader?
6 years old	0	0%
5 years old	2	0.86%
4 years old	13	5.60%
3 years old	28	12.07%
2 years old	37	15.95%
1 year old	61	26.29%
Less than a year old	91	39.22%
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10-26-2011, 03:38 AM	#18
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	My PRS-650 is now 6 months old, not an issue PRS-T1 just arrived at home so it is the baby of the ereader family in our house. PRS-300 is 18 months old and a good as it was the day I got it. Being my first ereader, it has much sentimental value. Kobo is over twelve months old and has never, ever caused me any issues My bride's JBL's are a year old now and working as advertised but at the moment she is thoroughly enjoying her brand new Kindle 3. There you go Last edited by sabredog; 10-26-2011 at 04:01 AM.

10-26-2011, 07:34 AM	#25
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Someone's doing it right somewhere...... The industry must be pleased to be in a perfectly groomed growing sector - absolutely steady growth year on year........ You don't think we might be letting them get off too easy, do you ?

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10-26-2011, 03:18 AM	#16
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	My current one (650) is less than a year old. I also still have my 505, which is now3 years old maybe? (I have to see when I joined this site... I got it a few months before) It had a little accident (I'm still not sure how it happened) and the screen becomes less readable as the days go on. I haven't used it in months

10-26-2011, 04:19 AM	#19
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,477 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	My KSO was born 29 Apr 2011. Time to upgrade

10-26-2011, 04:47 AM	#20
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	I would love to buy a new kindle. Mine is almost 3 years old, I think, but there is nothing wrong with it at all so I cannot in any way justify it.

10-26-2011, 05:38 AM	#21
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	My main eBook reader (Kindle Dxg) is just one year old, but the other two (who get to be used quite a bit too) are respectively 3 years and 8 months old (Cybook Gen3) and 2 years and 10 months old (Sony 505).

10-26-2011, 05:53 AM	#22
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	My Gen 3, used daily, is 3.5 years old - and I shudder when I consider how much I paid for it and what I could get today for the equivalent price .... especially when I'm less eager to pay the same ....!

10-26-2011, 06:55 AM	#24
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,640 Karma: 65925980 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	My Nook Classic is right at 3 years old. I passed it off to my Lady (who rarely uses it) as a good excuse to get a Nook STR. I had one of the infamous cracked beazels on the NC, but got it replaced with no problems. As such, the STR was a vanity purchase for me. I got the STR on release day and use it 2-4 hours daily.

10-26-2011, 09:18 AM	#27
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	My Sony 650 turns 1 in 4 days! (and I turn 40 the same day!!!) eP

10-26-2011, 09:40 AM	#28
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Over 2 years old now. And still with me every single day!

10-26-2011, 10:03 AM	#29
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	I started using my PRS-505 right around the time I signed up here -- I don't know what that is off-hand but it will show up when I post. It still works perfectly, although the battery doesn't last as long as it used to -- I'm charging it about once every two weeks or so and I don't use it as much as I did when it was my only reader.

10-26-2011, 11:36 AM	#30
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	I got my K3 last December, so just under a year old. No noticeable decrease in battery life as of yet, still works like new and looks brand new.

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