New Sony model to be called PRS-300 and PRS-600

igorsk · 07-30-2009, 08:38 AM

A poster on Sony Insider forum discovered two service manuals for models named PRS-300 and PRS-600.

Both manuals mention "US, Canadian, UK, French, German, Netherlands Model"

Approximate specs:

PRS-300: 5" screen, no touch screen, no audio output, no card slots, ~440MB user partition, 220g.
PRS-600: 6" screen, touch screen, audio output, SD/MS slots, ~380MB user partition, 286g.

Manuals mention silver, red and black colors for both models.
No built-in lighting or wireless connection seems to be present in either one.

via the-ebook.org.

porkupan · 07-30-2009, 08:43 AM

But there is absolutely no information about the functionality in those manuals... No mentioning of Wi-Fi, very little about the formats. All we get is the names and the appearance of the models. The screen size of PRS-300 is 5", the PRS-600 - probably 6".

Sweetpea · 07-30-2009, 08:49 AM

the PRS-600 (according to that document) it touch-screen, and it has a MP3 player.

The PRS-300 document doesn't mention MP3 at all.

Lord KiRon · 07-30-2009, 08:52 AM

PRS-300 looks ugly and "joystick" in the middle not convenient , the 600 ... another touch model without conveniently placed Next/Prev page buttons ...

porkupan · 07-30-2009, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord KiRon

PRS-300 looks ugly and "joystick" in the middle not convenient , the 600 ... another touch model without conveniently placed Next/Prev page buttons ...

Yeah... One sure hopes Sony learned its lessons with the PRS-700, but perhaps it didn't. As we don't have any other photos of the new models, I wouldn't dare speculate about the capabilities, but they do feel a little bit on the cheaper side.

If the new features are limited to fewer buttons and a slightly lower price, with the same blurry screen as in PRS-700, this may be an utter disaster.

~NeonFire~ · 07-30-2009, 09:29 AM

I can't say that picture of the red reader impresses me much. :/

Ea · 07-30-2009, 09:30 AM

Slow down

We hardly know anything yet. I highly doubt they're releasing something that is worse than the current models.

Personally I like the centre button placement, especially given the device is small. Nice designs overall, I'm lloking for ward to some official documentation and hands-on reports.

Dr. Drib · 07-30-2009, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord KiRon

PRS-300 looks ugly and "joystick" in the middle not convenient , the 600 ... another touch model without conveniently placed Next/Prev page buttons ...

Why would you need NexT/Prev page buttons if you can simply swipe a symmetrical digit across the page?

EDITED: I looked more closely at the 600 and it does, indeed, appear to have Next/Prev buttons.

Don

vivaldirules · 07-30-2009, 09:36 AM

The second one looks substantially larger than the other (by its size relative to the SONY label, etc.). It looks more like the size of the Kindle DX (9.7" screen).

EDIT: Ooops. The PDF manual gives its dimensions: 4-7/8" x 6-7/8"

Abecedary · 07-30-2009, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkupan

But there is absolutely no information about the functionality in those manuals... No mentioning of Wi-Fi, very little about the formats. All we get is the names and the appearance of the models. The screen size of PRS-300 is 5", the PRS-600 - probably 6".

The service manuals actually tell us quite a bit. For instance, neither one has wifi. If either one did, there'd be an antenna as a service part, and possibly a wifi daughtercard. The 600 has SD/MSPro slots, the 300 doesn't. Both are minor iterations of the current models. The 300 is a slightly downsized 505, minus card slots and mp3 playback. The 600 is a reworked 700.

igorsk · 07-30-2009, 09:42 AM

From the parts list it seems both models will have silver, black and red colors available.

Abecedary · 07-30-2009, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

The second one looks substantially larger than the other (by its size relative to the SONY label, etc.). It looks more like the size of the Kindle DX (9.7" screen).

EDIT: Ooops. The PDF manual gives its dimensions: 4-7/8" x 6-7/8"

You've already found the dimensions. Those are the same as the 505's.

igorsk · 07-30-2009, 10:20 AM

Another interesting tidbit:
"Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries."
I guess that's another confirmation of Mac support.

Abecedary · 07-30-2009, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igorsk

Another interesting tidbit:
"Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries."
I guess that's another confirmation of Mac support.

Yeah, at first I was excited by the copyright info for OpenSSL, thinking it was for secure wireless connections. But then I realized it's just used to handle the DRM decryption.

JSWolf · 07-30-2009, 11:00 AM

I think this should be a front page thread.

07-30-2009, 08:38 AM	#1
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,020 Karma: 16012 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	New Sony model to be called PRS-300 and PRS-600 A poster on Sony Insider forum discovered two service manuals for models named PRS-300 and PRS-600. Both manuals mention "US, Canadian, UK, French, German, Netherlands Model" Approximate specs: PRS-300: 5" screen, no touch screen, no audio output, no card slots, ~440MB user partition, 220g. PRS-600: 6" screen, touch screen, audio output, SD/MS slots, ~380MB user partition, 286g. Manuals mention silver, red and black colors for both models. No built-in lighting or wireless connection seems to be present in either one. via the-ebook.org. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Yet another reverse engineering blog Like to chat? Join #mobileread Last edited by igorsk; 07-30-2009 at 11:39 AM.

07-30-2009, 08:49 AM	#3
Sweetpea Wizard Posts: 3,167 Karma: 5640 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocket Loox 720; JoinTech JE100; Mini	the PRS-600 (according to that document) it touch-screen, and it has a MP3 player. The PRS-300 document doesn't mention MP3 at all. __________________ Fence sitter Extraordinaire Can't decide between the IRex Digital Reader, or Sony PRS600. That Plastic Logic device looks good too and the Hanvon WISEreader N518 as well. And don't forget about the Txtr reader! I could also wait for the BeBook2? Or should I go for the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS?

07-30-2009, 09:30 AM	#7
Ea Wizard Posts: 1,290 Karma: 2908 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS-505, iRex DR1000S, iPod Touch	Slow down We hardly know anything yet. I highly doubt they're releasing something that is worse than the current models. Personally I like the centre button placement, especially given the device is small. Nice designs overall, I'm lloking for ward to some official documentation and hands-on reports. __________________ Autumn light, Denmark, Oct. 2009 My Shelfari Bookshelf - My Goodreads Page

07-30-2009, 09:36 AM	#9
vivaldirules Yes, Ucanhasdonuts! Posts: 6,174 Karma: 61381 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: Sony PRS-505	The second one looks substantially larger than the other (by its size relative to the SONY label, etc.). It looks more like the size of the Kindle DX (9.7" screen). EDIT: Ooops. The PDF manual gives its dimensions: 4-7/8" x 6-7/8" Last edited by vivaldirules; 07-30-2009 at 09:38 AM.

07-30-2009, 09:42 AM	#11
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,020 Karma: 16012 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	From the parts list it seems both models will have silver, black and red colors available. __________________ Yet another reverse engineering blog Like to chat? Join #mobileread

07-30-2009, 08:43 AM	#2
porkupan Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1226 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jersey, US Device: REB1100, Sony Reader	But there is absolutely no information about the functionality in those manuals... No mentioning of Wi-Fi, very little about the formats. All we get is the names and the appearance of the models. The screen size of PRS-300 is 5", the PRS-600 - probably 6".

07-30-2009, 08:52 AM	#4
Lord KiRon Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505	PRS-300 looks ugly and "joystick" in the middle not convenient , the 600 ... another touch model without conveniently placed Next/Prev page buttons ...

07-30-2009, 09:29 AM	#6
~NeonFire~ Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: None	I can't say that picture of the red reader impresses me much. :/

07-30-2009, 10:20 AM	#13
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,020 Karma: 16012 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Another interesting tidbit: "Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries." I guess that's another confirmation of Mac support. __________________ Yet another reverse engineering blog Like to chat? Join #mobileread

07-30-2009, 11:00 AM	#15
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 16,132 Karma: 18503 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-505	I think this should be a front page thread. __________________ Jon If you want to listen to really good music while you surf Mobileread, here.

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