Advice: do not buy a sony reader. Battery issues and support sucks - Page 10

Worldwalker · 04-30-2010, 02:07 PM

You can probably get better support here than from Sony. What's the problem with your 505?

TonyTerra · 05-14-2010, 06:49 PM

I have just received my Sony PRS 500 back from the second upgrade,I was intially unable to return it in March when Sony requested it,I mailed it using their courier sevice on May 7 and received it back May 12 with a $10.00 Sony store gift certificate for my inconvenience.All I can say is I have nothing but accolades for the way I have been treated.

kennyc · 05-14-2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyTerra

I have just received my Sony PRS 500 back from the second upgrade,I was intially unable to return it in March when Sony requested it,I mailed it using their courier sevice on May 7 and received it back May 12 with a $10.00 Sony store gift certificate for my inconvenience.All I can say is I have nothing but accolades for the way I have been treated.

Cool! Glad they took care of you!

tiananmen · 05-15-2010, 12:57 AM

Well, I seriously doubt whether the author is paid to say so, in such an extreme way. Actually, You can't find a perfect one in the eReader market so far. Sony has done a good job, the touchscreen is good, if you have used the hard-button ones, it IS fatigue to keep pressing buttons rather than tapping the screen. There's nothing best, just better, in reverse, there is nothing worst, just worse and worse.

Worldwalker · 05-15-2010, 02:16 AM

Huh? What are you talking about? And why in red? My eyes!

tiananmen · 05-15-2010, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Worldwalker

Huh? What are you talking about? And why in red? My eyes!

Oh, Sorry, Mr. Upstairs! It is simply because I am from a place where red is worshipped as a symbol of communism and thorough revolution~! hahaha!

Sony is terribly expensive for every of its products. How annoying!

Hope those copycatting cheap readers that made in ANIHC (sorry, sensitive word, read it in reverse) could quickly drag Sony's noble-head down with a moderate price~.

JSWolf · 05-15-2010, 05:23 AM

Sony is no more expensive then a lot of other readers.

sabredog · 05-15-2010, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Sony is no more expensive then a lot of other readers.

I paid AU$184 for my PRS-300, not sure if you could get a ereader anywhere in Australia for that price.

Keef · 05-15-2010, 07:11 AM

No battery issues with my Daily Reader, I actually found the battery last a long time. Customer service has just been great!

m-reader · 05-15-2010, 09:08 AM

I've had no dramas with my PRS-900 either. Batteries last for yonks - I'd say 2 weeks easy with everyday reading.

04-30-2010, 02:07 PM	#136
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,087 Karma: 722355 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	You can probably get better support here than from Sony. What's the problem with your 505? __________________ DRM is to rights management like DDT is to pest management. Filesystems manage files. Calibre manages books. Let calibre do what it's there for, and don't go peeking up its skirt. It'll slap you. ~ ~ (explanation here)

05-15-2010, 02:16 AM	#140
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,087 Karma: 722355 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Huh? What are you talking about? And why in red? My eyes! __________________ DRM is to rights management like DDT is to pest management. Filesystems manage files. Calibre manages books. Let calibre do what it's there for, and don't go peeking up its skirt. It'll slap you. ~ ~ (explanation here)

05-15-2010, 05:23 AM	#142
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 34,205 Karma: 13801264 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad	Sony is no more expensive then a lot of other readers. __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

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05-14-2010, 06:49 PM	#137
TonyTerra Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario,Canada Device: Sony PRS500,Sony PRS505 & Viewsonic VEB612,Apple 64GB ipad,Sony PRS950	I have just received my Sony PRS 500 back from the second upgrade,I was intially unable to return it in March when Sony requested it,I mailed it using their courier sevice on May 7 and received it back May 12 with a $10.00 Sony store gift certificate for my inconvenience.All I can say is I have nothing but accolades for the way I have been treated.

05-15-2010, 12:57 AM	#139
tiananmen Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	Well, I seriously doubt whether the author is paid to say so, in such an extreme way. Actually, You can't find a perfect one in the eReader market so far. Sony has done a good job, the touchscreen is good, if you have used the hard-button ones, it IS fatigue to keep pressing buttons rather than tapping the screen. There's nothing best, just better, in reverse, there is nothing worst, just worse and worse.

05-15-2010, 07:11 AM	#144
Keef Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Sony Daily Reader	No battery issues with my Daily Reader, I actually found the battery last a long time. Customer service has just been great!

05-15-2010, 09:08 AM	#145
m-reader Guru Posts: 786 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300. PRS-650, PRS-900, iPad2, Iconia A500, Irex Iliad (sold)	I've had no dramas with my PRS-900 either. Batteries last for yonks - I'd say 2 weeks easy with everyday reading.


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