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icewyche · 11-06-2010, 03:32 PM

1. No. Extended warranties are, by and large, a waste of time and money. With proper common-sense care, your reader should be pretty durable.

2. A cover is always a good investment, if for no other reason than to prolong the life of your reader. What kind is up to you - I own both a manufactured PRS-600 cover that I retrofitted to fit my 650 and one I made myself using a blank journal. It doesn't take long - only a few hours - and it gives my device an individual flair, plus if you shop around you can find some good deals on the materials. There are a couple of threads on this forum where people have made their own covers, so search around and see if anything strikes your fancy.

3. Without knowing exactly what happened, I really can't give you an answer to this one, but make sure you "disconnect" your reader (by closing the software or right-click disconnecting it as a drive) before you physically unplug it from your computer or you could mess it up.

4. That could be the stylus rather than the device - the 650's stylus is blunter and flimsier than the one the 600 had. Without the stylus, functions like highlighting, notes, and drawing will be a lot less effective if they work at all. I use the stylus from my old Palm Tungsten with my 650 and it works fine. Try using another stylus - check your local office-supply store - and see if that helps.

11-06-2010, 03:32 PM	#2
icewyche Dark Queen of Bibliomanes Posts: 47 Karma: 86 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	1. No. Extended warranties are, by and large, a waste of time and money. With proper common-sense care, your reader should be pretty durable. 2. A cover is always a good investment, if for no other reason than to prolong the life of your reader. What kind is up to you - I own both a manufactured PRS-600 cover that I retrofitted to fit my 650 and one I made myself using a blank journal. It doesn't take long - only a few hours - and it gives my device an individual flair, plus if you shop around you can find some good deals on the materials. There are a couple of threads on this forum where people have made their own covers, so search around and see if anything strikes your fancy. 3. Without knowing exactly what happened, I really can't give you an answer to this one, but make sure you "disconnect" your reader (by closing the software or right-click disconnecting it as a drive) before you physically unplug it from your computer or you could mess it up. 4. That could be the stylus rather than the device - the 650's stylus is blunter and flimsier than the one the 600 had. Without the stylus, functions like highlighting, notes, and drawing will be a lot less effective if they work at all. I use the stylus from my old Palm Tungsten with my 650 and it works fine. Try using another stylus - check your local office-supply store - and see if that helps.