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Originally Posted by jplumey
Have you actually tried charging your device from the USB ports? I've seen them but I have always been afraid they would drain instead of charge.
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If you have a 500, it will not charge from a USB port unless it detects a "friendly" set of drivers. I hear this is fixed in the 505. It is also not possible to charge a "dead" battery from the USB port. If you let it get to the point where it shuts down, you have to use the Sony/PSP power port.
I know these things because I often leave my reader too long in my briefcase. I have a 500, and the cute desk stand. I thought I'd keep it in the stand, always charged up. In practice, it takes a couple of weeks for the battery to run down. I keep it in my briefcase unless I notice that the battery is down to one bar. If I don't notice, then I see the boot screen when I turn it on. Sometimes I can get it to charge off the laptop, but more often than not I have to get my PSP battery backup out to charge it up. All my fault, I can't blame the device.