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kacir · 02-12-2015, 06:58 AM

I have had several e-ink readers in the past.

The first one was Sony PRS-500 . Built like a tank in metal casing, with a default case directly from Sony, attached to a built-in clip on the back of the device. I was very careful with that one, because it was irreplaceable - brought from USA by a friend. At the time they were sold exclusively in USA for $350. So it was always used in a case and transported in an armored box. As far as I know it is still functioning, just with a very weak battery and washed-out screen. I do not know whether the screen was that bad [when compared to modern ones] from the start or whether it deteriorated. Mind you, I purchased this PRS 500 in 2006.

The next was PocketBook 360. I never used a case for that one. It was only 5" and had a plastic lid that clipped over the display, or to the back of the device during reading. I can't understand why other manufacturers (not even PocketBook anymore!) do not feature such a lid. The cost would be trivial when manufactured in big series together with the reader. I have had it since 2009 and I have passed it on to a friend. The electronic driving the display is dying, I think, because sometimes it displays thin horizontal lines across the display, but it survived many years without damage and I carried it everywhere, usually unprotected in my pocket.

There were a few other readers after that, all of them live happily with their new owners.

Fast forward to my latest one. PocketBook 623 Touch Lux. I do not use cover, I have a small transport box from a thin plywood laminated with glass fabric.
In recent month it clattered to the floor several times without a cover and as a result the bezel is falling apart. It looks like the fragile glass screen is holding it together ;-). I am in process of making a sturdy cover for it so it can survive a bit longer.

02-12-2015, 06:58 AM	#28
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,463 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	I have had several e-ink readers in the past. The first one was Sony PRS-500 . Built like a tank in metal casing, with a default case directly from Sony, attached to a built-in clip on the back of the device. I was very careful with that one, because it was irreplaceable - brought from USA by a friend. At the time they were sold exclusively in USA for $350. So it was always used in a case and transported in an armored box. As far as I know it is still functioning, just with a very weak battery and washed-out screen. I do not know whether the screen was that bad [when compared to modern ones] from the start or whether it deteriorated. Mind you, I purchased this PRS 500 in 2006. The next was PocketBook 360. I never used a case for that one. It was only 5" and had a plastic lid that clipped over the display, or to the back of the device during reading. I can't understand why other manufacturers (not even PocketBook anymore!) do not feature such a lid. The cost would be trivial when manufactured in big series together with the reader. I have had it since 2009 and I have passed it on to a friend. The electronic driving the display is dying, I think, because sometimes it displays thin horizontal lines across the display, but it survived many years without damage and I carried it everywhere, usually unprotected in my pocket. There were a few other readers after that, all of them live happily with their new owners. Fast forward to my latest one. PocketBook 623 Touch Lux. I do not use cover, I have a small transport box from a thin plywood laminated with glass fabric. In recent month it clattered to the floor several times without a cover and as a result the bezel is falling apart. It looks like the fragile glass screen is holding it together ;-). I am in process of making a sturdy cover for it so it can survive a bit longer. Last edited by kacir; 02-12-2015 at 07:02 AM.