Thread: Sony PRS-505 @TARGET for $70
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Old 11-07-2009, 11:35 PM   #70
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Location: Milwaukee,WI
Device: Sony PRS-505,Kindle 3,Nook HD+,iPod Touch,Kindle PW2
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Originally Posted by Mrgauth View Post
I would love to have found another 505 if for no other reason than the battery. My less-than-one-year-old one only gets about 1000 pages turns per charge (appalling in my opinion and why I won't ever buy another at full price) and I would like to have had another cheap so when my battery finally gives out I could just chunk that reader in the trash and start using the backup.

And I go to target all the time too. Dangit.
The Sony service manual for the 505 is available in PDF form and replacement batteries can be found online for under $20.00. Battery swapping looks pretty simple.
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