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astra · 11-13-2009, 02:46 PM

miao & Beatlebacker
Thanks a lot for your replies.

Beatlebacker
I will do my best to reply on all your questions.
However, before I start I would like you to know:
I started with 500 3 years ago. Then 3 years ago I bought 505 and am using it every day. 500 is still in use, occasionally, by DH when we go on holidays. I, myself, am IT technician. Don't get me wrong, I am sure I am prone to silly mistakes and RTFM is applicable to me more often then not, just maybe not as often as my DH for example

Anyway, lets start with the list.

1. For the first year I was re-charging the reader when it the b. indicator would drop to 1 bar. After that I started to re-charge it when it would drop one or maximum two bars because people manage to convince me that lithium b. likes frequent and shallow charges. Always, charge it until red light is gone.

2. I am not sure what you mean by active state?

3. I have about 82-84 ebooks, only one of them is 6" pdf file, the rest are LRF only. I upload ebooks via eBook Library s/w only.

4. I never shut down the reader. Only turn it off via power button, which effectively puts it into "hold" mode, perpetually on.

5. All books on the internal memory only. Never use cards at all. Because they are uploaded via eBook Library, all books are "prepagenated".

6. I read only one book at time. Usually 1 book in 2-4 weeks, so I do not navigate too much or open different books.

7. Half of my internal memory is free. Dunno about RAM but the problem I am going to mention a bit later is consistent for the last 6-7 weeks in 3 different ebooks I read/reading.

It used to take 2 weeks to go from fully charged to flat battery when I bought 505. Over 1.5 years the period decreased down to 10 days? However, some weeks ago a new trend took place. After fully charging reader, it would loose the first bar (from 4 to 3) after 10 page turns? After that it would stay on 3 bars for quite a long time. I think overall battery life now is 1 week.

So, what do you think?

P.S. and I think it very little time to re-charge the reader now.

11-13-2009, 02:46 PM	#5
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	miao & Beatlebacker Thanks a lot for your replies. Beatlebacker I will do my best to reply on all your questions. However, before I start I would like you to know: I started with 500 3 years ago. Then 3 years ago I bought 505 and am using it every day. 500 is still in use, occasionally, by DH when we go on holidays. I, myself, am IT technician. Don't get me wrong, I am sure I am prone to silly mistakes and RTFM is applicable to me more often then not, just maybe not as often as my DH for example Anyway, lets start with the list. 1. For the first year I was re-charging the reader when it the b. indicator would drop to 1 bar. After that I started to re-charge it when it would drop one or maximum two bars because people manage to convince me that lithium b. likes frequent and shallow charges. Always, charge it until red light is gone. 2. I am not sure what you mean by active state? 3. I have about 82-84 ebooks, only one of them is 6" pdf file, the rest are LRF only. I upload ebooks via eBook Library s/w only. 4. I never shut down the reader. Only turn it off via power button, which effectively puts it into "hold" mode, perpetually on. 5. All books on the internal memory only. Never use cards at all. Because they are uploaded via eBook Library, all books are "prepagenated". 6. I read only one book at time. Usually 1 book in 2-4 weeks, so I do not navigate too much or open different books. 7. Half of my internal memory is free. Dunno about RAM but the problem I am going to mention a bit later is consistent for the last 6-7 weeks in 3 different ebooks I read/reading. It used to take 2 weeks to go from fully charged to flat battery when I bought 505. Over 1.5 years the period decreased down to 10 days? However, some weeks ago a new trend took place. After fully charging reader, it would loose the first bar (from 4 to 3) after 10 page turns? After that it would stay on 3 bars for quite a long time. I think overall battery life now is 1 week. So, what do you think? P.S. and I think it very little time to re-charge the reader now. Last edited by astra; 11-13-2009 at 02:50 PM.