Thread: Firmware update for PRS-500 available - EPUB!
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Old 01-29-2010, 10:06 PM   #193
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Device: Sony PRS-500 (RIP); PRS-600 (Good Riddance); PRS-505; PRS-650; PRS-350
Got my PRS-500 back a few days ago. Wiped clean. Lost my NIV Bible and City of Ember, but I'm not desperately bummed.

However, the PRS-500 is definitely faster!! Not PRS-300 fast, but faster. This is subjective, since I can't side-by-side with my pre-update Reader. However, I used the thing every day constantly, so I have a strong feel for the responsiveness, and that it has changed for the better.

Looks like the same screen to me, so I am betting there was a slight CPU boost. Which makes sense, given the age of the device... original CPU probably obsoleted, so they gave it a bump out of necessity (assuming they changed the CPU).

This might also explain the slight battery life loss. Faster CPU may be just slightly more power hungry.

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