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Akumag2 · 04-16-2010, 03:42 PM

I got mine backing within a week of sending it off, first impression was a considerable notice in speed when starting up the reader and opening a new ePUB format book as well as flicking through the sizes, when the original upgrade was done to support ePUB it could take up to 5 minutes to load the reader from an off state and about 2-3 minutes per text size.

I fully charged with battery with just the charger, not the docking station as the USB connection drains a little life according to some people, I opened a new book 458 pages flicked through each one and only 1 bar of battery has gone.
Looks like it may be back to the 2000 page turns I got when the 500 very first came out.

Wish the $10 coupon didnt expire so soon all the books I really want are not out until the end of the year, but hey I got a freebie of something I probably would not have got round to buying if my Star Trek books were out (BTW why have all the Star Trek books vanished from the book store, even the ones I already purchased seem to be nolonger available?).

I am very satisfied at Sony for taking the initiative in repairing the reader, good on them, that's why I have brand loyalty with Sony.

04-16-2010, 03:42 PM	#102
Akumag2 Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007	I got mine backing within a week of sending it off, first impression was a considerable notice in speed when starting up the reader and opening a new ePUB format book as well as flicking through the sizes, when the original upgrade was done to support ePUB it could take up to 5 minutes to load the reader from an off state and about 2-3 minutes per text size. I fully charged with battery with just the charger, not the docking station as the USB connection drains a little life according to some people, I opened a new book 458 pages flicked through each one and only 1 bar of battery has gone. Looks like it may be back to the 2000 page turns I got when the 500 very first came out. Wish the $10 coupon didnt expire so soon all the books I really want are not out until the end of the year, but hey I got a freebie of something I probably would not have got round to buying if my Star Trek books were out (BTW why have all the Star Trek books vanished from the book store, even the ones I already purchased seem to be nolonger available?). I am very satisfied at Sony for taking the initiative in repairing the reader, good on them, that's why I have brand loyalty with Sony.