how to minimize breakage? - Page 2

Poppaea · 04-10-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SensualPoet

Then again ... e-ink abt $150, table abt $500 ... e-readers are less heart-stopping if broken (assuming your heart is in your wallet ... LOL).

LOL????

Well, not everyone lives in America and not everyone own just a cheap Kindle. While the 150$ argument might be true for you, Paola is Italian and paid 419€ for her Pocketbook 903 that is 606$. In case you are still laughing I suggest you buy her a new one if hers breaks.

Sometimes it is a good idea to engage ones brains and not only ones fingers when answering a post.

Bikeridr · 04-10-2011, 04:54 PM

I think we can transfer the phrase from cameras here:
It (the device) can take less than you wish and more than you think.

Personally I bought a cheap, padded soft cover from eBay (€13,- incl s&h) where I put my kindle while not in use.
I do not treat it as I would nitroglycerine but I'm still "average" carefull with it. Up to now, the Kindle is still unscratched and in one piece.

I also own a fairly expensive dSLR (insured), which doubles up as a sledgehammer. (It took me abt 6 hrs to get my first scratch on the body)

VicLavigne · 04-10-2011, 04:57 PM

I've had my Sont PRS 505 for over 2 years. It has gone through multiple airlines in carry-on, it has seen monthly weekend trips away from home, and the worst it has seen was 3 months deployed to Iraq. Worst damage it saw was the original vinyl cover broke its binding, and I have replaced the cover with a new one.

I always keep it in its cover. For trips, I have a home-made rigid box that it goes in to prevent damage from packing it next to my laptop.

Vic

Asawi · 04-10-2011, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by paola

I am seriously considering some old fashined biscuit tin box to put my reader, in addition to the cover!

Been there done that! Not with a reader, but with other fragile things when backpacking. Fragile thing + item of clothing put in biscuit tin = good protection when bag is handled violently (as they can be when travelling rough).
So not a bad idea at all!
Maybe not for daily use, but for more "extreme" conditions!

(And I agree with Poppaea, please remember that in Europe, and probably other places outside USA as well, we can only dream of finding a reader for under $200.)

Freeshadow · 04-10-2011, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poppaea

LOL????

Well, not everyone lives in America and not everyone own just a cheap Kindle. While the 150$ argument might be true for you, Paola is Italian and paid 419€ for her Pocketbook 903 that is 606$.

A good point this. It makes me regularly grind my teeth when I see some nice gadgets announced, and find out later that, when bought in EU the only change on the price tag is the currency symbol, or worse - they are even more expensive than 1:1.

SensualPoet · 04-10-2011, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poppaea

While the 150$ argument might be true for you, Paola is Italian and paid 419€ for her Pocketbook 903 that is 606$.

Given these economics, my advice to you is not to break it. And the cover, and the biscuit tin, are recommended.

1611mac · 04-10-2011, 05:27 PM

I always kept my iPad in the official Apple cover but I didn't like it cause it was hard to hold while open (reading) and when I put it on my home-made cardboard stand the cover caused it to wobble and lean no matter what I did. As a result I got rid of the fancy cover. Now I use it without the cover. When not in use I just slip it into into a padded Jiffy Mailer (Bubble Mailer). My iPad fits perfectly into a #2 mailer.

paola · 04-11-2011, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SensualPoet

Given these economics, my advice to you is not to break it. And the cover, and the biscuit tin, are recommended.

yes, in fact my device is not traveling until I sort this out (and the offers of covers for my Pocketbook is still very limited, as it is a new model).

From what I have read on larger e-ink devices (mine is 9.7''), aside from travel, even handling the device "improperly" (e.g. taking it from one corner - it is large, so the weight from the opposite corner may bend it) might break the screen - unless the guy I read about has been plain unlucky. This is really the paranoia that prompted my initial question: traveling aside, is tehre aything you should never do when reading?

By the way, when you move to large screens, e-ink readers are sexpensive in the US too (not quite as in Europe, but around $400 - this is the rumored price for te Pocketbook 903 and the Onyx Boox M90).

grumpy3b · 04-11-2011, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

I ordered a cover for my Tab, and didn't take it out of the house until I received that cover. My kindle has a slip on cover for traveling. I have dropped it off a Dr. exam table, stepped on it, other horrible things. It hasn't broken, yet. But I am sure it is comming. Hopefully, not before the K4 comes out.

but remember your Galaxy Tab has Gorilla Glass which is quite something different than the glass used for other device. But does the GT use Gorilla Glass for anything but the top layer? If not then indeed the substrate layer is still very fragile compared to the top layer.

graycyn · 04-11-2011, 04:14 AM

My Nook is about 9 months old, so far, so good. I do have it in an Oberon cover (but no wool felt on mine) and I also bought a nice padded bag for it (Tom Bihn iPad Ristretto), since A) I needed a new bag badly and B) Nook goes everywhere with me.

Mine has fallen off a chair while in the bag, no problem. I take it around with me everywhere. However, I have had one of my cats walk on it a couple times, which scares me every time it happens! She's not the lightest cat either. I usually try to close the cover if she comes around, but sometimes she's quicker than I am, especially if I've been reading in bed. She's also trod on it while the cover is closed.

Hubby dropped his Nook in the original BN cover, no damage. More recently, he fell on a concrete walkway while carrying his Nook in its Oberon cover (also no wool felt on his), though he did his best while falling to set the Nook down and apparently succeeded, because it is still working fine.

However, because of the cats, we did get the extended warranty, so if we broke our Nooks, we could get them replaced. Of course, now that refurb Nooks are so cheap, I'm thinking we could've saved our money on the warranty... but hubby felt better about getting it at the time.

At any rate, the devices have been sturdy, knock on wood!

Sweetpea · 04-11-2011, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Billi

A good cover, a good cover, a good cover.
And take care how you store it in your backpack, case...

But I don't think that you have to be paranoid. The devices are fragile, no question about it, but you don't need to treat them like raw eggs. With normal sensible care they should last a while. I carry my 9,7'' PB almost every day in my backpack, without any breakage until now.

A good cover is essential. I simply stuff my BBM into my bag. My wallet, PDA and laptop charger are usually dropped into the same pocket without even looking at it... I only make sure it's not laying flat on the bottom (not that it would fit) because twisting it would be easy then.

Prash · 04-15-2011, 02:36 AM

OT: I received the replacement screen I had ordered for my android tablet. But after opening it and trying to fit it on the tablet, I realized the touchscreen frame is a bit too big to fit on tablet's case even with a lot of pressure.

Yesterday night I spent a lot of time "modding" the touchscreen. Filed the edges, snipped off the knobs from the frame, cut the case with a hot knife - its has been a tough job. Few milimeters away from making it fit into the tablet casing. I hope the touchscreen does not break again while I do this.

GraceKrispy · 04-15-2011, 03:21 AM

I got my Sony 505 in late October, 2008. I had a factory case for it, and I carried it in my purse pretty much *every* day of its life with me. Within the past month, there's been some undefined accident that caused the top right corner of the screen to be blank. There are very thin lines going out across the top and up and down the side from the corners of the box. I've NO idea what happened. I do vaguely recall that it once slid down the dresser and perhaps hit the (carpeted) floor, and I'm guessing it hit the corner and that caused this breakage? It's still usable, but I miss a word or two, depending on where the text falls. I'm bummed about it, it's been perfect until this happened.

I'm going to try to attach a picture (first time trying that). In the picture, the blank square is in the top left (the image is reversed, as you can see from the words). Now I really need a nice black 650 to fall into my lap! Where's the ereader fairy?? (it looks like the words fade out towards the bottom, but that's because I used the photo booth on my mac and the flash made the words fade out)

ardeegee · 04-15-2011, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paola

By the way, when you move to large screens, e-ink readers are sexpensive in the US too (not quite as in Europe, but around $400 - this is the rumored price for te Pocketbook 903 and the Onyx Boox M90).

Sexpensive?

Hellmark · 04-15-2011, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

Sexpensive?

Meaning, you can go out and get a high class escort for that price!

04-15-2011, 03:21 AM	#28
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I got my Sony 505 in late October, 2008. I had a factory case for it, and I carried it in my purse pretty much every day of its life with me. Within the past month, there's been some undefined accident that caused the top right corner of the screen to be blank. There are very thin lines going out across the top and up and down the side from the corners of the box. I've NO idea what happened. I do vaguely recall that it once slid down the dresser and perhaps hit the (carpeted) floor, and I'm guessing it hit the corner and that caused this breakage? It's still usable, but I miss a word or two, depending on where the text falls. I'm bummed about it, it's been perfect until this happened. I'm going to try to attach a picture (first time trying that). In the picture, the blank square is in the top left (the image is reversed, as you can see from the words). Now I really need a nice black 650 to fall into my lap! Where's the ereader fairy?? (it looks like the words fade out towards the bottom, but that's because I used the photo booth on my mac and the flash made the words fade out) Attached Thumbnails

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