How old is your e-ink based ebook reader?

AprilHare · 10-25-2011, 06:12 PM

AprilHare · 10-25-2011, 06:17 PM

Mine of course is only 1 year old. The death of my PRS-500 is still a source of pain.

rhadin · 10-25-2011, 06:18 PM

My Sony 505 is now 4 years old and still going strong. It looks and acts today just like it did on the day I received it. I passed it down to my wife when I bought the Sony 950 (now 1 year old), but she uses it like I did; that is, she reads on it for 2-4 hours every day. Neither Sony has had a problem, so -- at least as for me -- Sony has been the perfect device.

AprilHare · 10-25-2011, 06:18 PM

Anyone who still owns and uses a libre would of course be welcome to comment

seajewel · 10-25-2011, 06:35 PM

I voted four years but it's more like a little less than 3.5 years. I believe I bought my 505 in June of 2008. It is still a wonderful device.

Jean · 10-25-2011, 07:08 PM

I voted 4 years. I got my K1 in January 2008 and am still using it everyday.

Before that I was using a couple non e-ink readers.

RainingLemur · 10-25-2011, 07:52 PM

Less than a year old.

Tattncat · 10-25-2011, 08:25 PM

My 505 is 5 yrs. old and still going strong.
My PRS 700 is 4 yrs old and probably my favorite eReader.
My Nook classic is 3 yrs old and runs a close second to my 700.

I use all three and can't see giving any of them up.

JSWolf · 10-25-2011, 08:29 PM

I wonder.... if I call Sony and tell them the extra 500 we have has a problem. How much would it cost to get a refurbished 650 if they would even do that?

AprilHare · 10-25-2011, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I wonder.... if I call Sony and tell them the extra 500 we have has a problem. How much would it cost to get a refurbished 650 if they would even do that?

Has it got a problem?
Did you get the epub firmware for it?

JSWolf · 10-25-2011, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Has it got a problem?
Did you get the epub firmware for it?

It does have problems. It's old, the screen contrast is poor, it's slow. It doesn't have an IR touch screen. It's heavy.

It does support ePub.

Nyssa · 10-25-2011, 08:42 PM

I answered "Less than a year" as my K3 was a Christmas gift, but my original one was replaced with a refub (the keys were rubbing off) so that might not actually be the case; it depends on when the K3 was released.

AprilHare · 10-25-2011, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It does have problems. It's old, the screen contrast is poor, it's slow. It doesn't have an IR touch screen. It's heavy.

As designed..

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It does support ePub.

Other than wanting a new one, not a leg to stand on.

JSWolf · 10-25-2011, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

As designed..

Other than wanting a new one, not a leg to stand on.

Well......

The Terminator · 10-25-2011, 09:21 PM

I had my Kobo original for a around 11 months before the screen went wonky and they replaced it with a refurbished one. I then sold that one after a about a month and bought my Kobo Touch which I had for 16 days before the USB port stopped working, a new Kobo Touch is on it's way back from Kobo Customer Service.

So while my KT is getting replaced I'm using a loaned Kobo WiFi.

View Poll Results: How old is your main e-ink based ebook reader?
6 years old	0	0%
5 years old	2	0.86%
4 years old	13	5.60%
3 years old	28	12.07%
2 years old	37	15.95%
1 year old	61	26.29%
Less than a year old	91	39.22%
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10-25-2011, 06:12 PM	#1
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10-25-2011, 06:17 PM	#2
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Mine of course is only 1 year old. The death of my PRS-500 is still a source of pain.

10-25-2011, 06:18 PM	#3
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	My Sony 505 is now 4 years old and still going strong. It looks and acts today just like it did on the day I received it. I passed it down to my wife when I bought the Sony 950 (now 1 year old), but she uses it like I did; that is, she reads on it for 2-4 hours every day. Neither Sony has had a problem, so -- at least as for me -- Sony has been the perfect device.

10-25-2011, 06:35 PM	#5
seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	I voted four years but it's more like a little less than 3.5 years. I believe I bought my 505 in June of 2008. It is still a wonderful device.

10-25-2011, 07:08 PM	#6
Jean Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 1069296 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington State Device: Kindle 1 / Kindle Fire / Kindle Paperwhite / Kobo Libra Colour	I voted 4 years. I got my K1 in January 2008 and am still using it everyday. Before that I was using a couple non e-ink readers.

10-25-2011, 07:52 PM	#7
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Less than a year old.

10-25-2011, 08:25 PM	#8
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	My 505 is 5 yrs. old and still going strong. My PRS 700 is 4 yrs old and probably my favorite eReader. My Nook classic is 3 yrs old and runs a close second to my 700. I use all three and can't see giving any of them up.

10-25-2011, 08:29 PM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I wonder.... if I call Sony and tell them the extra 500 we have has a problem. How much would it cost to get a refurbished 650 if they would even do that?

10-25-2011, 08:42 PM	#12
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I answered "Less than a year" as my K3 was a Christmas gift, but my original one was replaced with a refub (the keys were rubbing off) so that might not actually be the case; it depends on when the K3 was released.

10-25-2011, 09:21 PM	#15
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	I had my Kobo original for a around 11 months before the screen went wonky and they replaced it with a refurbished one. I then sold that one after a about a month and bought my Kobo Touch which I had for 16 days before the USB port stopped working, a new Kobo Touch is on it's way back from Kobo Customer Service. So while my KT is getting replaced I'm using a loaned Kobo WiFi.