Dropped my Black PocketBook 360

Dulin's Books · 12-01-2009, 02:03 PM

And the good news is that it survived with only a couple of small scars.

I had just finished doing the update to it. I've been reading mostly on the ivory and my 5 year old has been playing battleship and checkers on the black one.

I have my laptop set up on a cabinet near the fireplace. I unplugged the USB cable and fumbled putting it down. it slid off the cabinet and i made a grab for it which missed and it went tumbling down. Hit the side of the cabinet , bounced on the edge of the brick and hit the floor.

Well after a moment of silence I picked it up and it was still on. tried the buttons, went through the menus opened a book etc etc. Everything works fine but its got scars to show for it. hope the pic is clear enough.

I'm quite pleased with the durability- don't try this at home folks

Yar-PocketBooker · 12-01-2009, 02:19 PM

All's well that ends well, Charlie)) Don't try to hit the other side for symmetry)))

mtravellerh · 12-01-2009, 05:11 PM

Ouch!

Oh well, mine flew through my car and landed on the board and fell down for good measure. I noticed just today that it has a battle scar, a small scratch on the backside. Poor little Mighty Mouse! But it does really well otherwise, thank you very much!

Speedy eReader · 12-01-2009, 05:35 PM

It's a very tough durable device is'nt?

I just want to get a thanks to Kacir, a forum member who did a very good review on the Pocketbook 360 which can be read here :http://www.e-readerfeeder.com/pocketbook-360.htm
Please give Kacir some Karma if you enjoy the review.

norciom · 12-08-2009, 07:29 PM

The small wight and round corners are a big plus on why I bought a 360.

My prs505 was dropped repeatedly and after the last fall on concrete a corner is damaged and a narrow vertical strip - lucky on the very end - of the screen does not work anymore.

After that incident I put a strap on my Sony and started the search for a crash resistant reader.

I'll probably end up with the 360 tied to my neck. I think it's small enough.

brecklundin · 12-10-2009, 10:18 AM

A wrist lanyard is something I think every handheld reader needs to have. It's easy to drop these sort of devices, goodness knows I have dropped my Clie a hunderd times but it has a nice MgAlloy case that seems indestructible....knock on wood. but it has a built-in post on one corner where you can attach a tether or neck/wrist lanyard, so I added one which I use all the time.

FlorenceArt · 12-17-2009, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brecklundin

A wrist lanyard is something I think every handheld reader needs to have.

Hey, I never thought of that, but you're right! It would be very handy (and reassuring) when reading standing up on the train or subway.

12-01-2009, 02:03 PM	#1
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	Dropped my Black PocketBook 360 And the good news is that it survived with only a couple of small scars. I had just finished doing the update to it. I've been reading mostly on the ivory and my 5 year old has been playing battleship and checkers on the black one. I have my laptop set up on a cabinet near the fireplace. I unplugged the USB cable and fumbled putting it down. it slid off the cabinet and i made a grab for it which missed and it went tumbling down. Hit the side of the cabinet , bounced on the edge of the brick and hit the floor. Well after a moment of silence I picked it up and it was still on. tried the buttons, went through the menus opened a book etc etc. Everything works fine but its got scars to show for it. hope the pic is clear enough. I'm quite pleased with the durability- don't try this at home folks Attached Thumbnails

12-01-2009, 05:11 PM	#3
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,657 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	Ouch! Oh well, mine flew through my car and landed on the board and fell down for good measure. I noticed just today that it has a battle scar, a small scratch on the backside. Poor little Mighty Mouse! But it does really well otherwise, thank you very much! Last edited by mtravellerh; 12-02-2009 at 06:38 AM.

12-08-2009, 07:29 PM	#5
norciom ego Alpha et Omega Posts: 59 Karma: 898 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Romania Device: Pocketbook 360	The small wight and round corners are a big plus on why I bought a 360. My prs505 was dropped repeatedly and after the last fall on concrete a corner is damaged and a narrow vertical strip - lucky on the very end - of the screen does not work anymore. After that incident I put a strap on my Sony and started the search for a crash resistant reader. I'll probably end up with the 360 tied to my neck. I think it's small enough. Last edited by norciom; 12-08-2009 at 07:35 PM.

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12-01-2009, 02:19 PM	#2
Yar-PocketBooker Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 6976 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Device: PocketBooks and Onyxes and anything E-Ink...	All's well that ends well, Charlie)) Don't try to hit the other side for symmetry)))

12-01-2009, 05:35 PM	#4
Speedy eReader Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Sony Touch Reader	It's a very tough durable device is'nt? I just want to get a thanks to Kacir, a forum member who did a very good review on the Pocketbook 360 which can be read here :http://www.e-readerfeeder.com/pocketbook-360.htm Please give Kacir some Karma if you enjoy the review.

12-10-2009, 10:18 AM	#6
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	A wrist lanyard is something I think every handheld reader needs to have. It's easy to drop these sort of devices, goodness knows I have dropped my Clie a hunderd times but it has a nice MgAlloy case that seems indestructible....knock on wood. but it has a built-in post on one corner where you can attach a tether or neck/wrist lanyard, so I added one which I use all the time.