Neoprene slip case for the Reader - Page 6

RWood · 04-03-2007, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phigdon

Looks great I need to get one soon since winter is ending and i cant use my coat pocket.

Ah, that is where I stored my Reader at first. Then one day the sun came up, the snow melted and I took my coat off. I folded it and started to put it in the back seat of the car when the Reader escaped and hit the pavement on its top left edge. All was OK and it has worked perfectly since. Now everythine I take it from the house it is in its pouch.

DougFNJ · 04-03-2007, 09:58 PM

Astra, did you send the other pouch back?

astra · 04-04-2007, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougFNJ

Astra, did you send the other pouch back?

Not yet, I didn't have time to go to the PO. However, as I said if it is more expensive than £2~4$, he will have to provide a refund. Frankly speaking I would not bother at all if it were a big company (as long as it is not my mistake).

RWood · 04-14-2007, 03:03 PM

I've used the pouch for a month now and still like it. It has performed as I expected it to and protected the Reader quite well. There was the coffee spilled on it by a waiter that wiped away clean, the knock off the table that caused more concern to the waitress than to me, and the rain showers that did not get to the electronics.

It still looks the same as the day I pulled it from the box. The Velcro still holds the flap tight. The Reader still fits snug in the pouch.

All in all I am still well pleased with the Pouch for the Reader.

astra · 04-17-2007, 10:58 AM

Went to PO today, it would cost me 7$ to send the wrong pouch back (not a recorded delivery. The recorded delivery would probably be 1.5x more expensive). Unless Mr. B. refunds me I am not going to send it back, 7$ is 20% of the cost of the pouch let alone the number of times I had to call him and send emails to him.
Frankly speaking I am bit disappointed. The hardening material in the cover is way too soft to protect the screen. I hoped for something harder. It is softer than sony stock cover. So, I would not suggest it to people who are seeking a protection for the screen against physical damage such as pressure or accidental fall.
Otherwise, the pouch is of a very good quality and very nice looking and I will be happy to use it as a general container that would keep the reader free of dust and similar atrocities

while the reader resides in my backpack. I wish they start to sell the reader in the UK so I can order a brown leather sony cover which has a carder cover than the stock cover. Then it would be a perfect suit for the reader: sony leather cover + the pouch.

fishman69 · 05-05-2007, 03:24 PM

They do seem to be VERY disorganized. I ordered a red pouch on April 16, presumably with the hard flap. I ordered by phone and the woman who took my order seemed confused by it. They charged my credit card on April 18, but only for $39.00. When I had heard nothing further by the end of April, I sent an email asking what was happening. I received a phone call from a woman who said that they were about to start making it. I pointed out that I had been charged $5.00 less than I expected, and that I DID want the flap. On May 2 they charged my credit card an additional $5.00. I just received the pouch and it is fine EXCEPT that it does not have the flap!!! I just sent an email saying that I am rather unhappy and asking how they will rectify the problem. I will see what happens and report back.

What I did receive seems to fit quite well over the Sony flap.

Harvey

fishman69 · 05-12-2007, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishman69

They do seem to be VERY disorganized. I ordered a red pouch on April 16, presumably with the hard flap. I ordered by phone and the woman who took my order seemed confused by it. They charged my credit card on April 18, but only for $39.00. When I had heard nothing further by the end of April, I sent an email asking what was happening. I received a phone call from a woman who said that they were about to start making it. I pointed out that I had been charged $5.00 less than I expected, and that I DID want the flap. On May 2 they charged my credit card an additional $5.00. I just received the pouch and it is fine EXCEPT that it does not have the flap!!! I just sent an email saying that I am rather unhappy and asking how they will rectify the problem. I will see what happens and report back.

What I did receive seems to fit quite well over the Sony flap.

Harvey

Well, I received the replacement pouch yesterday and it is correct. I shipped the wrong one back, in a padded envelope first class mail. Cost $0.87 postage plus the cost of the padded envelope.

Harvey

DougFNJ · 05-12-2007, 12:12 PM

Just out of curiosity, is your hard flap HARD, or is it a flexible plastic?

fishman69 · 05-12-2007, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougFNJ

Just out of curiosity, is your hard flap HARD, or is it a flexible plastic?

Relatively flexible something. Could be plastic or compressed fiber. I cannot tell without taking it apart and I am not about to do that. But it should help against buttons being pushed when I don't want that.

Harvey

RWood · 05-12-2007, 02:32 PM

At first I thought mine was compressed fiber but as I have used it I have come to the belief that it is plastic. It is a bit too rigid to be compressed fiber.

mfyffe · 06-19-2007, 02:25 AM

I recently dropped my PRS500, it was about a 2 ft drop. The screen remains intact but the left hand side silver edging/paneling (the edge with the SD card flap) broke away.

If anyone has pulled their reader apart, you would of noticed the poor design of the side paneling. Basically the panel is clasped down between the two ends by two very fragile tabs. Unfortunately the force from a small drop can break the tabs leaving the prs500 with a gapping side panel.

I would hate to see the damage from a more substantial drop.

igorsk · 06-19-2007, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfyffe

I would hate to see the damage from a more substantial drop.

Please don't hate me

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11534

mfyffe · 06-19-2007, 09:46 PM

Just got an Email from Sony DAPC,

Item - ( PLATE (L), ORNAMENTAL ), 266191401, $22.31 ea.

Wow for a simple side panel of molded plastic, We at least they sell it.

RWood · 09-18-2007, 04:14 PM

Its been 6 months since the pouch arrived and it still looks as good as the day it arrived. In that six months it has protected the Reader on many airplane flights, lots of doctor waiting room visits, and uncountable car trips and lunches.

It does everything I wanted it to do and everything it was claimed to do.

Six months on I am still well pleased with the pouch.

tjika · 10-15-2007, 04:44 AM

How thick is the neoprene they use?

has anyone considered making their own? That way you could put in a stronger flap.

04-14-2007, 03:03 PM	#79
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	The Pouch, One Month On I've used the pouch for a month now and still like it. It has performed as I expected it to and protected the Reader quite well. There was the coffee spilled on it by a waiter that wiped away clean, the knock off the table that caused more concern to the waitress than to me, and the rain showers that did not get to the electronics. It still looks the same as the day I pulled it from the box. The Velcro still holds the flap tight. The Reader still fits snug in the pouch. All in all I am still well pleased with the Pouch for the Reader.

09-18-2007, 04:14 PM	#89
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Six Month Report Its been 6 months since the pouch arrived and it still looks as good as the day it arrived. In that six months it has protected the Reader on many airplane flights, lots of doctor waiting room visits, and uncountable car trips and lunches. It does everything I wanted it to do and everything it was claimed to do. Six months on I am still well pleased with the pouch.

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04-03-2007, 09:58 PM	#77
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	Astra, did you send the other pouch back?

04-17-2007, 10:58 AM	#80
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Went to PO today, it would cost me 7$ to send the wrong pouch back (not a recorded delivery. The recorded delivery would probably be 1.5x more expensive). Unless Mr. B. refunds me I am not going to send it back, 7$ is 20% of the cost of the pouch let alone the number of times I had to call him and send emails to him. Frankly speaking I am bit disappointed. The hardening material in the cover is way too soft to protect the screen. I hoped for something harder. It is softer than sony stock cover. So, I would not suggest it to people who are seeking a protection for the screen against physical damage such as pressure or accidental fall. Otherwise, the pouch is of a very good quality and very nice looking and I will be happy to use it as a general container that would keep the reader free of dust and similar atrocities while the reader resides in my backpack. I wish they start to sell the reader in the UK so I can order a brown leather sony cover which has a carder cover than the stock cover. Then it would be a perfect suit for the reader: sony leather cover + the pouch.

05-05-2007, 03:24 PM	#81
fishman69 Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Device: Sonys - 500, 505, 900, T1; Kindles - 2, 3; Nook - Touch	They do seem to be VERY disorganized. I ordered a red pouch on April 16, presumably with the hard flap. I ordered by phone and the woman who took my order seemed confused by it. They charged my credit card on April 18, but only for $39.00. When I had heard nothing further by the end of April, I sent an email asking what was happening. I received a phone call from a woman who said that they were about to start making it. I pointed out that I had been charged $5.00 less than I expected, and that I DID want the flap. On May 2 they charged my credit card an additional $5.00. I just received the pouch and it is fine EXCEPT that it does not have the flap!!! I just sent an email saying that I am rather unhappy and asking how they will rectify the problem. I will see what happens and report back. What I did receive seems to fit quite well over the Sony flap. Harvey

05-12-2007, 12:12 PM	#83
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	Just out of curiosity, is your hard flap HARD, or is it a flexible plastic?

05-12-2007, 02:32 PM	#85
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	At first I thought mine was compressed fiber but as I have used it I have come to the belief that it is plastic. It is a bit too rigid to be compressed fiber.

06-19-2007, 02:25 AM	#86
mfyffe Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Sony PRS500	I recently dropped my PRS500, it was about a 2 ft drop. The screen remains intact but the left hand side silver edging/paneling (the edge with the SD card flap) broke away. If anyone has pulled their reader apart, you would of noticed the poor design of the side paneling. Basically the panel is clasped down between the two ends by two very fragile tabs. Unfortunately the force from a small drop can break the tabs leaving the prs500 with a gapping side panel. I would hate to see the damage from a more substantial drop.

06-19-2007, 09:46 PM	#88
mfyffe Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Sony PRS500	Just got an Email from Sony DAPC, Item - ( PLATE (L), ORNAMENTAL ), 266191401, $22.31 ea. Wow for a simple side panel of molded plastic, We at least they sell it.

10-15-2007, 04:44 AM	#90
tjika Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: sony prs650	How thick is the neoprene they use? has anyone considered making their own? That way you could put in a stronger flap.