New Sony model to be called PRS-300 and PRS-600 - Page 16

JSWolf · 08-01-2009, 08:45 AM

Well, it is August now. So where are the 300 and the 600?

Barcey · 08-01-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Nope. The reason the 500 does not have ePub support is because there is not enough memory for ePub to run. So that's out. And I'm thinking maybe the 300 will have a faster processor then the 500 and be able to handle ePub easily.

The Cybook Opus is running Adobe Digital Editions and the tech specs say 32MB of RAM. There were some Cybook Gen3 sold running ADE and they only have 16MB of RAM. Why doesn't the PRS-500 have enough RAM to run it, did it have less then 16MB of RAM? The wiki says it has 64MB of RAM.

I've seen this theory a number of times just trying to understand where it came from.

fbrII · 08-01-2009, 10:22 AM

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Well, it is August now. So where are the 300 and the 600?

Redeeming Jon and proving him to be an accomplished punster - when so inclined.

Godzil · 08-01-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Barcey

The Cybook Opus is running Adobe Digital Editions and the tech specs say 32MB of RAM. There were some Cybook Gen3 sold running ADE and they only have 16MB of RAM. Why doesn't the PRS-500 have enough RAM to run it, did it have less then 16MB of RAM? The wiki says it has 64MB of RAM.

I've seen this theory a number of times just trying to understand where it came from.

If I'm right, the Cybook Gen3 sold by Weltbild (those who have ePub firmware) is EB600 based hardware and have 32MB of ram, not 16MB. But bookeen promised the ePub version for all Cybook Gen3, so even for the EB100 (16MB one) based

amjbrown · 08-01-2009, 04:06 PM

Very interesting - especially the lower spec 300. My guess is someone (Borders, Waterstones in the UK??) wants to compete with Amazon by giving away a reader with a large tied-in voucher for their store. Prices of hardware have to fall for the non mobileread.com public to start switching, Amazon are allegedly going to Kindlise the UK for Christmas, I sense we are on the cusp of something big.

You heard it here first!

And my 505 is as fab as the day I bought it

ProDigit · 08-01-2009, 04:19 PM

I'd like to make a comment on the body of the PRS-505.
I may be wrong, but thought the 505 only has metal on top and on the bottom.
The rest of the enclosure was made (if I'm right), from ionized plastic (where they layer the plastic with a metallic layer).

I don't believe the 505 is made of aluminum.

I could be wrong.

Godzil · 08-01-2009, 04:28 PM

I don't think so, for me only the top and the bottom are made in ionized plastic and the main shell is made of aluminium..

ProDigit · 08-01-2009, 04:29 PM

The setup,way that the article was presented, etc.. almost makes me believe Sony wants feedback from the forum.
As quickly as they added the devices (tell me honestly, who in the world has time enough to be scooping off of Sony's articles,IP adresses, sites, etc... to search for usermanuals of a new device)?
Sony would be doing good following in Microsoft footsteps by listening to this forum's feedback, as the opinions expressed might come close to 60% of the opinions expressed of the people using the device.
Microsoft made a serious mistake in releasing Vista, and requiring high hardware to run it, until customers complained, and reverted back to XP.

Microsoft is not the only company that gets it's information from websites, where possible future buyers are debating and talking about their issues.

I'm sure a wise business solution to listen to the customer, and perhaps that's what they where trying to do here... Am I paranoid?

xzf · 08-01-2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by amjbrown

<SNIP> My guess is someone (Borders, Waterstones in the UK??) wants to compete with Amazon by giving away a reader with a large tied-in voucher for their store.

hasn't bol.com been mentioned yet in connection with these readers?
bol.com (NL) is releasing epub-books+a sony reader on 26'th of august

http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=

I hope they will price the prs-300 at 200,- but i'm afraid they'll start with 300,- and lower the price later.
Bol.com can't be ignored. dutch people don't know about amazon, they have bol. Any amazon innovation will be brought to the netherlands by bol first.

pking36330 · 08-01-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ProDigit

The setup,way that the article was presented, etc.. almost makes me believe Sony wants feedback from the forum.
As quickly as they added the devices (tell me honestly, who in the world has time enough to be scooping off of Sony's articles,IP adresses, sites, etc... to search for usermanuals of a new device)?

People actually engage in agressive trolling for that type of data. It happens with alarming regularity in some circles, Digital SLR's being one. Look at the Engadget article about a new Sony DSLR leak resulting from the Manual posting on an 'internal' Sony site.

wallcraft · 08-01-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by xzf

hasn't bol.com been mentioned yet in connection with these readers?
bol.com (NL) is releasing epub-books+a sony reader on 26'th of august

It probably has been mentioned, because the 300 and 600 are listed as available in the Netherlands (as well as US, Canada, UK, France and Germany). So Sony is presumably going to announce on or before the 26th in other countries too.

rittsi · 08-01-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by xzf

hasn't bol.com been mentioned yet in connection with these readers?
bol.com (NL) is releasing epub-books+a sony reader on 26'th of august

According to that article, it is still unknown which Sony ebook reader will be introduced in The Netherlands.

Crowl · 08-01-2009, 06:32 PM

The look of the 600 is starting to grow on me after seeing it for a day or so now, but I still think it would be a better device for the simple addition of two nicely-sized next/prev buttons on the right part of the frame.

wallcraft · 08-01-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by rittsi

According to that article, it is still unknown which Sony ebook reader will be introduced in The Netherlands.

The PRS-300 and PRS-600 service manuals leaked from Sony mention the "Netherlands Model", in addition to models for US, Canada, UK, France and Germany.

kazbates · 08-01-2009, 06:45 PM

I was at the Sony Style store today in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. They still have the 700 in stock and the red 505. The display that they have at the store is still pretty impressive. They haven't scaled it down at all, with several models of the 505 and 700 on display. The salesperson I spoke with mentioned 2 new models that were coming out but could not give me any specifics. When I asked him if they were the 300 and 600, he told me he thought so. When I asked him if they were going to discontinue the 700, he wasn't sure but thought there was a good possibility. Bottom line, Sony's salespeople don't know much of anything, but they are anticipating some changes.

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08-01-2009, 08:45 AM	#226
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,798 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Well, it is August now. So where are the 300 and the 600?

08-01-2009, 04:06 PM	#230
amjbrown Addict Posts: 322 Karma: 1231044 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle app on the iPhone	Very interesting - especially the lower spec 300. My guess is someone (Borders, Waterstones in the UK??) wants to compete with Amazon by giving away a reader with a large tied-in voucher for their store. Prices of hardware have to fall for the non mobileread.com public to start switching, Amazon are allegedly going to Kindlise the UK for Christmas, I sense we are on the cusp of something big. You heard it here first! And my 505 is as fab as the day I bought it

08-01-2009, 04:19 PM	#231
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	I'd like to make a comment on the body of the PRS-505. I may be wrong, but thought the 505 only has metal on top and on the bottom. The rest of the enclosure was made (if I'm right), from ionized plastic (where they layer the plastic with a metallic layer). I don't believe the 505 is made of aluminum. I could be wrong.

08-01-2009, 04:28 PM	#232
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	I don't think so, for me only the top and the bottom are made in ionized plastic and the main shell is made of aluminium..

08-01-2009, 04:29 PM	#233
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	The setup,way that the article was presented, etc.. almost makes me believe Sony wants feedback from the forum. As quickly as they added the devices (tell me honestly, who in the world has time enough to be scooping off of Sony's articles,IP adresses, sites, etc... to search for usermanuals of a new device)? Sony would be doing good following in Microsoft footsteps by listening to this forum's feedback, as the opinions expressed might come close to 60% of the opinions expressed of the people using the device. Microsoft made a serious mistake in releasing Vista, and requiring high hardware to run it, until customers complained, and reverted back to XP. Microsoft is not the only company that gets it's information from websites, where possible future buyers are debating and talking about their issues. I'm sure a wise business solution to listen to the customer, and perhaps that's what they where trying to do here... Am I paranoid?

08-01-2009, 06:32 PM	#238
Crowl Wizard Posts: 1,340 Karma: 1160346 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southport, GB Device: Kindle Voyage, PW Signature edition	The look of the 600 is starting to grow on me after seeing it for a day or so now, but I still think it would be a better device for the simple addition of two nicely-sized next/prev buttons on the right part of the frame.

08-01-2009, 06:45 PM	#240
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	I was at the Sony Style store today in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. They still have the 700 in stock and the red 505. The display that they have at the store is still pretty impressive. They haven't scaled it down at all, with several models of the 505 and 700 on display. The salesperson I spoke with mentioned 2 new models that were coming out but could not give me any specifics. When I asked him if they were the 300 and 600, he told me he thought so. When I asked him if they were going to discontinue the 700, he wasn't sure but thought there was a good possibility. Bottom line, Sony's salespeople don't know much of anything, but they are anticipating some changes.

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