SD Memory Cards

[HarryT]

Don't you find it a little problematic to find the right book, with 25k files on a 505? I would have thought that you'd need folders, or a search facility (which the 600 has, of course) to make it feasible!

[Hired Goon]

Originally Posted by elcreative

But it can be done... I've got 25K books running fine on a 505 and nearly 6k on a 600. The 600 takes a little more management, as I said, regarding adding books etc but fundamentally works fine and the PRS+ 505 is damn near ideal. As for why Sony... well perhaps the same reasons I have, I like the size, weight and ergonomics together with look and feel...

Hmm... how well does that work for you? I've loaded up 1000+ books on my 16 gig card through calibre, but if you add to it after that, even if it's just one book, the thing takes hours to rescan. In truth I wish I didn't bother with getting the card, and it's since been relegated to mp3 storage.

To me it's a bit of advertising hype for Sony to state 16 gig as a limit. It falsely leads you to believe you can actually use all of it for book storage, and then you go out and needlessly blow money on a big card. If you absolutely had to have that many books ported with you, it would be best to spread them out over a series of 1-2 gig cards.

[elcreative]

That's the whole point with the 505... I've used the PRS+ mods which give a full folders/files setup for the cards... genre root folders with split alpha sub-divisions to author... half a dozen keypresses and I can navigate through in seconds to what I want. Simple, elegant and no wait for Sony rescans plus ability to change cards anytime and put a whole new section in.

Originally Posted by HarryT

Don't you find it a little problematic to find the right book, with 25k files on a 505? I would have thought that you'd need folders, or a search facility (which the 600 has, of course) to make it feasible!

[elcreative]

Just takes a bit of management on the PRS 600... I add books (whether 1 or more) just before going to bed and let it rescan overnight (plugged into wall adaptor) and it's ready next morning. I NEVER plug into USB for a recharge... it's slower than adaptor and requires the sony rescan... no brainer as far as I'm concerned.

I agree to a degree about the ad hype for a 16GB card but, to be fair, if you provide SDHC support then you get 16GB card support... there is also another solution used by another member here... bigger books... suggestion is to put entire series into a single book with ToC pointing to individual titles for access... the rescan looks at files and grabs metadata but doesn't look at entire content of a file hence 100 X 10MB files take longer than 10 X 100MB files even if data content is the same.

Originally Posted by Hired Goon

Hmm... how well does that work for you? I've loaded up 1000+ books on my 16 gig card through calibre, but if you add to it after that, even if it's just one book, the thing takes hours to rescan. In truth I wish I didn't bother with getting the card, and it's since been relegated to mp3 storage.

To me it's a bit of advertising hype for Sony to state 16 gig as a limit. It falsely leads you to believe you can actually use all of it for book storage, and then you go out and needlessly blow money on a big card. If you absolutely had to have that many books ported with you, it would be best to spread them out over a series of 1-2 gig cards.

[scottjl]

Originally Posted by elcreative

Just takes a bit of management on the PRS 600... I add books (whether 1 or more) just before going to bed and let it rescan overnight (plugged into wall adaptor) and it's ready next morning. I NEVER plug into USB for a recharge... it's slower than adaptor and requires the sony rescan... no brainer as far as I'm concerned.

well it sounds like you've accepted the limitations of the technology and can work with it. congrats.

[Pierre-Olivier]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm certainly not hostile to that perspective - just curious about why someone for whom that is a requirement would buy a Sony. There are numerous devices on which you can carry around many thousands (or even tens of thousands) of books should you wish to do so, but the Sony isn't one. Why not choose a device on which it can be done?

You're pointing the key problem !

How could I have know, before buying, that this device was so limited ?I've read forums before buying, and I knew it could take minutes, but not HOURS !.

I am very curious to know how other readers dealt with this problem.

It's certainly not the good solution to accept without saying anything. The problem must be told to Sony (I did).

If I could'nt handle the SOny Reader how I first intended to, I will sell it, and search for another good reader. Why not the new Apple iPad ? But in this case, the weight could be a problem.

Really, i'm disappointed about the behaviour of my Reader, first because of the scanning delay, and second by the battery which in no case is able to handle 7500+ turn pages ...

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Pierre-Olivier

You're pointing the key problem !

How could I have know, before buying, that this device was so limited ?I've read forums before buying, and I knew it could take minutes, but not HOURS !.

You could have found out right here at MR, for example.

Don't get me wrong; I entirely agree that this is a significant issue with the Sony, but it highlights the fact that it's important to do your research before buying. There are many different readers available on which one can store many thousands of books without difficulty, if that's a high-priority feature for the buyer.