PRS-505 Battery life -- unexpectedly short - Page 3

astrodad · 01-17-2008, 02:14 PM

I've only had my 505 since Sunday but I've gone through 1100 pages and I still have plenty of battery life on mine (only one bar gone). I'm so used to having to charge my Axim every day that for me this is a dream, but based on these comments I'll have to keep an eye on it.

Penforhire · 01-17-2008, 04:22 PM

Interesting battery life reports. I think I'm averaging around 275 pages a day and the indicator drops one bar after about three days of this. I get all freaked out when I see that and plug 'er in for an hour or two.

jakeluck · 01-18-2008, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Are you using a memory card?

If not, it certainly sounds as though you have a faulty battery; if you're not using the Reader very much, you should get about 3 weeks' life from a battery charge.

yes, reading off a SD Card, I usually keep a fair large amount of reference material on the SD card
which I use occasionally. Wish it were easier to transfer books back/forth between internal memory/sd card and being able to preserve the book marks(currently that requires syncing the book into the computer and then move it to the other memory store).

I will try reading main memory only and see how it improves. Out of curiosity, is the memory drain only from having a SD card book loaded? If I only read off the internal memory but still have the SD card plugged in, would it make a differece?

Starfish · 01-18-2008, 06:11 PM

Jakeluck wrote:
yes, reading off a SD Card, I usually keep a fair large amount of reference material on the SD card
which I use occasionally. Wish it were easier to transfer books back/forth between internal memory/sd card and being able to preserve the book marks(currently that requires syncing the book into the computer and then move it to the other memory store).

I will try reading main memory only and see how it improves. Out of curiosity, is the memory drain only from having a SD card book loaded? If I only read off the internal memory but still have the SD card plugged in, would it make a differece
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I'd like the answer to that, too. I bought my Sony Reader PRS-505 in Nov. and I've never gotten more than 3 or 4 days of use without recharging. I have the AC charger, but I don't want to read with that. The Reader is supposed to be portable...not tied to a wall outlet.

I have a 1 GB memory card and read off that. I deleted the internal contents. Is that part of the problem?

Starfish

HarryT · 01-19-2008, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakeluck

I will try reading main memory only and see how it improves. Out of curiosity, is the memory drain only from having a SD card book loaded? If I only read off the internal memory but still have the SD card plugged in, would it make a differece?

There is a very small constant power drain from an SD card simply from having it plugged in. The power usage increases somewhat when you read from the card, and increases a lot if you write to it.

jakeluck · 01-19-2008, 05:18 PM

ahhh, so bookmarking on sd card = a lot, makes sense.

KorrMuraan · 01-20-2008, 10:59 PM

Mine definately drains while simply flicking the switch... which apparently is standby and not off.

I've got in the habit now of menu,0,5,3,mark whenever I set it down.

astrodad · 01-23-2008, 09:06 AM

I originally put all of my Sony Connect classics on my Memory Stick. This seems to be drawing more power than my SD card for some reason. I read from my SD exclusively the first week and the battery was doing great. I'm halfway through The Jungle Book on my memory stick and i've lost a bar.

KorrMuraan · 01-24-2008, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jplumey

I originally put all of my Sony Connect classics on my Memory Stick. This seems to be drawing more power than my SD card for some reason. I read from my SD exclusively the first week and the battery was doing great. I'm halfway through The Jungle Book on my memory stick and i've lost a bar.

Rudyard Kipling books are known to cause battery issues

jakeluck · 01-27-2008, 04:59 AM

it is the other way for me, i changed from SD card to MemoryStick and now read 90% from the internal memory. sofar only 1 bar drop after 7 days of normal usage.

CaptainIncognito · 09-07-2008, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KorrMuraan

Rudyard Kipling books are known to cause battery issues

So that's where I've been going wrong all this time

I've just got mine and 3 days and 1100 pages later it's gone... a lot sooner than I expected with no warning from the battery indicator. No SD cards used and I turned it off (not standby) between uses. More than a little disappointed but I'll give it another go with a couple more charges and see how we go before I go back to Waterstones

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NigelS · 09-07-2008, 09:26 AM

My PRS-505 has been giving consistently better performance since the July firmware update; probably about 30% more I would estimate. So in standby mode I can get 4 weeks instead of 3 before; during which time I read about 1000 pages.

NigelS

Aurora W · 09-07-2008, 10:55 AM

I've noticed the same thing since the July update.

I used to completely shutdown my 505 to conserve power. Since the update, I've been able to just use the power button without any noticeable lose in power.

Have made it about 1/3 of the way through Count of Monte Cristo (which is much longer than I was expecting

) and have seen my power drop to two bars. This is with just using normal shut down, and with no charge in 3 weeks.

June · 09-07-2008, 12:43 PM

My reader was bought in Canada end of July, and the battery is still fairly new. I haven't counted the actual number of pages, but managed to read 5 novels on one charge on my recent trip, around 400-450 pages each, and a few pdf-manuals, and demoing the devide to lots of people, so maybe 3000-3500 pages on one charge during 2 weeks before it shut off. The low battery warning was very late though, it warned and then went to the 'stop' after around 30 pages.

CaptainIncognito · 09-25-2008, 05:06 PM

Huzzah, it looks like it was a first charge issue! Second charge, just shy of 3 weeks with approx 200 pages a day read.

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01-17-2008, 02:14 PM	#31
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	I've only had my 505 since Sunday but I've gone through 1100 pages and I still have plenty of battery life on mine (only one bar gone). I'm so used to having to charge my Axim every day that for me this is a dream, but based on these comments I'll have to keep an eye on it.

01-17-2008, 04:22 PM	#32
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Interesting battery life reports. I think I'm averaging around 275 pages a day and the indicator drops one bar after about three days of this. I get all freaked out when I see that and plug 'er in for an hour or two.

01-18-2008, 06:11 PM	#34
Starfish Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 214 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony Reader PRS-505	Jakeluck wrote: yes, reading off a SD Card, I usually keep a fair large amount of reference material on the SD card which I use occasionally. Wish it were easier to transfer books back/forth between internal memory/sd card and being able to preserve the book marks(currently that requires syncing the book into the computer and then move it to the other memory store). I will try reading main memory only and see how it improves. Out of curiosity, is the memory drain only from having a SD card book loaded? If I only read off the internal memory but still have the SD card plugged in, would it make a differece ------ I'd like the answer to that, too. I bought my Sony Reader PRS-505 in Nov. and I've never gotten more than 3 or 4 days of use without recharging. I have the AC charger, but I don't want to read with that. The Reader is supposed to be portable...not tied to a wall outlet. I have a 1 GB memory card and read off that. I deleted the internal contents. Is that part of the problem? Starfish

01-19-2008, 05:18 PM	#36
jakeluck Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 3252 Join Date: Dec 2004	ahhh, so bookmarking on sd card = a lot, makes sense.

01-20-2008, 10:59 PM	#37
KorrMuraan Winning at life Posts: 16 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kindle Touch	Mine definately drains while simply flicking the switch... which apparently is standby and not off. I've got in the habit now of menu,0,5,3,mark whenever I set it down.

01-23-2008, 09:06 AM	#38
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	I originally put all of my Sony Connect classics on my Memory Stick. This seems to be drawing more power than my SD card for some reason. I read from my SD exclusively the first week and the battery was doing great. I'm halfway through The Jungle Book on my memory stick and i've lost a bar.

01-27-2008, 04:59 AM	#40
jakeluck Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 3252 Join Date: Dec 2004	it is the other way for me, i changed from SD card to MemoryStick and now read 90% from the internal memory. sofar only 1 bar drop after 7 days of normal usage.

09-07-2008, 09:26 AM	#42
NigelS Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 188 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS-505	My PRS-505 has been giving consistently better performance since the July firmware update; probably about 30% more I would estimate. So in standby mode I can get 4 weeks instead of 3 before; during which time I read about 1000 pages. NigelS

09-07-2008, 10:55 AM	#43
Aurora W Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 2435146 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: back in the Midwest, USA Device: PRS-950, iPad, Nexus 7	I've noticed the same thing since the July update. I used to completely shutdown my 505 to conserve power. Since the update, I've been able to just use the power button without any noticeable lose in power. Have made it about 1/3 of the way through Count of Monte Cristo (which is much longer than I was expecting ) and have seen my power drop to two bars. This is with just using normal shut down, and with no charge in 3 weeks.

09-07-2008, 12:43 PM	#44
June Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 4508151 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scandinavia Device: Kobo Libra, Oasis 1&2 and others	My reader was bought in Canada end of July, and the battery is still fairly new. I haven't counted the actual number of pages, but managed to read 5 novels on one charge on my recent trip, around 400-450 pages each, and a few pdf-manuals, and demoing the devide to lots of people, so maybe 3000-3500 pages on one charge during 2 weeks before it shut off. The low battery warning was very late though, it warned and then went to the 'stop' after around 30 pages.

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09-25-2008, 05:06 PM	#45
CaptainIncognito Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: PRS505	Huzzah, it looks like it was a first charge issue! Second charge, just shy of 3 weeks with approx 200 pages a day read.