How many MobileReaders have a PRS-500? - Page 4

AprilHare · 08-15-2009, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tehKitten

I've ordered an 505

It should arrive today! =D

Congratulations!
This thread is more related to dedicated early adopters but glad to see more people jumping on board!

Cori · 08-15-2009, 03:48 AM

Still happily using my 500 (had it, umm, just over two years?) I have phases of reading from paper, but at the moment I'm having a major ebook binge and it's used daily.

Lord KiRon · 08-15-2009, 04:52 AM

I have both 500 and 505 in family and personally mainly use 500. Yes, 505 better in many ways but 500 is ok so I will use it for some time more.
The only thins I missing there:
1. Ability to connect to Vista x64
2. Delete book functionality
3. Ability to go to specific page not percents.
Page turning a bit slow sometimes but I guess this is ok.

Anggun · 08-15-2009, 05:17 AM

*sigh* One month ago I could have said yes... but alas, I've upgraded to PRS-505 just a few days ago.
One thing I miss about 500 is the left side page turning buttons as opposed to 505 on the right side.
It feels awkward using the bottom page turning button when I hold and read the device with my left hand. In that sense, 500 was perfect for me.

AndiR · 08-15-2009, 05:40 AM

I upgraded to a 505 when I lost my 500 in Madrid airport, but my mother still has her 500, which I bought at the same time as mine (November 2006 ). I have completed the poll on her behalf

junkml · 08-15-2009, 09:03 AM

My wife and I each have a 500. Great reader, but I am tempted by the 600.

imaredr · 08-15-2009, 09:13 AM

I still use mine from time to time. I like to refer to myself as an ereader device collector so I hold on to every device I buy. I still have my original Rocket ebook reader and it performs like a champ.

Ellen

ritibelle · 08-15-2009, 10:20 AM

Well, I've had an ebookwise for several years now and decided that there was nothing out there with better ergonomics and with a backlight.
But 2 weeks ago I passed through Heathrow airport in London and couldn't resist the Sony 505. So consider me a convert.
I'm still trying to figure out how everything works but I'm sure I'll be alright (or I know where to bug someone for help

)

Patricia · 08-15-2009, 10:49 AM

It looks as though lots of people here have made their loved ones very happy by giving them the 500 when they updated to a 505.
I wonder whether there will be a similar spate of generosity when the new Sony devices are launched?

Andanzas · 08-15-2009, 11:45 AM

I bought mine in 2007 and I am still happy with it, although the battery is starting to show its age. I think I've read more paper books than ebooks in this period, but that's because I don't like to buy books with DRM.

kalex · 08-15-2009, 11:56 AM

Still have mine. Works fine. I bought it when it was still full price, about 2 months before PRS-505 came out

Also have DX

outofbreath · 08-15-2009, 12:34 PM

I have mine and still love it. If they will update the firmware to epub i'll stay a happy customer and keep it. Although I Have a lot of ebook store books (LRX). I will probably look for a new ebook reader somewhere else if the prs 500 does not get the epub support. I am still pretty angry that the prs500 did not get the epub support when it became available in the prs505 update.

BlackVoid · 08-15-2009, 03:18 PM

I still had my 500 when I got my 505. Originally we wanted to keep it as a reader for commuting, but seeing it side by side with the 505, I decided to sell it immediately. The 505's screen is MUCH BETTER.

aleandre · 08-15-2009, 06:16 PM

I also use my PRS-500 for daily reading, and the news that Sony maybe be thinking of a firmware update to allow epub on my device makes me very happy, indeed !

So happy that I will probably opt for Sony when buying an e-ink device for my wife around Xmas later this year... !

rumcd · 08-15-2009, 07:30 PM

I still use my PRS-500 weekly thanks to Calibre. Ready for someone to give me a new one though :-)

Perhaps Sony will (as I thought I read) release firmware to make the 500 ePub compatible?

View Poll Results: Do you still have a PRS-500?
Yes, and it's still my main e-reader	98	38.58%
Yes, and I also have another newer e-reader	53	20.87%
No, I use a newer Sony model	93	36.61%
No, I read in other ways now	10	3.94%
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08-15-2009, 03:48 AM	#47
Cori Book freak Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-500	Still happily using my 500 (had it, umm, just over two years?) I have phases of reading from paper, but at the moment I'm having a major ebook binge and it's used daily.

08-15-2009, 04:52 AM	#48
Lord KiRon Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Kobo Forma	I have both 500 and 505 in family and personally mainly use 500. Yes, 505 better in many ways but 500 is ok so I will use it for some time more. The only thins I missing there: 1. Ability to connect to Vista x64 2. Delete book functionality 3. Ability to go to specific page not percents. Page turning a bit slow sometimes but I guess this is ok.

08-15-2009, 05:17 AM	#49
Anggun Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 657 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	sigh One month ago I could have said yes... but alas, I've upgraded to PRS-505 just a few days ago. One thing I miss about 500 is the left side page turning buttons as opposed to 505 on the right side. It feels awkward using the bottom page turning button when I hold and read the device with my left hand. In that sense, 500 was perfect for me.

08-15-2009, 05:40 AM	#50
AndiR Rather interested Posts: 104 Karma: 677 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maidenhead Device: Kindle, Sony Ereader, Ipad & iPhone	I upgraded to a 505 when I lost my 500 in Madrid airport, but my mother still has her 500, which I bought at the same time as mine (November 2006 ). I have completed the poll on her behalf

08-15-2009, 09:03 AM	#51
junkml Addict Posts: 277 Karma: 1004969 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony Reader	My wife and I each have a 500. Great reader, but I am tempted by the 600.

08-15-2009, 09:13 AM	#52
imaredr Collector Posts: 441 Karma: 1002238 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Harker Heights, Texas Device: Cybook	I still use mine from time to time. I like to refer to myself as an ereader device collector so I hold on to every device I buy. I still have my original Rocket ebook reader and it performs like a champ. Ellen

08-15-2009, 10:20 AM	#53
ritibelle Member Posts: 20 Karma: 204 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leiria, Portugal Device: Reb1100, Reb1200, Ebw1150, Sony 505	Well, I've had an ebookwise for several years now and decided that there was nothing out there with better ergonomics and with a backlight. But 2 weeks ago I passed through Heathrow airport in London and couldn't resist the Sony 505. So consider me a convert. I'm still trying to figure out how everything works but I'm sure I'll be alright (or I know where to bug someone for help )

08-15-2009, 10:49 AM	#54
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	It looks as though lots of people here have made their loved ones very happy by giving them the 500 when they updated to a 505. I wonder whether there will be a similar spate of generosity when the new Sony devices are launched?

08-15-2009, 11:45 AM	#55
Andanzas Out of print Posts: 487 Karma: 1549538 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony PRS-500 (recycled), Pocketbook Inkpad X Pro	I bought mine in 2007 and I am still happy with it, although the battery is starting to show its age. I think I've read more paper books than ebooks in this period, but that's because I don't like to buy books with DRM.

08-15-2009, 11:56 AM	#56
kalex Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 3248 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: sony	Still have mine. Works fine. I bought it when it was still full price, about 2 months before PRS-505 came out Also have DX

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08-15-2009, 12:34 PM	#57
outofbreath who ? Me ? Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: prs500	I have mine and still love it. If they will update the firmware to epub i'll stay a happy customer and keep it. Although I Have a lot of ebook store books (LRX). I will probably look for a new ebook reader somewhere else if the prs 500 does not get the epub support. I am still pretty angry that the prs500 did not get the epub support when it became available in the prs505 update.

08-15-2009, 03:18 PM	#58
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	I still had my 500 when I got my 505. Originally we wanted to keep it as a reader for commuting, but seeing it side by side with the 505, I decided to sell it immediately. The 505's screen is MUCH BETTER.

08-15-2009, 06:16 PM	#59
aleandre Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rijswijk ZH, Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-500, Cybook Opus, iPad	I also use my PRS-500 for daily reading, and the news that Sony maybe be thinking of a firmware update to allow epub on my device makes me very happy, indeed ! So happy that I will probably opt for Sony when buying an e-ink device for my wife around Xmas later this year... !

08-15-2009, 07:30 PM	#60
rumcd Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Orygun Device: Entourage Pocket Edge, Kindle 3G, nook Classic, Sony PRS-500	I still use my PRS-500 weekly thanks to Calibre. Ready for someone to give me a new one though :-) Perhaps Sony will (as I thought I read) release firmware to make the 500 ePub compatible?