360 Replacement for 360?

[IndecisiveMe]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

I just hope they don't mess with success and keep the form factor and snap-on cover.

Couldn't agree more with this! My PB360 is perfect, the only thing I'd like to add to it is WiFi to transfer my books without a USB cable. I LOVE the snap on cover.

[Chikwako]

Originally Posted by hidari

How long till it crapped out? Mine lasted a WHOLE 7 weeks!!!... The on/off button broke. Then, I sent the PB360 to get repaired.... PB service conveniently, told me that the warranty did not cover the on/off switch, but that they would try to fix it for free. They couldn't. End of story.. So I helped pay for PB's bills a little and lost 180 dollars.

Hopefully they plan to have an improved machine when it comes. Out. I actually liked the 360 for the 7 weeks it worked.

Mine lasted about a month. The screen cracked, and warranty does not cover it.

I loved the simplicity of the PB360, cause is made for reading only, not browsing or listening to music or anything else. Just reading, which is what I wanted.

[IndecisiveMe]

I don't understand how some of your PB360's are getting cracked screens, while others of us haven't had any problems. Are there different screens in different batches of readers? I've had mine for over 12 months and I've dropped it on the floor twice and the screen hasn't broken.

Other than those two accidental drops, I've been very careful with it.

Apart from a couple of firmware issues, which are pretty much resolve for me at this point, I've been extremely happy with my 360. I use it for at least a couple of hours a day.

[Chikwako]

Originally Posted by IndecisiveMe

I don't understand how some of your PB360's are getting cracked screens, while others of us haven't had any problems. Are there different screens in different batches of readers? I've had mine for over 12 months and I've dropped it on the floor twice and the screen hasn't broken.

I am not aware of having done anything to my 360 to justify the cracked screen. I opened it, read a while, closed it again, and the next time I opened it it was cracked. Just as I'm telling you.
Never dropped it or hit it or treated it roughly. And according to what I've read here, I'm not the only one.

[Deneb]

Originally Posted by Farhad

Are you saying that PB simply dumped you with your broken PB360 and said "no our problem"?! I thought that they offered a 2 year guarantee?! They neither repaired nor replaced your PB360?!

What else does their "warranty not cover"? Parts and labor?!

I would really like to have an answer to that to.

I unserstand the screen being anthother kind of problem, like the wheels in a car I guess. It doesn't matter if you get a flat tire the next day you got your new car, the car seller can't be responsible for a nail in the road, even if there was no nail and the tire was not perfect to begin with. But if something prevent you from starting your car, because one of the brand new piece broke!

I don't understand the logic here. The on/off button, waranty or not, is an essential piece of the PB. You couldn't start your PB seven weeks after purchase, it looks like a built in default.
But I'm impress with your coolness about it Hidari, if you're considering buying from PB again after that. I wouldn't.

[IndecisiveMe]

Originally Posted by Chikwako

I am not aware of having done anything to my 360 to justify the cracked screen. I opened it, read a while, closed it again, and the next time I opened it it was cracked. Just as I'm telling you.
Never dropped it or hit it or treated it roughly. And according to what I've read here, I'm not the only one.

I think you misunderstood me. I wasn't saying you'd caused the crack in your screen at all. I was merely wondering if there were different quality screens in different batches while manufacturing the PB360.

Having said that, I worried when I first got my 360 that removing and replacing the cover might bend the screen and cause it to break. I wonder if that's the problem for some people.

I don't think any manufacturer covers screen breakage in their warranty, do they?

[Chikwako]

Originally Posted by IndecisiveMe

I think you misunderstood me. I wasn't saying you'd caused the crack in your screen at all. I was merely wondering if there were different quality screens in different batches while manufacturing the PB360.

Having said that, I worried when I first got my 360 that removing and replacing the cover might bend the screen and cause it to break. I wonder if that's the problem for some people.

I don't think any manufacturer covers screen breakage in their warranty, do they?

And I'm saying it must've been their faulty part/device, cause it broke "out of the blue" to the best of my knowledge. So yes, I do think their parts might be faulty, or the device they sent me was.

The warranty not only doesn't cover the screen, but its replacement cost $10 less than buying a new PB360 (not including your/their shipping). So your immediate reaction is NOT repairing but replacing the device entirely.

If they'd replace any faulty part by say a fixed price of $80.00, you might consider not looking at/buying other devices, because the PB360 is, by all means, a very handy and neat reader that also by all means you wanna keep. But no.
That's why I looked at other devices and bought another brand.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Farhad

+1

The PB360 is just about perfect. Add Pearl if you want, but NO TOUCHSCREEN!!!!!

If you've ever used one of the Sony x50 models, you would not be yelling no touch screen. But only if it's IR. If it's Wacom, you'll need a stylus all the time.

[Farhad]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you've ever used one of the Sony x50 models, you would not be yelling no touch screen. But only if it's IR. If it's Wacom, you'll need a stylus all the time.

nope. fingers always leave marks on the screen and I hate that. As for a stylus, I like them and use them on all touchscreen devices precisely to avoid leaving finger marks. But having used the PB360 for a while now, I would say that not touching the screen at all is the way to go for an ebook reader. For an Internet tablet a touchscreen is fine. But no for a ereader.

YMMV

[fjtorres]

First mention I've seen of a "pocketbook 360 plus":
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...e-ink-ereader/
I'd take it with a grain of salt.
Cute video, though.

[SkyDream]

I won't touch any PB product again until they fixed the mess with the 90x models. They will repeat history : building good hardware, make promises, sell them, bad software, no fixes....ignore complaints...build new good hardware.....

[Poppaea]

Originally Posted by Farhad

nope. fingers always leave marks on the screen and I hate that. As for a stylus, I like them and use them on all touchscreen devices precisely to avoid leaving finger marks. But having used the PB360 for a while now, I would say that not touching the screen at all is the way to go for an ebook reader. For an Internet tablet a touchscreen is fine. But no for a ereader.

YMMV

THERE ARE NO FINGERPRINTS ON SONYS!!! Sony screens are matte, no fingerprints!

[kacir]

Message from PocketBook CEO Oleg Naumenko on www.the-ebook.org
http://www.the-ebook.org/?p=7494&cpage=1#comment-18105
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google translation
The company plans to PocketBook model PocketBook 360 plus c price 5490 rubles in Euroset.
We not only play DOOM.

Short specs:
Screen 5 "V110
Processor FreeScale i.MX35 ARM11 533MHz
RAM 128Mb
Constant memory 2Gb
Wi-Fi
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[Serena]

Well, I got my replacement. The Sony PRS350. I have to say, Sony has very much improved their software for this version. I'm very happy with it. And the pearl screen is absolutely wonderful!

[paola]

Originally Posted by kacir

The company plans to PocketBook model PocketBook 360 plus c price 5490 rubles in Euroset.

so it would be much cheaper than the current model?