PRS-300 How tough is the 300?

barnacle · 01-06-2010, 10:17 AM

As it says in the title, basically - has anyone dropped one, accidentally sent one through the wash, left it out in the rain, walked on it, sat on it? And how did it survive, or not?

Neil

Bremen Cole · 01-06-2010, 10:29 AM

I've done none of those things, but it looks and feels tougher than most portable electronic devices. I use the Sony case, and feel if I dropped it from table height onto a tile floor it would make it........ I'm too chicken to try though

HarryT · 01-06-2010, 10:55 AM

The weakness in all these devices is the very thin and delicate glass substrate of the eInk screen. This will shatter if subject to a sudden shock. Avoid sharp impacts, though, and it's relatively tough.

mgmueller · 01-06-2010, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barnacle

As it says in the title, basically - has anyone dropped one, accidentally sent one through the wash, left it out in the rain, walked on it, sat on it? And how did it survive, or not?

Neil

I've dropped Kindle 2 and Sony 300 (both at once) from a height of about 1.5m. Both have been in their respective covers. Both with no visible damages.
But they just fell to the floor, didn't collide with anything.

ardeegee · 01-06-2010, 11:27 AM

I've dropped mine a couple of times and had it survive.

Bremen Cole · 01-06-2010, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgmueller

I've dropped Kindle 2 and Sony 300 (both at once) from a height of about 1.5m. Both have been in their respective covers. Both with no visible damages.
But they just fell to the floor, didn't collide with anything.

I wager that was a special moment for you.........

spideog · 01-06-2010, 12:05 PM

They are pretty hardy I'd say. I'm not quite at the stage where I throw it about the room like I do with my eeepc just yet, but it should survive a drop from a table onto the carpet and general day to day abuse.

All bets are off though if you drop it face down on something pointy though.

twinszz · 01-06-2010, 01:47 PM

I dropped my PRS 300 from about 5 feet. It was in the cover that comes with it and it slipped out of my hands onto a concrete floor.

There was a very minor smude/scratch on the corner it fell on. The reader automatically reset due to the hard impact.

i lost about 50 books because it reset to the setting prior to my last down load.

I also dropped it from about 5 feet, out of the case onto a linolium floor. No damage and no reset.

Have had absolutely NO problems with it at all. So, I'd say it is pretty sturdy.

barnacle · 01-06-2010, 02:38 PM

Thanks! This is very reassuring. Mine got crushed under an opening door and suffered no more than a slight scratch in the anodisation; even that appears to be healing itself.

Neil

muchelaguito · 01-08-2010, 08:17 PM

Ok, If mine suddenly started healing itself... I would be VEEEERY scared... Did you wake up at night and suddenly found yours holding a knife by your night table?

Ok, I think I'm reading too much S. King.

JSWolf · 01-08-2010, 08:44 PM

And remember, the sleeve is almost useless. Get a proper cover to go with the 300. Once you remove the 300 from the sleeve it's naked and vulnerable. A cover will keep it a lot more protected.

Madam Broshkina · 01-08-2010, 09:07 PM

I did buy the regular cover for it but I find the 300 uncomfortable to read with the cover on. Because of the button placement it is easier for me to use the 300 without the cover. I really do not worry to much about my 300 being naked and vulnerable.

JSWolf · 01-08-2010, 09:10 PM

We have had stories of people in bed reading and falling asleep to wake to find the reader on the floor.

delbunk · 01-14-2010, 01:46 AM

I dropped my prs-300 down a the stairs...and land on a tile floor on the bottom. It was in the Sony premium cover, and suffered no damage or ill effects whatsoever. I freaked out until i realized it was fine...

emonti8384 · 01-14-2010, 09:39 AM

My purse fell off 3-4 ft counter at Gander Mountain, where the top of my purse landed first. My 505 was in it's case (the original) and it hit the floor so hard that where the case attaches to the "hinge" it was indented with the case's imprint in the metal, but no internal errors. I've also dropped it on gravel from 4-5 ft with no internal damage and even one time where the entire bottom shifted over a good 2 centimeters. I could still use all the stuff on the bottom but you could see where it shifted (I used to walk my cat outside on a leash while trying to smoke and read at the same time-obviously it never worked out too well for me). I have yet to drop either of my 600's. Wait that's a lie! I did the whole reading in bed thing and started dozing off, only to wake up to the sound of my reader hitting the floor. But thats carpet and it's only a 2 foot drop

. Sturdy little thing, I sure do love my Sony!

01-06-2010, 10:17 AM	#1
barnacle Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 54 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Pocket	How tough is the 300? As it says in the title, basically - has anyone dropped one, accidentally sent one through the wash, left it out in the rain, walked on it, sat on it? And how did it survive, or not? Neil

01-06-2010, 01:47 PM	#8
twinszz Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 656 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN Device: prs 300, 600, 950, 350, & T1	Dropping PRS 300 I dropped my PRS 300 from about 5 feet. It was in the cover that comes with it and it slipped out of my hands onto a concrete floor. There was a very minor smude/scratch on the corner it fell on. The reader automatically reset due to the hard impact. i lost about 50 books because it reset to the setting prior to my last down load. I also dropped it from about 5 feet, out of the case onto a linolium floor. No damage and no reset. Have had absolutely NO problems with it at all. So, I'd say it is pretty sturdy.

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01-06-2010, 10:29 AM	#2
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	I've done none of those things, but it looks and feels tougher than most portable electronic devices. I use the Sony case, and feel if I dropped it from table height onto a tile floor it would make it........ I'm too chicken to try though

01-06-2010, 10:55 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The weakness in all these devices is the very thin and delicate glass substrate of the eInk screen. This will shatter if subject to a sudden shock. Avoid sharp impacts, though, and it's relatively tough.

01-06-2010, 11:27 AM	#5
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	I've dropped mine a couple of times and had it survive.

01-06-2010, 12:05 PM	#7
spideog Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 648 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-300	They are pretty hardy I'd say. I'm not quite at the stage where I throw it about the room like I do with my eeepc just yet, but it should survive a drop from a table onto the carpet and general day to day abuse. All bets are off though if you drop it face down on something pointy though.

01-06-2010, 02:38 PM	#9
barnacle Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 54 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony Pocket	Thanks! This is very reassuring. Mine got crushed under an opening door and suffered no more than a slight scratch in the anodisation; even that appears to be healing itself. Neil

01-08-2010, 08:17 PM	#10
muchelaguito Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS-300	Ok, If mine suddenly started healing itself... I would be VEEEERY scared... Did you wake up at night and suddenly found yours holding a knife by your night table? Ok, I think I'm reading too much S. King.

01-08-2010, 08:44 PM	#11
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,841 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	And remember, the sleeve is almost useless. Get a proper cover to go with the 300. Once you remove the 300 from the sleeve it's naked and vulnerable. A cover will keep it a lot more protected.

01-08-2010, 09:07 PM	#12
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	I did buy the regular cover for it but I find the 300 uncomfortable to read with the cover on. Because of the button placement it is easier for me to use the 300 without the cover. I really do not worry to much about my 300 being naked and vulnerable.

01-08-2010, 09:10 PM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,841 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	We have had stories of people in bed reading and falling asleep to wake to find the reader on the floor.

01-14-2010, 01:46 AM	#14
delbunk Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: prs-300	I dropped my prs-300 down a the stairs...and land on a tile floor on the bottom. It was in the Sony premium cover, and suffered no damage or ill effects whatsoever. I freaked out until i realized it was fine...

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01-14-2010, 09:39 AM	#15
emonti8384 browneyedgurl Posts: 523 Karma: 356470 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Warren, OH Device: PRS-505/950x2, PRS-600 silver, Galaxy III purple, T2 black	My purse fell off 3-4 ft counter at Gander Mountain, where the top of my purse landed first. My 505 was in it's case (the original) and it hit the floor so hard that where the case attaches to the "hinge" it was indented with the case's imprint in the metal, but no internal errors. I've also dropped it on gravel from 4-5 ft with no internal damage and even one time where the entire bottom shifted over a good 2 centimeters. I could still use all the stuff on the bottom but you could see where it shifted (I used to walk my cat outside on a leash while trying to smoke and read at the same time-obviously it never worked out too well for me). I have yet to drop either of my 600's. Wait that's a lie! I did the whole reading in bed thing and started dozing off, only to wake up to the sound of my reader hitting the floor. But thats carpet and it's only a 2 foot drop . Sturdy little thing, I sure do love my Sony!