How tough are they? (350/650/950) - Page 2

IvyRose · 11-23-2010, 03:30 AM

I have dropped my 505 several times in the living room on the carpet and on wooden floor. Once it hit the wood so hard the Memory Stick flew out like a little rocket. Nothing happened to the 505 so far and the Memory stick is ok as well. Lately I dropped my 350 on the same carped from the sofa and nothing happened.

Last winter I had an Cybook Opus which I put into my backpack side-pocket. I slipped on a patch of ice and fell on the backpack. Well...what can I say....the Opus was finished. It was bent right in the middle like a piece of cardboard. And even though the Sonys are a lot sturdier than the Opus I doubt they would survive 70 kg dropping on them

Corrective · 11-23-2010, 05:32 AM

I've had my PRS 505 dropped a few times over the years and it's got a nasty ding on one corner but it continued to work until i dropped it one last fatal time.

No screen damage (ie not cracked) but i suspect that electronics powering the e-ink conked out, and I was left with some nasty artefacts that wouldn't go away.

The same was true for my PRS 600.

k.rad · 11-23-2010, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by digital_steve

Seems tough enough... or i was just lucky.

Just lucky is my guess ;p

They do seem to be built pretty solid, but the screen is the obvious weak point that I worry about. My 650 gets some relatively rough treatment as well, in its Sony softcase, and I would like a good hardcase so I can throw the thing in my bag and not worry about the screen so much.

Sweetpea · 11-23-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by k.rad

Just lucky is my guess ;p

They do seem to be built pretty solid, but the screen is the obvious weak point that I worry about. My 650 gets some relatively rough treatment as well, in its Sony softcase, and I would like a good hardcase so I can throw the thing in my bag and not worry about the screen so much.

If I look at my BBMini (I leave the Sony at home), which I put in my bag, and gets some very rough treatment (I usually dump everything in my bag, irregardless of what's already in there) it is still looking as new. And I often have to go digging for it, as my wallet, my PDA and my laptop power supply are somewhere on top of it...

digital_steve · 11-25-2010, 05:33 PM

Could've been luck i suppose... but it got treated pretty rough.
The sony softcover is so much better than the lighted-cover IMO

gmw · 11-26-2010, 02:14 AM

All up I'd say the news from this thread had been pretty good. I agree that luck must play a significant part, even so I really was expecting a few more horror stories about how this or that one got destroyed. Most of the reports seem very positive, makes me feel like a I made a good choice.

tpw · 11-26-2010, 03:59 AM

The PRS650 is built like the proverbial brick $&^%house compared to most of the flimsy plastic readers. I feel a lot less nervous handling it than my kobo for instance.

Corrective · 11-26-2010, 06:10 AM

haha omg the kobo. My friend bought one when they first came out, and returned in 2 days later

I think only worth buying as a replacement screen for a sony e reader.

SeaBookGuy · 11-26-2010, 11:34 AM

I briefly fiddled with (an original model) kobo a while back at Borders -- one word: S - L - O - W!

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11-23-2010, 03:30 AM	#16
IvyRose Ebbok-Junkie Posts: 57 Karma: 39102 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Schweiz Device: Sony PRS-350, Kindle 3G, iphone 3GS	I have dropped my 505 several times in the living room on the carpet and on wooden floor. Once it hit the wood so hard the Memory Stick flew out like a little rocket. Nothing happened to the 505 so far and the Memory stick is ok as well. Lately I dropped my 350 on the same carped from the sofa and nothing happened. Last winter I had an Cybook Opus which I put into my backpack side-pocket. I slipped on a patch of ice and fell on the backpack. Well...what can I say....the Opus was finished. It was bent right in the middle like a piece of cardboard. And even though the Sonys are a lot sturdier than the Opus I doubt they would survive 70 kg dropping on them

11-23-2010, 05:32 AM	#17
Corrective Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 46 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, PRS-650	I've had my PRS 505 dropped a few times over the years and it's got a nasty ding on one corner but it continued to work until i dropped it one last fatal time. No screen damage (ie not cracked) but i suspect that electronics powering the e-ink conked out, and I was left with some nasty artefacts that wouldn't go away. The same was true for my PRS 600.

11-25-2010, 05:33 PM	#20
digital_steve Muppet Posts: 240 Karma: 442 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tasmania Device: Kobo Aura HD, Sony PRS-650	Could've been luck i suppose... but it got treated pretty rough. The sony softcover is so much better than the lighted-cover IMO

11-26-2010, 02:14 AM	#21
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	All up I'd say the news from this thread had been pretty good. I agree that luck must play a significant part, even so I really was expecting a few more horror stories about how this or that one got destroyed. Most of the reports seem very positive, makes me feel like a I made a good choice.

11-26-2010, 03:59 AM	#22
tpw Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 250 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: Kobo, Sony PRS650	The PRS650 is built like the proverbial brick $&^%house compared to most of the flimsy plastic readers. I feel a lot less nervous handling it than my kobo for instance.

11-26-2010, 06:10 AM	#23
Corrective Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 46 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, PRS-650	haha omg the kobo. My friend bought one when they first came out, and returned in 2 days later I think only worth buying as a replacement screen for a sony e reader.

11-26-2010, 11:34 AM	#24
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I briefly fiddled with (an original model) kobo a while back at Borders -- one word: S - L - O - W!

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