Reader 505 falls 65cm on wood floor and survives to be caressed another day

Dr. Drib · 09-05-2008, 04:06 PM

....except for a bit of minute cosmetic damage on the far side of one silver-chromed edge, the Reader is fine.

I had placed the reader on the edge of the bed and, without thinking (well, of course!), and somewhat irritated, I flung back all the covers prepatory to making the bed. (My fiance cannot seem to sleep in the bed without severely messing up the covers.

Now why is that, I ask you??!!!

)

The Reader flipped up into the air and fell on its its edge onto the wooden floor. I almost had a coronary, like out of Red Foxx!!!!!

I'm in Peru and the thought of not having a Reader gives me the DTs.

Your mileage may vary.

Don

C6REW · 09-05-2008, 05:42 PM

Hi Don,

Good news, otherwise it may have been curtains for the fiancee, eerm I mean Sony Reader

Regards

Chris

BookishDreamer · 09-05-2008, 08:03 PM

Thank goodness your heart and your Reader both survived the experience.

Dreamer

Tefeari · 09-05-2008, 11:13 PM

It certainly does vary, I dropped it from about 60cm on tile floor and it fell on it's edge and the top part of the case (which is apparently plastic) completely split open. Thank god I had accidental warranty.

MickeyC · 09-06-2008, 09:36 AM

I dropped mine onto the floor from about the same height but fortunately it was in a carpeted area and there was no damage at all. This, BTW, is why I mostly always keep it in one of my MEdge padded covers.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-06-2008, 10:19 AM

perhaps for his next birthday we should all get together and buy Dr. Drib a bedside table to set his sony on.

dordale · 09-06-2008, 12:14 PM

Good news Dr. Drib!

My story--about a month ago, I was getting out of a taxi at the Las Vegas airport. I was in a little bit of a hurry and didn't notice that my purse wasn't securely closed. Well my reader went flying out of my purse from probably about the same height (65 cm) and landed on the pavement. If it wasn't for the kind taxi driver noticing, my Reader would have been run over by another taxi. He stopped the other car before it did definite irreparable damage.

Well, I was sure my Reader was damaged beyond repair (especially after reading some horror stories here). Was in a hurry to catch my plane, so didn't have time to check it until I'd checked in. When I did--lo and behold, the screen was fine!! The bottom, where the volume toggle is had popped out of place, but I managed to get that back in later--now a month or so later, the reader is working perfectly with no evidence of it's mistreatment--except for a tiny dent on the bottom corner.

dordale

09-05-2008, 04:06 PM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,412 Karma: 59504381 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Reader 505 falls 65cm on wood floor and survives to be caressed another day ....except for a bit of minute cosmetic damage on the far side of one silver-chromed edge, the Reader is fine. I had placed the reader on the edge of the bed and, without thinking (well, of course!), and somewhat irritated, I flung back all the covers prepatory to making the bed. (My fiance cannot seem to sleep in the bed without severely messing up the covers. Now why is that, I ask you??!!! ) The Reader flipped up into the air and fell on its its edge onto the wooden floor. I almost had a coronary, like out of Red Foxx!!!!! I'm in Peru and the thought of not having a Reader gives me the DTs. Your mileage may vary. Don

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09-05-2008, 05:42 PM	#2
C6REW Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 83 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire, UK Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis 1	Hi Don, Good news, otherwise it may have been curtains for the fiancee, eerm I mean Sony Reader Regards Chris

09-05-2008, 08:03 PM	#3
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	Thank goodness your heart and your Reader both survived the experience. Dreamer

09-05-2008, 11:13 PM	#4
Tefeari Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Sony Reader	It certainly does vary, I dropped it from about 60cm on tile floor and it fell on it's edge and the top part of the case (which is apparently plastic) completely split open. Thank god I had accidental warranty.

09-06-2008, 09:36 AM	#5
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	I dropped mine onto the floor from about the same height but fortunately it was in a carpeted area and there was no damage at all. This, BTW, is why I mostly always keep it in one of my MEdge padded covers.

09-06-2008, 10:19 AM	#6
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	perhaps for his next birthday we should all get together and buy Dr. Drib a bedside table to set his sony on.

09-06-2008, 12:14 PM	#7
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Good news Dr. Drib! My story--about a month ago, I was getting out of a taxi at the Las Vegas airport. I was in a little bit of a hurry and didn't notice that my purse wasn't securely closed. Well my reader went flying out of my purse from probably about the same height (65 cm) and landed on the pavement. If it wasn't for the kind taxi driver noticing, my Reader would have been run over by another taxi. He stopped the other car before it did definite irreparable damage. Well, I was sure my Reader was damaged beyond repair (especially after reading some horror stories here). Was in a hurry to catch my plane, so didn't have time to check it until I'd checked in. When I did--lo and behold, the screen was fine!! The bottom, where the volume toggle is had popped out of place, but I managed to get that back in later--now a month or so later, the reader is working perfectly with no evidence of it's mistreatment--except for a tiny dent on the bottom corner. dordale

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