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Posts about the Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-505 (silver)

Reviews of the Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-505 (silver)

  • 9.9

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 21, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 77/100 and users 77/100. Comparing these reviews to 75737 other PDAs reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 99/100 = Excellent.

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  • 10

    t3.com

    Review Summary: The Sony Reader PRS-505 wins due to its size and the price.

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  • No Rating

    itreviews.co.uk

    Review Summary: The Reader PRS-505 is the most elegant device of its type we have seen. It is expensive, though, and you may want to abandon Sony's PC software. If you are a Mac user you'll need to find another software solution anyway, as the Mac is not supported.

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  • 6.0

    Computeract!ve

    By Ben Rockbird | December 12, 2008

    Review Summary: Comfortable reading in a cool package, but it's still early days for devices such as this

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  • 6.0

    v3.co.uk

    Review Summary: Comfortable reading in a cool package, but it's still early days for devices such as this

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Manufacturer: Sony

Part number: PRS505SC

General

  • Product Type eBook reader
  • Width 4.8 in
  • Depth 0.3 in
  • Height 6.9 in
  • Dimensions (W x D x H) 4.8 in x 0.3 in x 6.9 in
  • Color Silver
  • Weight 9 oz
  • Color Silver
  • Included Accessories Carrying case
  • Slot provided type Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card

Memory

  • Supported Flash Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick Duo

Display

  • Display Type 6 in E Ink
  • Display type 6 in E Ink
  • Image 3-bit (8 gray levels)

Operating System / Software

  • OS Required Microsoft Windows Vista / XP

Audio

  • Supported Digital Audio Formats AAC, MP3

Telecom

  • Modem None

GPS System

  • GPS Navigation None

Expansion / Connectivity

  • Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 Memory Stick Duo, 1 SD Memory Card
  • Interfaces 1 x Hi-Speed USB

Power

  • Battery installed (max) 1 Lithium ion

EBook Reader

  • Supported Text Formats PDF, RTF, TXT, BBeB, EPUB, BBeB DRM
  • Supported Still Image Formats BMP, GIF, PNG, JPEG
  • Battery Life (pages) 7500 pages

Miscellaneous

  • Cables Included 1 x USB cable

Battery

  • Installed Qty (Max Supported) 1
  • Technology / Form Factor Lithium ion

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Min Processor Type 800 MHz
  • System Requirements Details Windows XP/Vista - Celeron - RAM 128 MB

Manufacturer Warranty

  • Service & Support 1 year warranty
  • Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts - 1 year, Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 90 days

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