Reviews of the Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-505 (silver)
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dcviews.com
Review Summary: Starting next month, the Sony Reader PRS-505, will be able to access and accept secure and non-secure ebooks in the EPUB format, the International Digital Publishing Forum's XML-based standard format for reflowable digital books and publications. ...
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laptopmag.com
Review Summary: The sleeker and more stylish second generation of the Sony Reader is a hardcover replacement, but its lack of wireless connectivity makes it an also-ran when compared with Amazon's Kindle.
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mobilemag.com
Review Summary: The first Sony Reader has been met with rather limited success, but that's not going to slow the electronics giant down from releasing its successor. The e-ink e-book reader is great for reading documents on the go, because it only needs power to ...
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digitaltrends.com
Review Summary: The new Reader (model PRS-505) features a svelte body design. Re-styled controls more closely mimic paper page turns and allow for quick, intuitive navigation.A next-generation electronic...
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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