Sony e-reader PRS300-battery life?

MKS

I had one of these as a Christmas present. I charged it fully. I used it on a recent transatlantic flight (9hrs), switched it off (using the on/off power switch) and then kept it in a safe for two weeks. On the return journey, I switched it back on, it flashed 'low battery' and switched itself off. According to the instructions, the battery should last approx 2 weeks/6,800 page turns. The book that I read was approx 300 pages. Has anyone else any experience of these? I returned it to Sony and they have said that they cannot find a fault with it.

Fifer

MKS wrote: »

I had one of these as a Christmas present. I charged it fully. I used it on a recent transatlantic flight (9hrs), switched it off (using the on/off power switch) and then kept it in a safe for two weeks. On the return journey, I switched it back on, it flashed 'low battery' and switched itself off. According to the instructions, the battery should last approx 2 weeks/6,800 page turns. The book that I read was approx 300 pages. Has anyone else any experience of these? I returned it to Sony and they have said that they cannot find a fault with it.

The battery life is two weeks or 6800 page-turns. Yours ran flat after two weeks (and an unspecified number of page turns during 9 hrs use). I don't see a problem. I don't think that the two weeks specified means two weeks use.

debitcardmayhem

Don't know about 300 but I have 505 and if you just use the on off switch it will still use battery more so than if you use menu/settings/advance/device Shutdown then it will last longer (or appears to on 505)

MKS

Thanks to both of you. My understanding of it had been that the battery lasted for 6,800 page turns or two weeks if turned on. I thought by switching it off it wouldn't lose any power. I'll try the menu/settings way.

Apollonia

I know this is an old thread but I am experiencing a similar problem. I have timed the battery life on my machine and from a full charge the low battery warning comes on in just under 5 days! That is without using the unit to read anything - a full charge and then leave it on standby.
It has been sent back to Sony twice: first time they said there was no fault, second time they say they have replaced the battery but the battery life has not improved.

I am not impressed as Sony say the standby time is 2-3 weeks. As far as I am concerned, the PRS300 is not fit for purpose (ie taking on holiday) as I would need to take the usb cable and my laptop to recharge it 3 times in a fortnight.

Time to try to get my money back I think.