Sony Reader PRS500 limited support for 4GB SD-cards and memorysticks
July 3, 2007
limited support for 4GB SD-cards and memorysticks
According to the specs given by Sony, the Sony Reader PRS500 is supposed to only support SD-cards up to 2GB. Suggesting that 4GB cards won’t work.
As for memorysticks, according to their compatibility charts, the reader is supposed to be able to handle 4GB or higher memory sticks.
Since I have the needed solid memory media available and the reader itself, I’ve put them on a test. I’m using the reader with the newest firmware version at the moment of writing (1.0.02.01300).
For memorysticks, i’m using a 2GB and a 4GB Memory Stick PRO from Sony itself.
For SD-cards, i’ll be using a 2GB 133x Corsair SD-card and a 4GB 150x Transcend SD-card (non-HSDC)
Quick tip, use connect reader to transfer books to your Sony Reader PRS500
A small but very handy trick that I found out when testing out SD-cards and memorysticks.
If you have a a cardreader for your computer and you want to transfer books to it, remember to use the Connect Reader software to do so. Just open the Connect Reader Software, it will detect the SD-card in the reader and you can simply drag and drop your books in it.
What’s the advantage? Connect Reader will preformat your book so the Sony Reader could simply open it up and read it. If you simply drop the book in the sd-card without the Connect-software, the Sony Reader needs to format the book first. This could take a couple of minutes.
With this trick, you can let your computer do the tough job and save some juice on your Sony Reader. You could also connect your reader to your computer and add books that way, but the transfer speed will be far below that of a normal cardreader.
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