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GhostHawk · 09-02-2010, 08:13 AM

I read a lot, and I get on average about a week, 20 - 24 hours of use.

30$ will buy you 8 rechargable AA battery's and charger.

Yep, adds a bit to the cost, ends up being a tossup between the Jetbook and the Lite.

What tipped me away from my jetbook and into buying a lite was this.
When the Jetbook runs out of power, you have to plug it in for 4 hours and do something else. When the Lite runs out of power, you swap battery's and 5 min later your back reading.

Jetbook's internal battery is rated for 3-500 duty cycles.
The energizer rechargeable's I'm useing are rated for 1 - 2,000 duty cycles.
Guess which I'll have to replace first, and which ones easier to replace.

09-02-2010, 08:13 AM	#2
GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	I read a lot, and I get on average about a week, 20 - 24 hours of use. 30$ will buy you 8 rechargable AA battery's and charger. Yep, adds a bit to the cost, ends up being a tossup between the Jetbook and the Lite. What tipped me away from my jetbook and into buying a lite was this. When the Jetbook runs out of power, you have to plug it in for 4 hours and do something else. When the Lite runs out of power, you swap battery's and 5 min later your back reading. Jetbook's internal battery is rated for 3-500 duty cycles. The energizer rechargeable's I'm useing are rated for 1 - 2,000 duty cycles. Guess which I'll have to replace first, and which ones easier to replace. Last edited by GhostHawk; 09-02-2010 at 08:15 AM.