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Old 01-18-2010, 06:21 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by LDBoblo View Post
Anyone else suspecting a typo for the runtime in the original article? Makes no sense. No vague marketing source would fart out a number as ludicrously large or as ludicrously specific as 122 hours. 12 hours sure.

12 hours is about what we'd expect from a good thin/light reading tablet with a somewhat-efficient screen.
Why?
I think 122h is a good number.
One of the biggest differences between LCD and eInk power consumption. However, eInk is black/white, LCD is colour.
No LCD based ebook reader would boast more than 5-6 hours, maybe 10? OLED is clearly overtakes LCD and boasts 122. I think it is a very good number considering that it will have qualities of LCD, but no backlight, so more like eInk, no eye-strain? More over, 122h is infinitely better than any iRex product even with eInk.
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