06-04-2013, 10:54 PM | #121 |
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06-05-2013, 01:41 AM | #122 |
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Reading PDF's exactly as they are in paper... this is going to be legen...wait for it...dary! .
I have been waiting for this for such a long time! |
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06-05-2013, 02:23 AM | #123 |
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No, despite what the Kindle User Guide says, that's just sleep mode with a blank screen. You'll note that when you subsequently press the power button, it wakes instantly; it doesn't reboot. The previous poster is absolutely correct in saying that there's no way to switch off a Kindle.
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06-05-2013, 03:17 AM | #124 |
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I guess you could let the battery drain itself, when there is no juice left I'm sure the Kindle will be turned off.
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06-05-2013, 07:00 AM | #125 |
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Hey kids!
Just one question. Are there any news from Sony or Eink right now? If not: Why don't we simply chat about our general experiences with electronic handheld deveices in this thread? Let's talk about the Amazon Kindle. And battery life. And pressing the power button. Because that's something people really would like to read right now. |
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06-05-2013, 08:07 AM | #126 | |
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06-05-2013, 08:08 AM | #127 |
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06-05-2013, 03:54 PM | #128 |
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06-05-2013, 03:57 PM | #129 | |
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And while we're on topic, what do you call the state that it's in when the battery has been completely used up and the screen goes white and nothing happens when you press the power button? |
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06-05-2013, 04:18 PM | #130 | |
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Whether an eink device turns off or goes into sleep mode is important for the power management. If you just read for 6 hours straight on the weekend you are better off with a device that turns off because it will not consume power the rest of the week. If you read just a few pages at a time you are better off with a device that goes into sleep mode because it uses less power waking up than it does booting up. Dead battery state. |
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06-05-2013, 05:58 PM | #131 |
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How much do you think it will cost? I figure if a 9.7 inch e-reader is $350, and the Sony ready has a screen that is twice as large, then it will cost at least twice as much. Further we will pay for the new flexible screen technology. I do not think that it will cost less than $1000. Given that it is a name brand, it could cost $1500.
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06-05-2013, 07:00 PM | #132 | |
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06-05-2013, 09:41 PM | #133 | |
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Even the chrome pixel doesn't cost that much. And everyone agrees it's an expensive concept product. But I can easily see why it would cost over $500. Maybe $750? |
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06-05-2013, 10:14 PM | #134 | |
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If you start with the Sony 6" reader that costs $130, and the new one would be 4 times bigger, and the price scales as well, it goes up to $420, including the brand name. The question would be what is the difference between the production of a glass screen and a flexible screen. |
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06-06-2013, 07:17 AM | #135 | |
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I do not see the device costing less than $1,000. I will still buy it. |
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