Battery Life

AndyCapon · 06-12-2008, 04:40 AM

Hi Guys,

Overall I am very impressed with my iLiad, it beats my cybook in all ways apart from size and battery life.

With the cybook I had to charge once a week, with the Iliad once or twice a day!

What sort of battery life do you guys get?

Cheers

Andy

HarryT · 06-12-2008, 04:48 AM

If you're just using it for reading, you should get a battery life anywhere between about 10h and 15h. If you use WiFi and/or the stylus a lot, that can drop drastically. Make sure that you leave the stylus in its slot when you're not using it - that powers off the touch-screen.

AndyCapon · 06-12-2008, 07:36 AM

Hi Harry,

Thanks for the reply.

Mines going dead in about 4-5 hours but I am using the stylus quite a bit and the wireless to transfer files.

I will see how it goes when I have everything downloaded and am not playing around so much.

All the best

Andy

daudi · 06-12-2008, 08:40 AM

iRex recommends that you cycle the battery 4 or 5 times to get the most of out it. I recommend charging it fully then just leaving it on doing absolutely nothing for a day (hard to do with a new toy!). If you get less than 10 hours doing this then you could have a battery problem.

AndyCapon · 06-14-2008, 04:09 AM

Hi,

Reading pdf files yesterday I only got about 4 hours, no wireless was used and the stylus only a couple of times.

I am out for the day today so the iLiad is fully charged and on, lets see if it still is when I get home.

Cheers

Andy

frimbob · 06-16-2008, 12:01 AM

I find with PDF files such as text-books that batter life is round 5 hours, The constant screen re-fresh drains the battery quickly, When I am reading an novel I am able to archive the 10hour mark quiet easily.

AndyCapon · 06-16-2008, 02:32 AM

Yep, I think I agree. The battery lasts a long time if I don't use it but reading PDf file I get 4 to 5 hours from it.

Shame really, especially as it doesn't charge over usb which means I have to carry around the charger.

Cheers

Andy

DigiDirk · 06-16-2008, 03:35 AM

For me this sounds like one of the two batteries is faulty.

You really should get 10(+) hours out of it. Double time.
I do. At least after the battery upgrade I was enlisted to.

If you can live without it for a while.. raise a ticket and send it back!

My two (Euro) cents.

Dirk

Shaggy · 06-16-2008, 11:32 AM

I get a little over 12 hours reading a PDF on my v1 iLiad (no wireless, no stylus, no memory card). If you're only getting 4-5 hours, then I'd contact tech support. It sounds like you have a bad battery. If that's the case, they'll probably replace it under warranty.

joblack · 06-20-2008, 10:18 PM

In my experience a USB stick leechs the power very quickly. I hadn´t the problem with an 8 GB CF card. Anyway - I´m around 8 hours ...

joblack · 06-23-2008, 03:31 PM

If tested it with doing nothing (just displaying one picture). I come around 17 hours. If you switch pages often it decreases the time.

06-12-2008, 04:40 AM	#1
AndyCapon Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 11 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Cybook & iLiad	Battery Life Hi Guys, Overall I am very impressed with my iLiad, it beats my cybook in all ways apart from size and battery life. With the cybook I had to charge once a week, with the Iliad once or twice a day! What sort of battery life do you guys get? Cheers Andy

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06-12-2008, 04:48 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If you're just using it for reading, you should get a battery life anywhere between about 10h and 15h. If you use WiFi and/or the stylus a lot, that can drop drastically. Make sure that you leave the stylus in its slot when you're not using it - that powers off the touch-screen.

06-12-2008, 07:36 AM	#3
AndyCapon Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 11 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Cybook & iLiad	Hi Harry, Thanks for the reply. Mines going dead in about 4-5 hours but I am using the stylus quite a bit and the wireless to transfer files. I will see how it goes when I have everything downloaded and am not playing around so much. All the best Andy

06-12-2008, 08:40 AM	#4
daudi Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 904 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, UK Device: iRex iLiad, Psion 5MX, nokia n800	iRex recommends that you cycle the battery 4 or 5 times to get the most of out it. I recommend charging it fully then just leaving it on doing absolutely nothing for a day (hard to do with a new toy!). If you get less than 10 hours doing this then you could have a battery problem.

06-14-2008, 04:09 AM	#5
AndyCapon Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 11 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Cybook & iLiad	Hi, Reading pdf files yesterday I only got about 4 hours, no wireless was used and the stylus only a couple of times. I am out for the day today so the iLiad is fully charged and on, lets see if it still is when I get home. Cheers Andy

06-16-2008, 12:01 AM	#6
frimbob Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: I-Rex	I find with PDF files such as text-books that batter life is round 5 hours, The constant screen re-fresh drains the battery quickly, When I am reading an novel I am able to archive the 10hour mark quiet easily.

06-16-2008, 02:32 AM	#7
AndyCapon Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 11 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Cybook & iLiad	Yep, I think I agree. The battery lasts a long time if I don't use it but reading PDf file I get 4 to 5 hours from it. Shame really, especially as it doesn't charge over usb which means I have to carry around the charger. Cheers Andy

06-16-2008, 03:35 AM	#8
DigiDirk Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 156 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: iLiad	For me this sounds like one of the two batteries is faulty. You really should get 10(+) hours out of it. Double time. I do. At least after the battery upgrade I was enlisted to. If you can live without it for a while.. raise a ticket and send it back! My two (Euro) cents. Dirk

06-16-2008, 11:32 AM	#9
Shaggy Wizard Posts: 4,293 Karma: 529619 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG	I get a little over 12 hours reading a PDF on my v1 iLiad (no wireless, no stylus, no memory card). If you're only getting 4-5 hours, then I'd contact tech support. It sounds like you have a bad battery. If that's the case, they'll probably replace it under warranty.

06-20-2008, 10:18 PM	#10
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,746 Karma: 4382514 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X	In my experience a USB stick leechs the power very quickly. I hadn´t the problem with an 8 GB CF card. Anyway - I´m around 8 hours ...

06-23-2008, 03:31 PM	#11
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,746 Karma: 4382514 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X	If tested it with doing nothing (just displaying one picture). I come around 17 hours. If you switch pages often it decreases the time.

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