Ereader with replaceable battery - Page 2

The Terminator · 06-22-2012, 06:35 PM

A couple of days ago someone in my family knelt on their Kobo-1 and busted the screen, so I checked how replaceable the battery is.

In theory the battery is replaceable, but you pretty much have to dissemble the entire thing while managing not to break the screen. So you would have to

1. Pry the front off
2. Remove the screen which is held down by scews.
3. Carefully pull the battery free of the tape that is underneath it.
4. Carefully remove the wire from the port.
5. Put the new battery in and put it together again so that it still works.

I wouldn't attempt it.

suzidownunder · 08-11-2012, 11:55 PM

hi

Go for the BeBook you can find the website here: http://mybebook.com/

I have the BeBook One for almost three years now and it is perfect.
I replaced the battery with a Nokia one about a year ago.

You can use an SD card for extra storage and you can drag any eBooks (or music/audiobooks) on to it like a USB stick.
No need to be tied to one website for books.

It's a basic eReader with no bells or whistles.

If you want wifi/video etc then BeBook do have more updated models too

Hrafn · 08-12-2012, 01:31 AM

The battery on the Pocketbook 360 is replaceable (as I suspect would some other PB models).

techiemonkey · 08-19-2012, 08:53 AM

Even kindle touch's is replaceable. Saw the reports on a kindle touch teardown forum. You can get a kit, the battery and a manual for replacing a kindle touch battery for 40 dollars.

frostschutz · 08-19-2012, 10:35 AM

That's a pretty steep price for a battery replacement.

HarryT · 08-31-2012, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frostschutz

That's a pretty steep price for a battery replacement.

It's less than half the price of a new Kindle Touch, so if the Touch is in otherwise perfect condition, it seems like a good investment.

Hrafn · 09-04-2012, 01:22 AM

Onyx Boox i62 & M92 series both have replaceable batteries (available for around 10 Euro from the German dealership). Don't know how easy they are to open up though (no clear indication on my new i62HD, or the manual, as to how/where they open up).

suzidownunder · 09-07-2012, 01:58 AM

$40 is a lot to pay - you can get a replacement battery for BeBook for $7 on eBay and pop it in in a few seconds!!

No dismantling - just one screw for the battery cover!!

BookCat · 10-10-2012, 10:44 PM

I refused to be coerced into buying a new reader by the built-in obsolescence of a difficult to replace battery. So I persuaded a techie friend to change the battery of my prs 505. I bought the replacement battery for very little from Amazon, and he used tools he had handy. I printed out an MS Word doc which I obtained from MR and some pages of a PDF which detailed the relevant parts of the 505 (the pdf was also available from MR).

But I did think that Sony had made the battery so hard to replace to encourage me to spend money on a new model! Why not just have a compartment, easily accessed, where the old battery can be slipped out and a new one slipped in; at most, just a couple of screws to undo?

duckeedoug · 10-11-2012, 01:58 AM

That was the one problem of the PRS-505 as it had no user serviceable battery. Where on the other hand the Sony PRS-900 did have a user serviceable battery via a door on the back of the unit.

suzidownunder · 10-12-2012, 03:53 AM

Easy - just buy a Be-Book!

Or..A Samsung Galaxy Note phone! Great size for reading and with its SD card, file management and ability to connect a USB - its as versatile as a net book!!

I ditched a run of three successive iPhones for the Galaxy Note and have never regretted it!!

ashan · 10-12-2012, 05:28 AM

http://www.t3.com/news/txtr-beagle-ready-to-launch
only 10 euros, will be launched in Germany

08-11-2012, 11:55 PM	#17
suzidownunder Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sydney, australia Device: BeBook	ereader with replaceable battery hi Go for the BeBook you can find the website here: http://mybebook.com/ I have the BeBook One for almost three years now and it is perfect. I replaced the battery with a Nokia one about a year ago. You can use an SD card for extra storage and you can drag any eBooks (or music/audiobooks) on to it like a USB stick. No need to be tied to one website for books. It's a basic eReader with no bells or whistles. If you want wifi/video etc then BeBook do have more updated models too

08-19-2012, 08:53 AM	#19
techiemonkey Behold-The Destroyer:Bane Posts: 226 Karma: 568824 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Device: Kindle Touch hacked	Even kindle touch's is replaceable. Saw the reports on a kindle touch teardown forum. You can get a kit, the battery and a manual for replacing a kindle touch battery for 40 dollars. __________________ An e reader is like a window. It is just a portal to the book world. So don't buy an e reader based on its looks or features. Any will do, as it will show you the same thing, books.

08-19-2012, 10:35 AM	#20
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 692 Karma: 1861395 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: iriver Story HD	That's a pretty steep price for a battery replacement. __________________ addicted to Fantasy

09-07-2012, 01:58 AM	#23
suzidownunder Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sydney, australia Device: BeBook	replaceable battery for ereader $40 is a lot to pay - you can get a replacement battery for BeBook for $7 on eBay and pop it in in a few seconds!! No dismantling - just one screw for the battery cover!!

10-12-2012, 03:53 AM	#26
suzidownunder Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sydney, australia Device: BeBook	ereaders and batteries Easy - just buy a Be-Book! Or..A Samsung Galaxy Note phone! Great size for reading and with its SD card, file management and ability to connect a USB - its as versatile as a net book!! I ditched a run of three successive iPhones for the Galaxy Note and have never regretted it!!

06-22-2012, 06:35 PM	#16
The Terminator Wizard Posts: 2,555 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	A couple of days ago someone in my family knelt on their Kobo-1 and busted the screen, so I checked how replaceable the battery is. In theory the battery is replaceable, but you pretty much have to dissemble the entire thing while managing not to break the screen. So you would have to 1. Pry the front off 2. Remove the screen which is held down by scews. 3. Carefully pull the battery free of the tape that is underneath it. 4. Carefully remove the wire from the port. 5. Put the new battery in and put it together again so that it still works. I wouldn't attempt it.

08-12-2012, 01:31 AM	#18
Hrafn Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 352 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Zealand Device: Pocketbook 360, Onyx Boox i62HD	The battery on the Pocketbook 360 is replaceable (as I suspect would some other PB models).

09-04-2012, 01:22 AM	#22
Hrafn Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 352 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Zealand Device: Pocketbook 360, Onyx Boox i62HD	Onyx Boox i62 & M92 series both have replaceable batteries (available for around 10 Euro from the German dealership). Don't know how easy they are to open up though (no clear indication on my new i62HD, or the manual, as to how/where they open up).

10-10-2012, 10:44 PM	#24
BookCat C L J Posts: 706 Karma: 2588122 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505	I refused to be coerced into buying a new reader by the built-in obsolescence of a difficult to replace battery. So I persuaded a techie friend to change the battery of my prs 505. I bought the replacement battery for very little from Amazon, and he used tools he had handy. I printed out an MS Word doc which I obtained from MR and some pages of a PDF which detailed the relevant parts of the 505 (the pdf was also available from MR). But I did think that Sony had made the battery so hard to replace to encourage me to spend money on a new model! Why not just have a compartment, easily accessed, where the old battery can be slipped out and a new one slipped in; at most, just a couple of screws to undo?

10-11-2012, 01:58 AM	#25
duckeedoug Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 160 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony PRS 505	That was the one problem of the PRS-505 as it had no user serviceable battery. Where on the other hand the Sony PRS-900 did have a user serviceable battery via a door on the back of the unit.

10-12-2012, 05:28 AM	#27
ashan Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 496182 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Edinburgh Device: could be Kobo Glo or KPW	http://www.t3.com/news/txtr-beagle-ready-to-launch only 10 euros, will be launched in Germany

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