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Originally Posted by Reeses
Am I missing something? I wouldn't read for 11 hours straight... I'm sorry, I really don't get what the deal with the battery life is. I can understand, you read a chapter and the thing dies, but 8 hours, vs 10 hrs, vs 1 month...meh. It's called charging the thing before leaving, or a backup  |
First of all, let me repeat the post that said:
nook = 10 days
NOOKcolor = 10 hours
Now, according to the 465 "how long does your nook battery last" threads, it would appear that 10 days is in the perfect world no one lives in. However, 4-5 days is no stretch.
I presume that the NOOKcolor 10 hours is also an enthusiastic estimate, and perhaps the 8, or even 6, hours is more realistic.
However, folks I know say I read a lot, but I agree that on a 10 hour plane ride, I would not spend the whole 10 hours reading. I'd probably read a chapter or two, then take a nap. Perhaps have a conversation with my wife. Perhaps fiddle with the music channels. Maybe stare out the window. Whatever, I would probably spend 5 hours at most actually reading.
Now, I gotta get to the airport 3 days early so TSA can run me thru their invasive and pointless inspections, so I have to allow an hour or two added on for reading in the airport, but even that time is split up with talking and maybe watching some news, or going out to find an over-priced slice of pizza.
Of course, if I get a NOOKcolor or a nook, it probably will never leave the house unless my Astak EZReader Pro gets sat on again.
On the other hand, if I have a NOOKcolor with me, I would probably chew up a lot of battery messing around looking at mail or the web, depending on how versatile those features, or apps, are.
So, from that view, it is possible the battery on a NOOKcolor wouldn't last for a 5 hour plane ride. Guess I'd better make sure an iPhone or Android phone are on that birthday list.
(nook or NOOKcolor will be on the Christmas list, since my phone contract isn't up for renewal until just after the birthday in March, lol)