Thread: Battery Test
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Old 11-26-2007, 05:18 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by gregr209 View Post
Doesn't eInk only use the battery just to draw the page? The only other thing that would use the battery would be the wireless and if you used the speakers. Isn't that why the Sony Reader only states how many page turns is required per charge of the battery? I think we should be seeing a lot more battery life out of the Kindle if the wireless is turned off.

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The screen only uses power when it's updated, but there's a lot more to a bookreader than merely the screen. The CPU, RAM, etc; all these use power. Plus of course in the Kindle's case the radio for the wireless will drawm significant amounts of power.
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