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Originally Posted by Bricorn
Hi,
I have to re-charge after about 5 days, is this normal?
Whispernet off
Auto rotation off
All books indexed
2-300 books on device - about 10% of memory only
No music on device
The only images are book covers (oh, and some really ugly dead authors  )
No lit cover
5 days for me is about 20 hours of use, about 2-3 books.
This isn't much of an issue - it's only a matter of plugging it in after all - but I'm getting nowhere near the 3-4 weeks Amazon promise.
So, is this normal for a DXG?
Thanks. |
I had to returned my 1st Kindle, a DX one, battery was broken; the one I have is working fine. On my 1st one, battery depleted after just 2 days of usage. I recharged and gave a 2nd chance, and depleted again after 3 or 4 days again. I must admit initial usage was a bit high, but did not upload hundreds of books and 3G connection was not on all the time.
Now, having said that, 5 days with moderate usage does not sound ok to me, but it depends of how many hours you have spent so far reading (turning pages) and downloading, that's what consume most of the battery life.
You should give a second chance and wait. 1st charge last couple of days because people usually download several books and play with 3G connectivity. However, Kindle DX battery life is not as much as regular Kindle so you should expect about 7 to 10 days with moderate usage or about 3 weeks with very low usage.