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Originally Posted by judyz
I have the latest firmware for the wifi. The new firmware that was recently released was only for the previous version of the Kobo not the wifi. With the wifi we have always been able to read while charging which is why this hasn't been as big of an issue. I am glad to hear it is not just me. I have noticed the warning isn't much when it is going. It drops from half charged to the warning screen pretty fast and as others have said it isn't much of a warning because once it shows up that is it. No more Kobo till you charge. I also noticed a huge difference in the battery life if you use the wifi function at all. Growing pains that's all. My husband cross border shopped a top of the line Sony and as amusing as having a touch screen and all that was I found issues with it's firmware too. My Kobo has less issues with using the wifi than his fancy Sony so C'est la vie!
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I just picked up one of these since Borders had such a good price on them and my Sony PRS-505's battery is starting to go... i.e. wanted another eInk device for when the 505 gets too bad and something to use while awaiting a new battery to be shipped... (going to go the replace it myself route as it doesn't look too awful...)
Anyways on the Sony, the majority of my battery runtime has ALWAYS seemed to be in the 50-100% range, once it drops below that it declines fairly quickly and at 25% I know that it's almost dead... It's gotten to the point now where it goes from 25% to the triangle w/exclamation point almost instantly...
Still waiting for my Kobo WiFi to charge up, just wish that they had an AC plug for an optional fast charger like the Sony and most other devices... Anyways plan to use it alot over the next week to check if mine has the battery problems. Also need to update the fw as what came on mine is 2.71 IIRC from 10/10...
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Wow! Just noticed: "made in Taiwan"! First consumer electronic device that I've seen in quite some time that was NOT made in PRC...
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