Thread: WOW, The Kindle's battery life doubles overnight
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Old 05-26-2011, 09:55 AM   #64
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Originally Posted by ApK View Post
OK, but it's because the new nook last longer, not because we'd be happy with shorter! Nook was wise to drop the power-guzzling LCD strip! Kindle's battery life was and is an important feature (I have hiked the Appalachian trail*!), and now another 1st tier reader has the same advantage. Good for nook.

ApK

*A few miles of it...for a weekend or so...
I love the lcd strip I'm sad to see it go to tell you the truth
but battery life has become a spec to tout and they just weren't going to do it with it still implemented, let alone the extra costs to production.
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