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Originally Posted by JWLaRue
Question: does page turning take more power than just sitting idle?
re: battery upgrade - I was referring not to the 'free' upgrade that expired last year, but to the program whereby owners can pay for the battery (and back cover) upgrade. Sorry for the confusion!
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With the latest software versions, they are throttling the CPU somewhat in between page turns. So, theoretically letting it sit idle would use less power than turning pages, because everytime you turn a page the CPU jumps back up to full speed, which should use more power. How much difference does it really make... I don't know.
I thought that the free upgrade and the pay upgrade were part of the same offer. The way it was written, there was one battery/cover replacement program that you had to sign up for by November 2007 if you wanted to participate. If your iLiad was purchased before March 15 2007, then the battery was free, otherwise you had to pay for it.
As far as I know, the entire program expired in November. I don't remember seeing anything posted that said only the free part of the offer expired. The signup page for the program now just says that it has expired, and you can't sign up anymore.