Thread: Battery life of Cybook Gen3
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Old 04-12-2008, 12:46 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by billyad2000 View Post
Thanx for the replies folks

At least I know that my cybook battery is ok.

I dont really have a problem with a 7 day battery life, I was just confused by the exaggerated claims. I was expecting to need to charge maybe on a monthly basis. The claims they make are definately misleading.

I wonder how the battery life of the competition (Sony, Amazon) etc compares.
It's not an exaggerated claim. Given the typical use pattern of an average reader, (I'm not one as I read fast and read for long periods each day.) the battery will last up to two weeks. HOWEVER, if one flips back and forth rapidly, or reads many-many pages per day, the battery life for a given charge shortens dramatically.

And the Kindle has its own problem. Can you say, "Man! That Whispernet *REALLY* sucks down the power!"???

Derek
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