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enkov · 10-26-2011, 07:45 AM

It is surely indexing problem. I have bought a spare battery for my K2 but then discovered that this is an indexing issue. Keep USB plugged - I think it keeps CPU speed fast when it is plugged in so it will do the indexing faster.

Also - every use of the dictionary causes the screen to refresh. And the CPU goes to the full speed for the look-up of the word. So keep in mind that the E-Ink devices have no "hours of work" but "page-refresh count" with one charge. They drain a lot of energy during the page refresh and the dictionary use is a such thing (even partial refreshes drain energy). So I think this is your case... If you look at the specs of the other E-Ink devices you will see f.e. 8000 page turns with one charge claimed. Amazon just uses a marketing trick - one month, two month... May be if you read slow and without use of dictionary, bookmarks and wiki.

10-26-2011, 07:45 AM	#25
enkov Advanced Dunno Posts: 80 Karma: 27094 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria Device: Kindle Fire HDX 7 + Paperwhite 2013	It is surely indexing problem. I have bought a spare battery for my K2 but then discovered that this is an indexing issue. Keep USB plugged - I think it keeps CPU speed fast when it is plugged in so it will do the indexing faster. Also - every use of the dictionary causes the screen to refresh. And the CPU goes to the full speed for the look-up of the word. So keep in mind that the E-Ink devices have no "hours of work" but "page-refresh count" with one charge. They drain a lot of energy during the page refresh and the dictionary use is a such thing (even partial refreshes drain energy). So I think this is your case... If you look at the specs of the other E-Ink devices you will see f.e. 8000 page turns with one charge claimed. Amazon just uses a marketing trick - one month, two month... May be if you read slow and without use of dictionary, bookmarks and wiki. Last edited by enkov; 10-26-2011 at 12:50 PM.