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Originally Posted by charmian
I have to ask, though, if you are using the tablet for high speed things (lots of scrolling, lots of video), is it going to have a battery life of weeks? Tablets last longer than the 8-11 hrs they are quoted as if you don't run video and instead do things like reading books or other fairly static things.
Personally, though, I'd find this more appealing if it were a larger screen. Most of the uses for color books are for formats large than 5.7 inches.
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No, those tablets don't last longer. The Kindle Fire is rated for 7.5hrs when watching video... and 8hrs for continuous reading. The display really is the main battery hog on most mobile devices.
As far as I'm concerned, the screen size hardly matters if the devices have the same resolution. The Kyobo reader and the iPad have the same 1024x768 resolution but text will actually look sharper on the Kyobo reader because it has higher ppi.
I'll be buying this once it's available on eBay for less than $500. I've been waiting a long time for a device like this.