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Wigmaker · 01-27-2012, 08:02 PM

Based largely on early contributions to this forum, I returned my first Vox for another one, telling the staff at Indigo that my battery never lasted longer than 4 hours while just reading (I don't browse or do anything on my Vox but read, and I keep the device in Airplane and Silent mode. Some people claimed to have battery lives of 7+ hours even after intense internet and multimedia use...)

I can report that my experience is identical on the second Vox -- battery never lasts longer than 4 hours using it solely as an e-reader, and it's now getting to the point where I can't take the device to work without charging it between commutes (if I read during the morning commute and leave it in standby through the day, it will be dead for the afternoon commute. I either have to charge it at work or power it off completely).

The display appears to eat 90+% of my battery. Idle services that cannot be permanently turned off (only force-quit every time you turn the Vox on, e.g., that damn undelete-able Globe & Mail thing, Kobo and System updates) seem to be the secondary culprits.

I like the device functionality, but I'm really not impressed with the battery at all. Friends and family have asked, and I definitely would not recommend a Vox over an Android tab or iPad -- I guess you really do get what you pay for.

If I could return it now I would, but I'm beyond the return date. I really don't think Kobo should have launched with such a clearly inadequate battery pack... (are you out there Kobo tech support?)

My .02,
-WM

01-27-2012, 08:02 PM	#14
Wigmaker Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	Based largely on early contributions to this forum, I returned my first Vox for another one, telling the staff at Indigo that my battery never lasted longer than 4 hours while just reading (I don't browse or do anything on my Vox but read, and I keep the device in Airplane and Silent mode. Some people claimed to have battery lives of 7+ hours even after intense internet and multimedia use...) I can report that my experience is identical on the second Vox -- battery never lasts longer than 4 hours using it solely as an e-reader, and it's now getting to the point where I can't take the device to work without charging it between commutes (if I read during the morning commute and leave it in standby through the day, it will be dead for the afternoon commute. I either have to charge it at work or power it off completely). The display appears to eat 90+% of my battery. Idle services that cannot be permanently turned off (only force-quit every time you turn the Vox on, e.g., that damn undelete-able Globe & Mail thing, Kobo and System updates) seem to be the secondary culprits. I like the device functionality, but I'm really not impressed with the battery at all. Friends and family have asked, and I definitely would not recommend a Vox over an Android tab or iPad -- I guess you really do get what you pay for. If I could return it now I would, but I'm beyond the return date. I really don't think Kobo should have launched with such a clearly inadequate battery pack... (are you out there Kobo tech support?) My .02, -WM Last edited by Wigmaker; 01-27-2012 at 08:05 PM.