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seajewel · 07-03-2008, 02:03 PM

Hi,

I bought a Sony Reader from ebay that was originally purchased in December. I noticed that the battery bars only last about 500-600 page turns. I am not using an SD card at all. Is this normal? Do you think that since my reader was originally from December, it might have been part of the "bad run of batteries" mentioned early in this thread? How much can I realistically expect if I don't use an SD card, do not power down (just suspend) and read semi-continuously (so not lying around for days at a time)?

I was hoping more in the range of like 5000+ page turns, but it seems to be more like 2000 for me.

ETA: while originally purchased in December, the unit was sold as New in Box and as far as I can tell, it is indeed unused.

07-03-2008, 02:03 PM	#37
seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	Hi, I bought a Sony Reader from ebay that was originally purchased in December. I noticed that the battery bars only last about 500-600 page turns. I am not using an SD card at all. Is this normal? Do you think that since my reader was originally from December, it might have been part of the "bad run of batteries" mentioned early in this thread? How much can I realistically expect if I don't use an SD card, do not power down (just suspend) and read semi-continuously (so not lying around for days at a time)? I was hoping more in the range of like 5000+ page turns, but it seems to be more like 2000 for me. ETA: while originally purchased in December, the unit was sold as New in Box and as far as I can tell, it is indeed unused. Last edited by seajewel; 07-03-2008 at 02:58 PM.