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KTamas · 10-17-2012, 12:38 PM

Recently I got my hands on a second-hand Kindle 1 in mint condition. I have no idea how old the battery is in it, right now I can get about 2500 page-turns out of it. Also I did notice that slowly but surely it does lose some charge when in standby.

(wireless is permanently off since I live in Hungary so it doesn't work here)

I can see aftermarket batteries on Ebay on $20 and I wonder -- is it worth it? Will it provide a significant upgrade in battery life or ~2500 pages is about what I can get out of it?

I have to say by the way that I'm completely in love with this thing. (and I came from the Kindle Keyboard and also had a PW briefly. long story.)

10-17-2012, 12:38 PM	#1
KTamas Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 2558 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle 1	Kindle 1 battery life? Recently I got my hands on a second-hand Kindle 1 in mint condition. I have no idea how old the battery is in it, right now I can get about 2500 page-turns out of it. Also I did notice that slowly but surely it does lose some charge when in standby. (wireless is permanently off since I live in Hungary so it doesn't work here) I can see aftermarket batteries on Ebay on $20 and I wonder -- is it worth it? Will it provide a significant upgrade in battery life or ~2500 pages is about what I can get out of it? I have to say by the way that I'm completely in love with this thing. (and I came from the Kindle Keyboard and also had a PW briefly. long story.)