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Originally Posted by jkr
Thanks for the reply. No, no cover at all. And I do keep the wifi off.
Okay, so it sounds like I just have a defective product somewhat. That's more reassuring than the official kobo line which was that (quoting the transcript of the chat they sent me) "Based on the time frame that you have your device. 5 days is
normal because you read on your device every day." That was in context of having owned it 7 months, reading 30-45 minutes a day and leave it in standby the rest of the time with wifi off.
It's gotten worse now, but I see no reason to believe that their response will be different.
I wish they had been a bit more upfront with me, but I do like their device better than the competitors, so I guess I'll just roll the dice on the next one.
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You could always point out that a lithium battery should be good for at least 500 charge cycles and that as long as you don't exceed that the drop in capacity at the end of the first year should be less than 20%
Also any decent battery will have a safety mechanism to prevent overcharging (meaning you can leave it plugged in). And 4-6 hours is just overkill as a needed charge time. That's comparable to tablets with seven times the battery capacity.
You
might be able to replace the battery yourself. I remember reading somewhere that ereaders basically used dumb phone batteries. But then again I have no idea.