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jswinden · 10-13-2013, 10:50 AM

I set up my PW2 then fully charged it before reading on it. I read about 12 hours with light at level 12 on average and the WiFi was ON. The battery dropped to about 20%. The 12 hours of reading was over a two day period and is fairly typical usage for me, so it looks like I will need to charge every two days. That is somewhat disappointing. I know you can turn WiFi OFF, but if you do then some of the features will not be available. I have always kept WiFi ON with all my previous Kindles, and they all averaged 2 weeks or more between charges. So it looks like the light really sucks down the battery in a hurry.

10-13-2013, 10:50 AM	#5
jswinden Nameless Being	I set up my PW2 then fully charged it before reading on it. I read about 12 hours with light at level 12 on average and the WiFi was ON. The battery dropped to about 20%. The 12 hours of reading was over a two day period and is fairly typical usage for me, so it looks like I will need to charge every two days. That is somewhat disappointing. I know you can turn WiFi OFF, but if you do then some of the features will not be available. I have always kept WiFi ON with all my previous Kindles, and they all averaged 2 weeks or more between charges. So it looks like the light really sucks down the battery in a hurry.