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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Why didn't iRex put in a high capacity battery with room for a second if the user wanted?
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Just about all makers of pocket devices like eReaders and mobile phones place high priority on size and being slim. If you look at the all eReader batteries, they are very slim Lithium based batteries chosen because they can be packaged into a device without adding much depth.
Discordantly if were to add 2nd battery it would be sticking out of the case adding an odd bump. You might consider it ugly or inconvenient, etc. They are simply set in the old thinking, design and elegance over runtime.
Thus they need to realized that at some point runtime becomes more important than appearance/dimensions/weight. They crossed that threshold without realizing it.