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majutsu · 10-30-2008, 08:33 AM

Well, my dream of having an iRex is one step closer with the new reader and suitably sized screen.

But from reviews I have read, the battery life is still an issue. The whole point of e-Ink paper was that it required no energy to display content. Yet the iRex readers are built in such a way to be empty by the end of the day if used because of the underlying hardware -- I can't even remember to charge my cell phone once a week half the time. Considering that, a one week working life is something I would want first.

Ideally, the reader should wake up to turn the page or whatnot and go right back to sleep again - not running full speed the entire time.

One question - turned off, will the display keep the last page read or is it blank?

10-30-2008, 08:33 AM	#1
majutsu Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: None	One Step Away from buing an iRex - Please fix battery issues Well, my dream of having an iRex is one step closer with the new reader and suitably sized screen. But from reviews I have read, the battery life is still an issue. The whole point of e-Ink paper was that it required no energy to display content. Yet the iRex readers are built in such a way to be empty by the end of the day if used because of the underlying hardware -- I can't even remember to charge my cell phone once a week half the time. Considering that, a one week working life is something I would want first. Ideally, the reader should wake up to turn the page or whatnot and go right back to sleep again - not running full speed the entire time. One question - turned off, will the display keep the last page read or is it blank? Last edited by majutsu; 10-30-2008 at 08:35 AM.