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theducks · 11-21-2014, 04:42 PM

Battery (charge) life degrades as it gets colder. A low current draw (eink) would be a plus.

BTW Cold can be hard on devices, even if you don't use them. Condensation on internals. Hard drives that have been cold soaked (hours) need hours (1 per 5 deg F rise) to warm back up BEFORE you spin them up (learned that the hard way

). Do not leave your Laptop in the car overnight in cold weather (and really, NEVER if you wish to see it again

)

11-21-2014, 04:42 PM	#15
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,141 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Battery (charge) life degrades as it gets colder. A low current draw (eink) would be a plus. BTW Cold can be hard on devices, even if you don't use them. Condensation on internals. Hard drives that have been cold soaked (hours) need hours (1 per 5 deg F rise) to warm back up BEFORE you spin them up (learned that the hard way ). Do not leave your Laptop in the car overnight in cold weather (and really, NEVER if you wish to see it again )