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Old 07-02-2015, 01:45 AM   #11
gloworm
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Buyer beware: Kingston 8GB class 4 microSD will drain Kobo Glo battery

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Originally Posted by GeoffR View Post
The one other card I tried was a Kingston 4GB class 4, I suspect it was the cause of an unusually high battery drain problem I had, but I can't say the problem is with the brand, it might have been a one-off dud or maybe a fake card.
I have to agree--before I found saw this thread I purchased a Kingston 8GB class 4 microSD for my Kobo Glo. I observed a 2% drop in battery power after reading one chapter of an epub on the card, lights off. I then copied the same epub to the main memory of the Glo, read the same chapter, lights off: no drop in power. Repeated this process, this time using a generic 8GB class 4 that was in my smartphone: no drop in power.

I'm now testing the Kingston on my smartphone, and so far, no battery drain. I suppose this is because the phone uses the card only as extra storage, and isn't constantly accessing it the way the Kobo would.
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