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Old 11-19-2015, 04:09 AM   #222
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
I did (and can) understand that. However, do think about the fact that batteries start to decline as soon as they're produced. If you'd buy three Kindles, the battery of the third one would probably be completely useless by the time you get to using it. And then, the device is so old that there's a chance that you may not even be able to get a replacement battery for it.
Precisely. The battery on a 10-year-old Kindle is going to be completely dead. The life-span of a lithium battery is a clock that starts ticking as soon as the battery is first charged, and nothing can stop it. The average lifetime of a battery is around 5 years.
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