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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I don't find it that unusual to find myself in the presence of electrical outlets almost every evening. And with Qi wireless, "charging the tablet" equals "laying it on the nightstand" when I'm done reading for the night.  |
I, on the other hand, are prone to forgetting and neglecting devices. I'm often unreachable because my phone runs dead, and I'm out of music because my FLAC-player won't play (battery life is about 10-12 hours). To be honest, even as a software engineer/IT-guy I just don't care about gadgets and care about apps and mobile games least of all.
The one thing I like about the e-reader is that it is just a single-purpose device: you use it for reading, and nothing else. When charged, I can just forget about it for about 3-4 weeks, and even if I get a warning that the battery is almost empty, I don't have to react to it immediately. I seldom get a warning though, because at some point I'll put new books onto the reader, and then it just stays connected to the computer until I shut off the PC. Most of the time, that's long enough to have the reader pull at least half a charge.