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Originally Posted by tomsem
What I like is that they have pared it down by eliminating the large bezel above and below, and have significantly reduced cover-less weight as compared with Voyage. And the asymmetric design may not appeal to some, but it makes sense to me, and I think I would prefer it to Voyage (at least without the cover attached, it would be much lighter and easier to hold).
How is its weight-with-cover comparable to Voyage-with-cover? Seems like even that could be less, especially if it is just a solar panel thing and has no battery of its own. But if it contains additional storage and can be charged independently (either plugged into something, or more slowly via solar cells), so much the better.
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A simple way to reduce weight would be to use a smaller battery. That means a shorter runtime, but, with a battery in the cover, that can give them the same overall life, but still allow them to claim that it is the lightest device. So, my bet is the device plus cover weighs pretty much the same as the Voyage plus cover.
If I'm right about the internal battery, then I think the solar cover is good idea. It will charge the battery whenever there is light hitting it. It wouldn't surprise me if this was enough to keep battery runtime around the same as the Voyage. If the solar cover is lighter than the battery cover, it's a win all round.