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Old 01-18-2009, 05:16 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
It's the backlight that kills the battery.

However, I think that 3h is a little pessimistic. For video playing (my primary use for my iPod touch) I can easily get 4h from a battery charge, and reading should be less CPU-intensive and hence use somewhat less battery power.
On the 2nd Gen Touch, you can definitely read for more 6 hours (with medium screen brightness) on a charge w/ WiFi turned off. That's as much as I've done, and there was power remaining.

Not great, not as good as other PDAs I've used in the past, but not completely horrible.

Still, I prefer my Cybook for long reading sessions.
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