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Originally Posted by lkmiller
But the H2O's battery isn't split between the device and the cover. I could see myself running down the tiny onboard battery of the Oasis in one long reading session. Then if the cover hadn't already been recharged, I'd be done. (They really should make it possible to charge the cover separately.) Obviously, YMMV, but that's one of the many reasons the Oasis isn't for me.
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I definitely hoped the case had a separate charging port (as reported by Len at Kindle Chronicles) but the Oasis with case still weighs about the same as the H2O without a case. I still don't understand how he answered that question "yes, the Oasis has a separate charging port" when it clearly doesn't ... UNLESS Amazon was showing a case with built-in charging. Something for the future? I don't know.
Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum, I found another Kindle Touch for $10 at the pawn shop and picked up a new OEM olive green case for $4 on eBay. I kind of like the color, though I would imagine it will show dirt more easily than the black ones. Works great, and I've got Text to Speech! (Sorry for getting off subject.)