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Old 02-25-2017, 03:25 AM   #828
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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
And comparing the battery usage to others is a bit hard. It depends so much on how you use the device. While reading, the power usage is basically when turning the page. While you are reading the page, the CPU will go into a low power mode, and use very little power. So, a slower reader will get more battery life than a fast reader.
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Originally Posted by masterz87 View Post
Also this thing changes pages _slower_ than my NST so I'd hardly call it a "fast" ereader the lag in the UI is similar or worse than the NST I had previously.
He's talking about you being a fast or slow reader, not the machine...

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Originally Posted by masterz87 View Post
Edit: Also do kepubs use less power or something on the kobo? Because I don't know why people would be recommending to use that over standard ones.
Different rendering engine. Personally, I don't care (a good ebook should render well in either one), but some people prefer one over the other.
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