MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

ProDigit · 01-23-2018, 05:06 PM

Just wait,
Sooner or later, you will also complain about battery life.

Just like why the Gameboy was more popular than the GameGear, despite the Gamegear besting it on every field, save for battery life.

I find the battery life is too little. Way too little for what you pay for.
But there are 2 issues about the battery that will be a headache, even for those who say they don't have a headache with it now.
And that's:

1- The decrease of battery life over time. It's estimated that the current battery's half life is about 2 years; meaning, in 2 years you'll more likely have less than half the battery capacity in the device as you have today.

2- If you do end up finding a replacement battery for the Oasis,chances are that the housing, the way it's all made, you won't be able to replace the battery by yourself, not even with the plastic prying tools found working on cellphones and tablets; and have to resort to an expensive ~$100 reconditioning fee?

I find the battery life is barely acceptable,
And I use the device on airplane mode, screen light off.
I can't imagine any person using the screen light getting more than a few hours of reading time out of it!

And the charging plug isn't placed in a convenient place to charge while reading.
It's either in the way for standing the device on a table, or even in the way of the hand (my hand is constantly touching the charging cable).

I find the anodized back not an issue, when using a sleeve, or screen cover (that has a plastic back); which basically reinforces the reason to have gone full plastic instead (if you're going to have a plastic cover on it anyway, the feeling of plastic is nicer, and it weighs less).

But the biggest issue with the anodized back, is, yes, it's stronger than plastic,
But it also doesn't allow you to pry the screen off from the device, should you in a year or two, feel the need to replace the battery...
Some user already tried, and failed big time!

So, yes, there are serious issues to all of this, that a lot of people are not yet seeing; much like when you buy a cheap cellphone; it might work for a while, but as soon as it's memory fills with photos and apps, it starts lagging and not operating the way it did in the beginning..

01-23-2018, 05:06 PM	#44
ProDigit Karmaniac Posts: 2,553 Karma: 11499146 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami FL Device: PRS-505, Jetbook, + Mini, +Color, Astak Ez Reader Pro, PPW1, Aura H2O	Just wait, Sooner or later, you will also complain about battery life. Just like why the Gameboy was more popular than the GameGear, despite the Gamegear besting it on every field, save for battery life. I find the battery life is too little. Way too little for what you pay for. But there are 2 issues about the battery that will be a headache, even for those who say they don't have a headache with it now. And that's: 1- The decrease of battery life over time. It's estimated that the current battery's half life is about 2 years; meaning, in 2 years you'll more likely have less than half the battery capacity in the device as you have today. 2- If you do end up finding a replacement battery for the Oasis,chances are that the housing, the way it's all made, you won't be able to replace the battery by yourself, not even with the plastic prying tools found working on cellphones and tablets; and have to resort to an expensive ~$100 reconditioning fee? I find the battery life is barely acceptable, And I use the device on airplane mode, screen light off. I can't imagine any person using the screen light getting more than a few hours of reading time out of it! And the charging plug isn't placed in a convenient place to charge while reading. It's either in the way for standing the device on a table, or even in the way of the hand (my hand is constantly touching the charging cable). I find the anodized back not an issue, when using a sleeve, or screen cover (that has a plastic back); which basically reinforces the reason to have gone full plastic instead (if you're going to have a plastic cover on it anyway, the feeling of plastic is nicer, and it weighs less). But the biggest issue with the anodized back, is, yes, it's stronger than plastic, But it also doesn't allow you to pry the screen off from the device, should you in a year or two, feel the need to replace the battery... Some user already tried, and failed big time! So, yes, there are serious issues to all of this, that a lot of people are not yet seeing; much like when you buy a cheap cellphone; it might work for a while, but as soon as it's memory fills with photos and apps, it starts lagging and not operating the way it did in the beginning..