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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
I'd like to pick up an Oasis 3 at some point, but I'd rather buy it later, when the next generation brings down the price of the defining feature I want (the warm light, which on my Clara HD is more conducive to rest than the blue-only iteration).
What worries me is the inaccessible glued battery, and the possibility of lost battery time on Oases that were manufactured the year before, rendering the discount less practical. Is the life of the device decreased by dormant battery degradation time?
In other words, will an Oasis 3 lose battery life if bought a year after the product release and no additional Oases have been manufactured since that date? Or does the degradation of the battery not work that way?
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I can only offer some basic facts, since a precise answer is impossible:
1. Batteries do degrade over time, whether used or not. Thus, if you bought an unit a year from now that was built today, then yes the battery will have lost some of its lifespan (how much will depend on how it was stored, along with the quality of the individual battery).
2. Amazon does not produce its entire production run for the year at once. If you buy a unit a year from now, most likely that unit will be considerably less than a year old, though no one will tell you exactly when it was made until you receive it, even less when the battery was made.
3. If you buy an Oasis 3 today, it also may have be several months since it was manufactured. I am sure the earliest units were being assembled well before the official release date. In any case, you are unlikly to get one straight off the assembly line.