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Old 03-15-2009, 06:58 PM   #6
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Location: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern View Post
I think I was hoping to have it operate like a real book where I don't have to press any button and can just close the cover. After all, it doesn't use electricity when displaying an image.
The display doesn't require power to maintain the image, but the device is still a computer, the processor is drawing power while the unit is powered up. Sony's sleep mode works great for me to conserve battery power while not in use, and it's instant on when I want to pick it up again.
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