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vitalyb · 08-18-2003, 03:52 PM

I just bought myself a new Zire 71. I ran it at the shop to see that it works.
When I came home I synced my stuff to the new palm and then went it to charge for the night (for about 5-6 hours).

When I woke up, ZLauncher was showing 100% as it should and so I took the Zire to work. However, while reading an ebook in the train for about 90 minutes the ZLauncher showed 80% charge. After another hour or so of use it drained to 60% and right now (top 3 hours of use) it went down to 52%.

Half the time I read an ebook, the other time I played a few games (with sound, but nothing too overhelming).

Now I am worried, is the battery messed up? Did I not charge the Zire enough? Or is it normal for it to go to 50% (or lower) that quick and then it holds it?

Thanks

08-18-2003, 03:52 PM	#1
vitalyb Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Israel Device: HTC Touch Pro	Zire 71 battery draining way too quick I just bought myself a new Zire 71. I ran it at the shop to see that it works. When I came home I synced my stuff to the new palm and then went it to charge for the night (for about 5-6 hours). When I woke up, ZLauncher was showing 100% as it should and so I took the Zire to work. However, while reading an ebook in the train for about 90 minutes the ZLauncher showed 80% charge. After another hour or so of use it drained to 60% and right now (top 3 hours of use) it went down to 52%. Half the time I read an ebook, the other time I played a few games (with sound, but nothing too overhelming). Now I am worried, is the battery messed up? Did I not charge the Zire enough? Or is it normal for it to go to 50% (or lower) that quick and then it holds it? Thanks