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sea_los · 04-26-2009, 08:16 AM

So after owning the Sony 505 for some time (and loving the experience), I wanted to try out the Kindle more for the integrated store than anything. Very slick and I'm sure I'll be buying a lot more books

First question, do most people leave their Kindle in standby or turn theirs off? If they use standby, what does that do to battery life?

Second question, I noticed that out of the box, my Kindle is at v2.0. I've left it on standby for the last couple of days and I'm still on v2.0. How long does it take to get the updates? Is there a way to force Kindle to search for the latest update? I know I can manually update it myself, but wanted to get the automatic update first and then eventually update manually in the future.

Thanks.
Sealos

04-26-2009, 08:16 AM	#1
sea_los Member Posts: 21 Karma: 552 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Kindle 2 / Kindle on iPhone / Sony Reader PRS-505 / eReader on iPhone	Kindle convert... have a couple of quick questions So after owning the Sony 505 for some time (and loving the experience), I wanted to try out the Kindle more for the integrated store than anything. Very slick and I'm sure I'll be buying a lot more books First question, do most people leave their Kindle in standby or turn theirs off? If they use standby, what does that do to battery life? Second question, I noticed that out of the box, my Kindle is at v2.0. I've left it on standby for the last couple of days and I'm still on v2.0. How long does it take to get the updates? Is there a way to force Kindle to search for the latest update? I know I can manually update it myself, but wanted to get the automatic update first and then eventually update manually in the future. Thanks. Sealos