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Originally Posted by Grimulkan
[...] but even setting it to "Never" (corresponds to value -1 in the .ini file) causes the DR to shut down after some time when not plugged in  No idea how to stop it. |
I must have messed up somewhere. Power management runs fine.
Quote:
Originally Posted by HarryT
What sort of battery life are people getting with the new firmware?
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I had the device running for about 10.5 hours straight with firmware 1.6, during which time I intermittently finished reading 3 comics, 1 pdf magazine and 4 pdf journal articles while furiously switching back and forth between them and 2 other pdf reference textbooks. Oh, and I scribbled all over the articles. After about 10 hours (the battery read 18%), I took about 15 pages of notes for 30-45 minutes, at the end of which I got a battery warning error (and a red light).
Not too bad, methinks
If you compare the actual number of page turns, it won't stand up to the Kindle's 5000-7000 turns, but the DR has a full fledged OS unlike the Kindle. With a little discipline (shutting down when not using the device, although I did not do that for the above test), the DR is acceptable.
I later left it connected to the
Tekkeon MP1550 (available
at Newegg) battery pack with 4 rechargeable batteries (2100mAh) for about an hour, and the battery had charged up to 60%. Since
we know that the DR packs a 1140 mAh, this *should* be usable for nearly 2 full charge cycles, although I have not tested that. I might velcro the battery pack to the DR or the leather case and pick up a
right-angled connector, to have the option while on-the-go. One can always detach the battery pack with velcro.