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smithno · 06-13-2009, 02:55 PM

What about battery life? I saw 48 hours of music playing, but nothing about battery life with the screen on. In comparrison, my iTouch is rated at 17 hours music. I have never been able to get more than 5 or 6 hours reading, even when the battery was new. I started reading eBooks on an original Eee PC with a 7 inch screen. It was a little bulky; about like reading a hardback book. The killer was battery life reading was 3-4 hours. I basically ended up reading with the thing plugged in most of the time. Battery life has been always a factor in every reader device I have bought since then. The jetBook is rated at 20-24 hours. That usually lasts me a week of reading, which is about the minimum battery life for a reader IMHO.

06-13-2009, 02:55 PM	#8
smithno Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 222484 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tenn., US Device: jetBook, jetBook Lite, Kindle 3, Galaxy Note II	What about battery life? I saw 48 hours of music playing, but nothing about battery life with the screen on. In comparrison, my iTouch is rated at 17 hours music. I have never been able to get more than 5 or 6 hours reading, even when the battery was new. I started reading eBooks on an original Eee PC with a 7 inch screen. It was a little bulky; about like reading a hardback book. The killer was battery life reading was 3-4 hours. I basically ended up reading with the thing plugged in most of the time. Battery life has been always a factor in every reader device I have bought since then. The jetBook is rated at 20-24 hours. That usually lasts me a week of reading, which is about the minimum battery life for a reader IMHO.