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Halk · 08-14-2009, 09:31 PM

I've now had my Cybook for over a year. Generally speaking I'm happy with it. I do have a bonus coming through, which is going to pay for a holiday and a few other things. However there would have been money left for an Opus, but I can't really think why I'd want it, other than it's a shiny new toy.

One thing I did think about though was the battery on the Cybook. If Bookeen all of a sudden withdraw the Cybook Gen 3 - perhaps the Opus has a higher margin, then I might be stuck with the battery I currently have. I've noticed no degradation at all on it. Probably because unlike a mobile phone which goes through a full cycle every few days, the Cybook stays charged for weeks.

Has anyone found that they needed to replace the battery? The other thing that's making me think against buying a new battery now is that if I don't use it for years, as I understand, they chemically deteriorate over time, so it may not be any better than what I currently have in it.

08-14-2009, 09:31 PM	#1
Halk Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 469999 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Sony PRS-650 (PRS+ alpha - thanks Kartu!)	Replacement Battery - Needed? I've now had my Cybook for over a year. Generally speaking I'm happy with it. I do have a bonus coming through, which is going to pay for a holiday and a few other things. However there would have been money left for an Opus, but I can't really think why I'd want it, other than it's a shiny new toy. One thing I did think about though was the battery on the Cybook. If Bookeen all of a sudden withdraw the Cybook Gen 3 - perhaps the Opus has a higher margin, then I might be stuck with the battery I currently have. I've noticed no degradation at all on it. Probably because unlike a mobile phone which goes through a full cycle every few days, the Cybook stays charged for weeks. Has anyone found that they needed to replace the battery? The other thing that's making me think against buying a new battery now is that if I don't use it for years, as I understand, they chemically deteriorate over time, so it may not be any better than what I currently have in it.