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Originally Posted by dyspepsic
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You have quoted that phrase completely out of context; it is not a lie. The full text reads:
"Due to the nature of the E Ink electronic display technology, the LCD can retain an image without having power. Turning the page is the only time power is consumed. If the Reader's power is drained, the LCD will retain the last image that was displayed, thus making it appear like the Reader is frozen and in some instances it will not have enough power to perform other operations such as turning on or off."
ie, They are saying that the
display only consumes power when a new image is displayed, hence it's possible to be left with the screen showing an image even when the Reader's battery is completely and utterly drained. It's always a good idea to read these things properly!
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Anyone who owns a PRS500 knows that the battery runs down within a couple weeks of charging it, even if one seldom uses it.
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No, that is incorrect. A battery charge should last approximately a month with the machine turned off. It will lose about one "bar" of power every 7-10 days. This is because the operating system is always running.
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I dont recall if this was a problem before the unfortunate firmware update in Feb, but it needs to be fixed.
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Yes, it was, and to be honest with you I really don't see what needs to be "fixed", as you put it. The Reader has a battery life which throws every other book reader out there into the shade. You're
complaining about the fact that it needs to be charged once a month????
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This seriously limits portability.
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Why?
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I find it especially irritating that Sony advertises 7000 page turns per charge. At best, I would estimate 1500 page turns.
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A battery charge will allow the
display to refresh approximately 7500 times. Naturally the operating system also uses power for other things.
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I would not buy this product again and would be hard pressed to buy anything from Sony again.
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I am completely baffled by your complaints - you seem to have a fundamental lack of understand about how devices such as this operate. The reason that the machine "turns on" instantly when you press the power button is precisely because the operating system is running constantly. Would you really want to have to wait a minute before you could start reading every time you turned the machine on? That would be the consequence of doing a "cold boot" each time!
I mean, look at it. You have to charge the machine perhaps once every few weeks. You're complaining? What do you want?
Geez!