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Originally Posted by ritoroy
After complaining about the previous firmware upgrade and sending in my PRS500 to Laredo, I received it back today with firmware 2.0.00.14251. Will have to wait a couple of days to check if the new version has fixed the battery problem.
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Here is a quick appraisal of battery life on the PRS-500 since the second firmware upgrade. After charging the Reader by USB for about an hour on Monday, I have used it for an hour every night (roughly 150 page-turns) and have allowed it to enter standby automatically (making it a total of 3 + 1.5 hours of use), and the battery indicator has yet to dislodge from full four bars. While it is too early to comment on whether it is back to its old power consumption profile, it s definitely an improvement over the first firmware upgrade. It is interesting that when the Reader was returned this week, it still held 50% charge, as opposed to the last time when the Reader was sent back stone dead!