PRS-350 What could my son be doing to his 350?

maxbookworm · 11-08-2011, 05:16 PM

So recently, I got another 350 and passed my 350 down to my son (he had already scratched the screen drawing with the stylus, so he got the old one). He carries it around in his backpack and reads it at school.

I originally gave it to him while we were traveling and it worked totally fine during the week-long trip.

Since we've been home, whenever he takes to school, the reader loses its charge *extremely* quickly. You all know, these things will hold a charge for weeks. His is running down in a matter of 1-2 days. If he leaves it home, it works fine and holds a charge. He takes it to school, it loses its charge in a day. What could possibly be happening at school? He keeps it in his desk. As far as I know, there are no magnets or anything weird in his desk. He claims to not use it any differently at school (just reading for 30 mins or so).

Any theories?

nesler · 11-08-2011, 05:48 PM

Playing with it during class. Flipping through pages very quickly. Goofing off.

pidgeon92 · 11-08-2011, 07:10 PM

It's a conundrum. I'm curious as to how you know the battery is dropping so quickly. Is he giving it to you to charge?

What on earth did he do to scratch the screen with the stylus? Sounds like he's a bit rough on things.

graycyn · 11-08-2011, 08:33 PM

Well, if I'd had a 350 way back when I was in school, I'd have had it sitting on top of my textbook during classes reading away. I did that with paperback books, but it was a bit more noticeable, so sometimes I got caught. But mostly, I got a heck of a lot of fiction reading done, especially while in geometry class, LOL!

Or maybe he is showing it off to friends a lot.

FizzyWater · 11-08-2011, 08:36 PM

I know that periodically, my 650 will lose power quickly, and have to do a reset to get it to hold the full charge again.

Since I don't have a 350, I never bothered to find out if that was an issue with the 350, though.

Maybe he just needs to do a reset and recharge, and see if that makes a difference?

ScalyFreak · 11-09-2011, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxbookworm

He claims to not use it any differently at school (just reading for 30 mins or so).

Any theories?

My theory is he's not being entirely honest with you.

Most likely he reads a lot in class, and/or shows it off to friends. If he wanted an eReader and uses it, then he probably loves to read, and us book lovers will read anywhere and everywhere we can. Particularly on a device that's easy to hide behind a really boring and dull text book. After all, why waste time on social studies when I can read something a lot more interesting?

howyoudoin · 11-09-2011, 11:44 AM

Comics, IMO. Comics require a lot more page turns than regular text, draining the battery quicker.

carpetmojo · 11-09-2011, 01:27 PM

Does he leave it in "sleep" or power off - that'll eat up the battery if done a lot regularly.
Also, does he keep running the battery down ? That'll do things big time ...... charge at 1-2 bars is best practice, and overnight/lots of hours, from the wall ideally.
If he does it overnight on PC , which then goes into shut-down, it'll drain the battery. Not a Good Thing.

11-08-2011, 05:16 PM	#1
maxbookworm Addict Posts: 372 Karma: 1122865 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage, Galaxy Note 2	What could my son be doing to his 350? So recently, I got another 350 and passed my 350 down to my son (he had already scratched the screen drawing with the stylus, so he got the old one). He carries it around in his backpack and reads it at school. I originally gave it to him while we were traveling and it worked totally fine during the week-long trip. Since we've been home, whenever he takes to school, the reader loses its charge extremely quickly. You all know, these things will hold a charge for weeks. His is running down in a matter of 1-2 days. If he leaves it home, it works fine and holds a charge. He takes it to school, it loses its charge in a day. What could possibly be happening at school? He keeps it in his desk. As far as I know, there are no magnets or anything weird in his desk. He claims to not use it any differently at school (just reading for 30 mins or so). Any theories?

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11-08-2011, 05:48 PM	#2
nesler Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 548458 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: California Device: Too many to list	Playing with it during class. Flipping through pages very quickly. Goofing off.

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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	It's a conundrum. I'm curious as to how you know the battery is dropping so quickly. Is he giving it to you to charge? What on earth did he do to scratch the screen with the stylus? Sounds like he's a bit rough on things.

11-08-2011, 08:33 PM	#4
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,591 Karma: 11722446 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	Well, if I'd had a 350 way back when I was in school, I'd have had it sitting on top of my textbook during classes reading away. I did that with paperback books, but it was a bit more noticeable, so sometimes I got caught. But mostly, I got a heck of a lot of fiction reading done, especially while in geometry class, LOL! Or maybe he is showing it off to friends a lot.

11-08-2011, 08:36 PM	#5
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I know that periodically, my 650 will lose power quickly, and have to do a reset to get it to hold the full charge again. Since I don't have a 350, I never bothered to find out if that was an issue with the 350, though. Maybe he just needs to do a reset and recharge, and see if that makes a difference?

11-09-2011, 11:44 AM	#7
howyoudoin how YOU doin? Posts: 1,100 Karma: 7371047 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: India Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	Comics, IMO. Comics require a lot more page turns than regular text, draining the battery quicker.

11-09-2011, 01:27 PM	#8
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Does he leave it in "sleep" or power off - that'll eat up the battery if done a lot regularly. Also, does he keep running the battery down ? That'll do things big time ...... charge at 1-2 bars is best practice, and overnight/lots of hours, from the wall ideally. If he does it overnight on PC , which then goes into shut-down, it'll drain the battery. Not a Good Thing.

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