Sage Battery problems fixed??

[Onemack]

Before I invest in a Sage, is there anyone out there who can advise me that the reputed battery drain problem has been corrected, so that I can get a good few hours reading without problems. I won't be using it for notes, reading only.

[Sirtel]

A good few hours have always been possible with the Sage. The battery drains quickly only in comparison to many other ereaders, some of which last for weeks. The Sage generally lasts for a few days (depending on the level of frontlight, wifi being on or not etc.), still more than a smartphone or a tablet.

[Onemack]

Thanks for that, I note that you have a Sage and a Libra 2, do you have a preference?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Onemack

Thanks for that, I note that you have a Sage and a Libra 2, do you have a preference?

I switch between them. My Libra has a nicer screen (mostly the frontlight is more even), but the Sage is faster and thinner, the latter meaning it's ergonomically a bit more comfortable for me. If I had to choose only one of them, I'd find it very hard to decide.

[tschucha]

Originally Posted by Onemack

Before I invest in a Sage, is there anyone out there who can advise me that the reputed battery drain problem has been corrected, so that I can get a good few hours reading without problems. I won't be using it for notes, reading only.

If I read a couple of hours on the Sage with the light set at 8% or so and the wi-fi off I'll still have around 90% of the battery left.

That's "good enough" for me as I typically read at home and can easily plug the charger in when I'm done reading.

Unless you are away from a charger for an extended period of time or read with the wi-fi on and bright light you'll probably be OK.

Is the lower weight a fair trade for the reduced battery life? I think that the Sage is a damn good reader but if I could trade the weight saved for better battery life I'd do it in a minute just for the added security in case power ever goes out for a couple of days.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by tschucha

...if I could trade the weight saved for better battery life I'd do it in a minute just for the added security in case power ever goes out for a couple of days.

Whereas I'll take the lighter weight+poorer battery life any time. No matter what, I certainly don't want the Sage to be any heavier.

[Aleron Ives]

Also note that many reviewers who said the Sage's battery life is terrible were probably affected by the abysmal battery indicator on Kobo devices. Until you fully drain and charge the battery a couple of times, it shows you completely nonsensical numbers that can make battery life look worse than it is.

[Skydog]

I prefer the light weight and thinness of the Sage. For the rare occasion:

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Also note that many reviewers who said the Sage's battery life is terrible were probably affected by the abysmal battery indicator on Kobo devices. Until you fully drain and charge the battery a couple of times, it shows you completely nonsensical numbers that can make battery life look worse than it is.

Or exaggerating, or had wifi, BT and frontlight high, or compared it with a 6" ereader.

We have 5 Sage ereaders in the the family. No-one ever complained of poor battery life. Certainly it's not as good as a Kindle PW3 or an original Kobo Libra. Seems better than a Kindle Oasis (v 2). It's fine to read all day and night. But I don't normally use the front light.

I only saw the weird battery meter issue once on the Libra 2.

[MerlinMama]

I can barely get 2 days before I need to charge, with wifi off except to sync/check for updates once a week, and frontlight generally <25%.

That is, however, my only negative and Sage is still my favourite so far.

If I could choose what shows on the Home Page like way back when, I would be very happy indeed.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by MerlinMama

I can barely get 2 days before I need to charge, with wifi off except to sync/check for updates once a week, and frontlight generally <25%.

But how many hours per day do you usually read?

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by MerlinMama

If I could choose what shows on the Home Page like way back when, I would be very happy indeed.

SideloadedMode=true gives me My Books as Home page. Back at the dawn of my Kobo usage I dismissed all "tiles" from Home except books I'm reading. The current My Books is better than that.

If I do buy from Kobo, I download on the PC, as I do from Amazon or Smashwords or Gutenberg. Manage with Calibre.

[MerlinMama]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

But how many hours per day do you usually read?

Depends, of course, usually 2 to 4 hours. My first 2 Kobos about 8 years ago, would last 2 weeks or more and I was reading 5 to 6 hrs a day, every day.

The 1st year with the Sage I could go 5 to 6 days, now it's 2 days, or if I read longer on a weekend, could be only 1 day

[MerlinMama]

Originally Posted by Quoth

SideloadedMode=true gives me My Books as Home page. Back at the dawn of my Kobo usage I dismissed all "tiles" from Home except books I'm reading. The current My Books is better than that.

If I do buy from Kobo, I download on the PC, as I do from Amazon or Smashwords or Gutenberg. Manage with Calibre.

Yeah, I do that too, until I forget and 'sign in' after sync/update, then have to look up where/how to fix it because I have no memory & always forget lol

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by MerlinMama

Depends, of course, usually 2 to 4 hours. My first 2 Kobos about 8 years ago, would last 2 weeks or more and I was reading 5 to 6 hrs a day, every day.

The 1st year with the Sage I could go 5 to 6 days, now it's 2 days, or if I read longer on a weekend, could be only 1 day

Hmm I also read 2-3 hours a day, and I can definitely get more than 2 days. 5 usually. The frontlight on my Sage is almost always at 9%, though. And I never sync.

I bought my Sage 2 years ago when it was released. Sometimes I also read on my Libra, but more often on the Sage.