New cheapskate PRS-500 owner - Page 2

digicatz · 10-22-2007, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

If you're using it for reading you should get a good 10h battery life from it. The battery life decreases if you use things which draw extra power, such as WiFi or the touch screen.

Thank you for that info on battery life. If only it were not so expensive. I could justify up to $200. Also I would prefer to see it in person.

HarryT · 10-23-2007, 03:18 AM

It's the 8" screen that makes it expensive. The vast majority of the cost of these devices (probably 80-90%) is the screen.

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10-23-2007, 03:18 AM	#17
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It's the 8" screen that makes it expensive. The vast majority of the cost of these devices (probably 80-90%) is the screen.