Battery life? Early adopters? - Page 3

flyingtablet · 10-13-2008, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppxnouse

Unfortunately I can not trust iRex with that. I saw the same promises from iRex for the iLiad, and even the claimed 15h battery life were/are a bit less for a device that takes nearly a minute to boot up.

I think they must have already got lessons from Iliad. And in the FAQ, they
mentioned DR1000 with hardware support for power management.
Theoretically, battery life should be long if it is used for just reading.
Just draw a page and suspend, that's it.

It seems that they DO care about battery life. It's just they haven't
got it right. I do hope battery life is on top of their todo list.

The funny thing is in their FAQ, they never specifically mentioned the
battery life, claiming that "with suspend/hibernate mode, battery
is not a problem". In their tech spec, no battery life is mentioned either.
This makes me worried. Can they really make it run > 24 hours?
If so, when?

Over · 10-13-2008, 06:24 PM

This thread certainly cooled down my will to buy this DR1000S. 3-5 hours of reading? Ok, it makes it useless as a portable device. But with this size, I think no one was really thinking about it's portability.

iRex made it clear this was a business product. I guess they think that "business" happens in offices, with a computer available where the DR can stay plugged.

It's still not that bad... Instead of reading in a monitor, you can read in a eink screen near it. Just don't think about seating in a couch or in bed for reading.

sarikan · 10-13-2008, 06:32 PM

Well, in case you can read in bed for 4 hours without falling into sleep, than you can give it a run for its money

Kidding aside, I agree that with this size it is not the ideal mobile device. Reading A4 pdfs has to have a price though.

Over · 10-13-2008, 06:36 PM

Well... If you can wait 4 hours to charge it (after a day using it) before going to bed...

BTW, how long is the cable?

ppxnouse · 10-13-2008, 06:47 PM

IRex shop should add something like this to the readers accessories and we finally have the runtime of the iLiad (at least)

.

Over · 10-13-2008, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppxnouse

IRex shop should add something like this to the readers accessories and we finally have the runtime of the iLiad (at least)

.

More, if we just turn it on to charge. So 4 hours to charge, 4-5 hours to use de DR, more 4 to charge + 4-5 to use...

That would be 4+5+4+5+4+5=37 hours.

Although transporting 27lbs and refuelling it all the time might make it impractical.

joblack · 10-13-2008, 08:01 PM

can a second source confirm the bad battery behaviour?

smp_iliad · 10-13-2008, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joblack

can a second source confirm the bad battery behaviour?

how about create a poll about battery life?

iRex2Invent · 10-13-2008, 08:31 PM

I share a similar concern/thread. I'll be a "business user" as they describe (aspire) to reach, but I've got to tell you the whole reason I would drop that much $$ is because I can cram even more work into my already chock full day. Having to "schedule battery stops" in my day is bogus.. Where's the productivity ????

cjp · 10-14-2008, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joblack

can a second source confirm the bad battery behaviour?

I can. Using the reader to simply read PDF's = 3 hours.
Doing nothing = ~5 1/2 hours.

I have some threads going on here and on iRex forum with the full details.
I sent in a ticket at iRex today - but thus far, no word from them. It is as though they do not even exist - or perhaps I don't to them...
CJP

smp_iliad · 10-14-2008, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjp

I can. Using the reader to simply read PDF's = 3 hours.
Doing nothing = ~5 1/2 hours.

I have some threads going on here and on iRex forum with the full details.
I sent in a ticket at iRex today - but thus far, no word from them. It is as though they do not even exist - or perhaps I don't to them...
CJP

3 hours when reading PDFs? If this is really so, I can no more convince myself investing $$. Any other people confirm this?

zerospinboson · 10-14-2008, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthijs

A fix for the problem of Mobipocket dictionaries is on its way, expected this or early next week.
Somehow this regression slipped our final firmware tests.
Updated software will be 1.01 with only the Mobipocket dictionary support addressed. We want to give you this update ASAP, but we need another internal test cycle to make sure nothing else has regressed.
We're sorry for this inconvenience.
When Karel is back, I expect more communication with you about the issues raised by all of you (mainly about battery life).

This just appeared on iRex forum

Over · 10-14-2008, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjp

I can. Using the reader to simply read PDF's = 3 hours.
Doing nothing = ~5 1/2 hours.

I have some threads going on here and on iRex forum with the full details.
I sent in a ticket at iRex today - but thus far, no word from them. It is as though they do not even exist - or perhaps I don't to them...
CJP

3 hours? That's really a joke.

Oh well, I guess we have to look at this ereader as an eink monitor. Instead of reading a PDF in the Adobe Reader in my monitor, I would read it in the DR1000S. Both monitor and eread plugged to electricity.

Still better than reading in CRT or LCD monitors... But can't stop feeling disapointed with this device.

GatorDeb · 10-14-2008, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Over

More, if we just turn it on to charge. So 4 hours to charge, 4-5 hours to use de DR, more 4 to charge + 4-5 to use...

That would be 4+5+4+5+4+5=37 hours.

Although transporting 27lbs and refuelling it all the time might make it impractical.

26 hours

Over · 10-14-2008, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GatorDeb

26 hours

Ooops, that's what happens when you type as you sleep.

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10-13-2008, 06:24 PM	#32
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	This thread certainly cooled down my will to buy this DR1000S. 3-5 hours of reading? Ok, it makes it useless as a portable device. But with this size, I think no one was really thinking about it's portability. iRex made it clear this was a business product. I guess they think that "business" happens in offices, with a computer available where the DR can stay plugged. It's still not that bad... Instead of reading in a monitor, you can read in a eink screen near it. Just don't think about seating in a couch or in bed for reading.

10-13-2008, 06:32 PM	#33
sarikan Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 34 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: none	Well, in case you can read in bed for 4 hours without falling into sleep, than you can give it a run for its money Kidding aside, I agree that with this size it is not the ideal mobile device. Reading A4 pdfs has to have a price though.

10-13-2008, 06:36 PM	#34
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	Well... If you can wait 4 hours to charge it (after a day using it) before going to bed... BTW, how long is the cable?

10-13-2008, 06:47 PM	#35
ppxnouse Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aachen Device: Gen3	IRex shop should add something like this to the readers accessories and we finally have the runtime of the iLiad (at least) .

10-13-2008, 08:01 PM	#37
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,751 Karma: 4382688 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X C	can a second source confirm the bad battery behaviour?

10-13-2008, 08:31 PM	#39
iRex2Invent Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: iRex reader DR1000S	I share a similar concern/thread. I'll be a "business user" as they describe (aspire) to reach, but I've got to tell you the whole reason I would drop that much $$ is because I can cram even more work into my already chock full day. Having to "schedule battery stops" in my day is bogus.. Where's the productivity ????