Poll: Real-life battery lifetime experience - Page 3

Morbius · 10-09-2006, 11:19 AM

Maybe this is the same great performance Sony laptop batteries exhibited...right before they went nuclear!

NatCh · 10-09-2006, 03:30 PM

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Unless Nathan can devote himself completely just for reading untill battery dies

Sadly, I cannot.

I did calculate that 7,800 consecutive page turns, at 1 second each, would take 2 hours & 10 minutes.

So, let's see, the iLiad's 10,000 page turns would take ... um, 2 hours, 46 minutes and 40 seconds.

Slava · 10-09-2006, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

I did calculate that 7,800 consecutive page turns, at 1 second each, would take 2 hours & 10 minutes.

I'm sure you can spare 2 hours for this test

But, that will work only with TXT, BBEB, and RTF books (or FAST formats)

With PDF books, page turns take 2-8 seconds (obviously SLOW format).

BTW, I think that battery life depends on what you are reading - FAST or SLOW formats.

NatCh · 10-09-2006, 04:01 PM

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I'm sure you can spare 2 hours for this test

Yes, but the 10 minutes are another thing.

I think you're right about the format making a difference, clearly processing time has to have an effect on power consumption.

Then there's the whole question of finding a 7,800 page document....

Jake · 10-09-2006, 04:05 PM

Not to mention finding a physical therapist for the carpal tunnel problems you'll have after pressing the next page button that many times in a row....

Slava · 10-09-2006, 04:12 PM

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Yes, but the 10 minutes are another thing.

That's unfortunate, but me thinks we can settle with 2 hours and 7200 click-o-pages or page-o-clicks

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Then there's the whole question of finding a 7,800 page document....

Book with 7800 pages? Easy - "War and Peace"

If it's not enough, one can copy/paste until all pages are there.

On other hand it wont be representative, 10 books with 720-780 pages each or same book but read 10 times are closer to real-life conditions

NatCh · 10-09-2006, 04:13 PM

I could use all ten fingers ... and my nose ... that should do for the first 3,750 pages or so ... then ... maybe toes? Elbows? Hmmm.

NatCh · 10-11-2006, 05:11 PM

After a full week of usage, still 4 blocks for me.

Jake · 10-11-2006, 07:22 PM

Same here (well almost a week), and my Reader certainly has hasn't been sitting idle!
It's the first time I've ever had something run this long without sucking the battery down. But then it's not really running most of the time of course... Weird though to still see the bars not changing...

ultim8fury · 10-11-2006, 07:23 PM

roughly 2000 page turns so far on the initial shipping charge and it just dropped to 2 bars.

Slava · 10-11-2006, 07:46 PM

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After a full week of usage, still 4 blocks for me.

You have to actually read the books, not just look at the Reader

NatCh · 10-12-2006, 11:03 AM

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You have to actually read the books, not just look at the Reader

Read? All my books have pretty pictures!

Kosst Amojan · 10-12-2006, 11:22 AM

Wow, mine finally dropped one bar today

NatCh · 10-12-2006, 12:03 PM

It'll probably go back up if you turn it off for a few minutes. They seem to flutter around the transitions for a while before settling into the lower reading.

tekchic · 10-12-2006, 12:29 PM

I don't know that I"ll ever run the battery down realistically. Unless I load up 200 books and just do a "how many weeks of fairly constant reading can I get out of the Reader" test. I seem to plug it in every two or three days to bring down another collection, and it keeps topping that battery back off.

Well done on the battery life, Sony!

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10-09-2006, 11:19 AM	#31
Morbius Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Maybe this is the same great performance Sony laptop batteries exhibited...right before they went nuclear!

10-09-2006, 04:05 PM	#35
Jake Renaissance Man Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle Device: Sony Reader	Not to mention finding a physical therapist for the carpal tunnel problems you'll have after pressing the next page button that many times in a row....

10-09-2006, 04:13 PM	#37
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I could use all ten fingers ... and my nose ... that should do for the first 3,750 pages or so ... then ... maybe toes? Elbows? Hmmm.

10-11-2006, 05:11 PM	#38
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	After a full week of usage, still 4 blocks for me.

10-11-2006, 07:22 PM	#39
Jake Renaissance Man Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle Device: Sony Reader	Same here (well almost a week), and my Reader certainly has hasn't been sitting idle! It's the first time I've ever had something run this long without sucking the battery down. But then it's not really running most of the time of course... Weird though to still see the bars not changing...

10-11-2006, 07:23 PM	#40
ultim8fury Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 368 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Device: PRS500, Looking at 700	roughly 2000 page turns so far on the initial shipping charge and it just dropped to 2 bars.

10-12-2006, 11:22 AM	#43
Kosst Amojan Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 19597 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Wow, mine finally dropped one bar today

10-12-2006, 12:03 PM	#44
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It'll probably go back up if you turn it off for a few minutes. They seem to flutter around the transitions for a while before settling into the lower reading.

10-12-2006, 12:29 PM	#45
tekchic Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 120 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: iPhone X, iPad Pro	I don't know that I"ll ever run the battery down realistically. Unless I load up 200 books and just do a "how many weeks of fairly constant reading can I get out of the Reader" test. I seem to plug it in every two or three days to bring down another collection, and it keeps topping that battery back off. Well done on the battery life, Sony!