E Ink just gave me a free ereader... - Page 2

carpetmojo · 04-09-2011, 01:15 PM

No problems with battery life here - and others here have suggested re-charge when down to 2 bars.
And I tend to turn off overnight, rest of day 'tis sleeping...............ahhh-h-h-h-h-h.

( Or bein read, of course....)

pdurrant · 04-09-2011, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Einder

Thanks for the replies and the warm welcome

As for the comment made by Pdurrant about the fragility of the displays, I also mentioned that in my feedback, and Sriram Peruvemba suggested the video at this link: http://www.eink.com/rugged.html
Looks like the displays are not necessarily the most fragile part anymore

Unfortunately, the E Ink screens used in all current ebook readers are not as rugged as that - they still all use a glass substrate, and will shatter under rough use.

Latinandgreek · 04-11-2011, 03:21 PM

Congratulations, enjoy your gift!

Einder · 04-17-2011, 06:36 AM

I think I know what the problem was - for 'convenience' I had put no books on the internal memory, and everything on an SD-card; requiring constant card-access when using the reader. Now that I moved my books to the internal memory, probably combined with the 'first recharge' effect, I have not had to recharge again. Still on my 2nd recharge, still all bars full

I've also just downloaded my first borrowed books from netlibrary.com, which works like a charm. No problems left, just enjoyment - I was finally able to do some studying, reading and annotating a text, out on the balcony, in bright sunlight.

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04-09-2011, 01:15 PM	#16
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	No problems with battery life here - and others here have suggested re-charge when down to 2 bars. And I tend to turn off overnight, rest of day 'tis sleeping...............ahhh-h-h-h-h-h. ( Or bein read, of course....)

04-11-2011, 03:21 PM	#18
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Congratulations, enjoy your gift!

04-17-2011, 06:36 AM	#19
Einder Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	I think I know what the problem was - for 'convenience' I had put no books on the internal memory, and everything on an SD-card; requiring constant card-access when using the reader. Now that I moved my books to the internal memory, probably combined with the 'first recharge' effect, I have not had to recharge again. Still on my 2nd recharge, still all bars full I've also just downloaded my first borrowed books from netlibrary.com, which works like a charm. No problems left, just enjoyment - I was finally able to do some studying, reading and annotating a text, out on the balcony, in bright sunlight.

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