Any new info on the old rumors of a front-lit Kindle? - Page 2

plienas · 07-19-2012, 05:32 PM

Oh, i thought by old rumors you meant the ones talking about how it was delayed... Those came out a few weeks ago.

I don't see the reduced battery life as a problem. I am more worried about the reduced longevity of it. But i guess it would be barely noticeable.

TongueTied · 07-19-2012, 10:22 PM

What do you mean by "reduced longevity of it"? How would a front lit display reduce the life of a Kindle? From what I understand, the front light (at least in terms of the Nook) is actually a separate element. So, if your front light were to die on you, your reader would become effectively a normal ereader. Has there been a rumour of a Kindle with glow being more fragile? If that were the case, then it would be a result of value engineering and I would suspect that it would apply to all products they produce at the same time, not specifically just the front light Kindle.

plienas · 07-24-2012, 12:35 PM

What i had in mind is that constant recharging lowers the overall battery life. Of course, as i mentioned this would be barely noticeable. And i'm talking about 2-3 years of daily recharging. If i am correct most batteries have a limit of "recharges", that is, after this limit, they cannot guarantee the "normal" battery life. To be simple - think old laptops and their battery problems.

I am sure they wouldn't lower the built quality of the device itself for this front-lit feature.

TongueTied · 07-25-2012, 08:09 AM

I understand what you meant but old laptops used Nicad or NiMH batteries. Newer ones tend to be Li-ion which don't have the same recharge memory problems of Nicad and NiMH. That is not to say that current batteries don't have issues. I don't know what they might use but I would expect it to be at least a Li-ion.

HarryT · 07-26-2012, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plienas

What i had in mind is that constant recharging lowers the overall battery life. Of course, as i mentioned this would be barely noticeable. And i'm talking about 2-3 years of daily recharging. If i am correct most batteries have a limit of "recharges", that is, after this limit, they cannot guarantee the "normal" battery life. To be simple - think old laptops and their battery problems.

There are two factors which affect batteries:

1. Number of charge cycles.
2. The physical age of the battery.

For a laptop, #1 dominates, but for a reader, #2 does. Even if a light doubled the number of charge cycles (which is being on the pessimistic side), it would still be the age of the battery which would determine its life. A lithium battery will typically have a lifetime of around 5-7 years.

ersott · 07-27-2012, 12:53 PM

No stock kindle touch in Amazon.com, but there is stock in Amazon.es.

New model soon?

twowheels · 07-29-2012, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ersott

No stock kindle touch in Amazon.com, but there is stock in Amazon.es.

New model soon?

Interesting observation!

Touch SO: 1-2 weeks
Touch 3GSO: 2-3 weeks!

Non SO models and non touch models available within a few days...

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07-19-2012, 05:32 PM	#16
plienas Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: none	Oh, i thought by old rumors you meant the ones talking about how it was delayed... Those came out a few weeks ago. I don't see the reduced battery life as a problem. I am more worried about the reduced longevity of it. But i guess it would be barely noticeable.

07-19-2012, 10:22 PM	#17
TongueTied Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 18512 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Buderim, Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	What do you mean by "reduced longevity of it"? How would a front lit display reduce the life of a Kindle? From what I understand, the front light (at least in terms of the Nook) is actually a separate element. So, if your front light were to die on you, your reader would become effectively a normal ereader. Has there been a rumour of a Kindle with glow being more fragile? If that were the case, then it would be a result of value engineering and I would suspect that it would apply to all products they produce at the same time, not specifically just the front light Kindle.

07-24-2012, 12:35 PM	#18
plienas Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: none	What i had in mind is that constant recharging lowers the overall battery life. Of course, as i mentioned this would be barely noticeable. And i'm talking about 2-3 years of daily recharging. If i am correct most batteries have a limit of "recharges", that is, after this limit, they cannot guarantee the "normal" battery life. To be simple - think old laptops and their battery problems. I am sure they wouldn't lower the built quality of the device itself for this front-lit feature.

07-25-2012, 08:09 AM	#19
TongueTied Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 18512 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Buderim, Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	I understand what you meant but old laptops used Nicad or NiMH batteries. Newer ones tend to be Li-ion which don't have the same recharge memory problems of Nicad and NiMH. That is not to say that current batteries don't have issues. I don't know what they might use but I would expect it to be at least a Li-ion.

07-27-2012, 12:53 PM	#21
ersott Evangelist Posts: 413 Karma: 650430 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle paperwhite2, Ipad Air, Kobo Aura H2o	No stock kindle touch in Amazon.com, but there is stock in Amazon.es. New model soon?

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