How Far Do You Let Your Battery Go Before You Charge ?

[TimW]

Originally Posted by Mike L

It's not a question of them thinking that people only read for 30 minutes a day, and certainly not one of us limiting ourselves to 30 minutes a day.

The "30 minute a day" figure is an arbitrary figure used to demonstrate the overall battery life. The figure itself doesn't mean anything. They could just as easily have used 60 minutes per day, or six hours per day.

I would have thought that was blindingly obvious, but perhaps not.

Mike

Originally, Amazon figured the battery life at one hour of reading per day. B&N wanted to show how the Nook's battery life was better than the Kindle, so they advertised the Nook could last for two months without recharging...assuming you only used it 30 minutes per day. Amazon changed their advertising to match and it's been the same ever since.

[sparklemotion]

Originally Posted by Mike L

For me, the decision is based on where I'm likely to be over the next few days. If I'm likely to be around my home, I might let the battery run very low before a recharge. But not if I'm travelling. I certainly don't worry about the memory effect, if any, or about letting it run down to any particular percentage.

Mike

Same for me pretty much. Generally, if I know I'm going to be home, I usually let the battery get down fairly low before charging.

[Mike L]

Originally Posted by TimW

B&N wanted to show how the Nook's battery life was better than the Kindle, so they advertised the Nook could last for two months without recharging...assuming you only used it 30 minutes per day. Amazon changed their advertising to match and it's been the same ever since.

Sounds highly plausible. Thanks.

Mike

[PieMan597]

I usually charge my tablet overnight, however, I usually charge my Touch every other month or so. That's a long time!