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Old Yesterday, 02:04 PM   #46
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A stupid product adding weight and bulk compared to plugging in a cable.

It's not an example of thinking outside the box.
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Given the number of complaints from MobileRead users about weight, suggesting adding a battery pack that would markedly increase the weight is not likely to be popular. Oddly, the unit being sold on Amazon claims a weight of 90.7 grams while the average weight for a 10,000mAH lithium ion battery in the samples I checked on Amazon.ca varied from 150-200 grams. One example is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDTPFQ3P weighing in at 171 grams. Add the case, etc. and it's likely to weigh more than my Libra Colour.

To make it more fun, I checked the specs on 4 10,000mAH power banks with wireless charging. The lightest clocked it at 200 grams, the heaviest at 249 grams.

Personally, I feel for Kobo's ereaders, a power bank and cable would be a cheaper solution. One friend of mine did add a wireless charging receiver to his Clara BW (GOWENIC, about 15 grams) but then he needed the sender and a wall wart to power the sender though it also worked with an Anker power bank's wireless charging. The same one that my iPhone shows slow charging when I tried using it.
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A stupid product adding weight and bulk compared to plugging in a cable.

It's not an example of thinking outside the box.
Vs a dangling cable adding weight, getting all twisted, having to carry the cable and a wallwart, or a cable and powerpack.

No thank you.
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Given the number of complaints from MobileRead users about weight, suggesting adding a battery pack that would markedly increase the weight is not likely to be popular. ...
Vs all the posts about adding weight to a reader isn't a big deal.
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To make it more fun, I checked the specs on 4 10,000mAH power banks with wireless charging. The lightest clocked it at 200 grams, the heaviest at 249 grams.

Personally, I feel for Kobo's ereaders, a power bank and cable would be a cheaper solution.
This. The 10,000mAH I regularly use with my Sage is 207 grams and is very convenient to have connected while reading if needed
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How do you use a gadget while charging if it doesn't use a plug in cable?

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A stupid product adding weight and bulk compared to plugging in a cable.

It's not an example of thinking outside the box.
And you are moving the goal posts.

Either stick to your universal statement, or add some "I"s to your posts.
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