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Old 10-20-2016, 05:01 AM   #91
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That matches my experience exactly.

Since I got my Oasis, battery life hasn't been something I've had to think about at all. Even on long-haul flights I've found that there are enough natural breaks where I just instinctively put the reader back in its cover that I'm nowhere near running out.

For my usage pattern, the Oasis has hit the sweet spot - I get a reader that's really comfortable to hold, but still has a battery life that is long enough to exceed anything I will ever need.

Other people will clearly have different needs, but for me the Oasis hits the spot.
As a matter of interest, if you use the Oasis "naked", and then put it back into its cover, how long does the device take to recharge from its cover?

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I'm very glad Amazon felt the need to come up with something suitable for people who don't like to (or cannot) hold nearly a third of a kilo one-handed indefinitely, and I'd appreciate it if you'd stop claiming that just because you don't want such a thing, most people don't want it, and thus it should not exist at all. What harm does its existence do to you, anyway? It can't be a simple hatred of a choice existing, or you'd not be so wildly in favour of the existence of any and all non-Amazon e-readers.
Again I agree, but it's not just those who struggle to hold a reader that appreciate a lighter one.

I don't struggle to hold a heavier reader, but I still definitely prefer the feel of the Oasis.
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As a matter of interest, if you use the Oasis "naked", and then put it back into its cover, how long does the device take to recharge from its cover?
To be honest, I haven't noticed. It's sufficiently quick that it's never been an issue, and given that I know that in the worst case I can just read with it in the cover for a while, I've not bothered to measure it.

In practice, I just use it in my normal reading pattern with it out of the case when reading and in the case when not, and it's never got anywhere near running out. I've not yet had to fall back on reading with it in the case.
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As the H2O and Voyage are no longer made, we'll be stuck with thinner lighter Readers with not as good battery life.
Please provide a link/statement from Amazon that corroborates your claim that the Voyage is no longer being made.
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Please provide a link/statement from Amazon that corroborates your claim that the Voyage is no longer being made.
I'm guessing Jon means, "In the future, when the H2O and Voyage are no longer made ..."

The wording threw me off also.
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I'm guessing Jon means, "In the future, when the H2O and Voyage are no longer made ..."

The wording threw me off also.
Me too, I was a bit worried there for a while
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As a matter of interest, if you use the Oasis "naked", and then put it back into its cover, how long does the device take to recharge from its cover?

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When I first got mine, I read it in the cover because I was used to holding something with a little weight. But before too long, I decided to just try reading without the cover attached and soon got to prefer reading that way. I monitored the battery issue for a while and with my reading pattern the lowest I saw the battery level for the reader alone was in the 70s. And then I stopped worrying about it. I've never received a low battery warning since I've had it. The best reader I've owned, and the most attractive.

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The outer screen of all eInk Kindles except the Voyage is plastic. The Voyage is the only one with a glass outer screen. We were discussing the screen substrate, not the outer screen that the user touches.
Thanks for the correction and sorry for the confusion. In John F's post, his first sentence said 'substrate', but his second sentence didn't so I thought he was referring to the outer screen in the second sentence. Apparently not.
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Thanks for the correction and sorry for the confusion. In John F's post, his first sentence said 'substrate', but his second sentence didn't so I thought he was referring to the outer screen in the second sentence. Apparently not.
I was referring to both.
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I was referring to both.
Understood. I was just commenting that we currently have plastic screens, and scratches on the screen don't seem to be a significant issue. Whatever type of plastic it is they're made from, it's pretty tough stuff!
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The outer screen of all eInk Kindles except the Voyage is plastic. The Voyage is the only one with a glass outer screen. We were discussing the screen substrate, not the outer screen that the user touches.
Isn't the Oasis screen also glass? From the Amazon website:

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... Unlike reflective tablet and smartphone screens, the micro-etched glass screen is crafted to eliminate glare and feel like paper to the touch. ...
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Isn't the Oasis screen also glass?
Yes, it is. Apologies for missing that out in my post.
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Understood. I was just commenting that we currently have plastic screens, and scratches on the screen don't seem to be a significant issue. Whatever type of plastic it is they're made from, it's pretty tough stuff!
The screens do seem to hold up well (for plastic). The early Nook (Simple Touch?) were "notorious" for their poor plastic screen, i.e. the key drop test. But I haven't heard of any problems for a while. I believe I've noticed scratches on either the Aura HD or H2O, but they were abused and they didn't cause bright spots.
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Yes, it is. Apologies for missing that out in my post.
No problem. Think of how light the Oasis could be with a plastic substrate and plastic screen. And since the Oasis is designed with the integral cover, why not use a plastic screen?
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Perhaps because glass gives better clarity to the screen?
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