08-01-2010, 10:49 AM | #1 |
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Nook, Kindle 3, Kobo size comparison
Size and weight are very important for me, so I mashed up this size comparison pic from the spec pics on the various web sites. Thought someone else might want to see it, so here it is.
Nook: 12.1 or 11.5 oz Kindle 3: 8.5 or 8.7 oz Kobo: 7.8 oz |
08-01-2010, 12:17 PM | #2 |
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So when are you purchasing a Kobo, the "winner" in your research chart?
But wait - aren't you enjoying a Nook?? Long live Kobo. |
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I am enjoying the Nook, when the stupid thing has enough juice to read. It loses about 20% a day, just in airplane and sleep mode. I'm trying to train myself to charge it every other night, but it hasn't sunk in yet. Haven't charged the Opus in 2 weeks and it still has 60% - I've read 3 longish books on it. |
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08-02-2010, 12:42 AM | #4 |
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>> ... Nook ... the stupid thing ... loses about 20% a day ...
WHich translates to having to charge every five days. Rated at about 350 total discharge-charge cycles, and your use pattern means your battery should last over four years. And you're complaining??? (grin) I have several electronics items that I wish I could just charge every fifth day ... Long live Kobo. |
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I've got a teething, refluxing baby who isn't sleeping much and only in my arms, so twice in the last week I read almost nonstop for 7 hours. On Thursday night, the Nook went from 87% down to 23%. Airplane mode, LCD set to 10 seconds, and I used the touchscreen for the majority of the page turns. Last night, the Opus went from full to 60% in 7.5 hours. If the little guy decides to pull a hat trick, I might try the Nook with buttons rather than touchscreen, to see if it is better. I got a new book light at Target yesterday that will fit my naked Nook - it worked well on the Opus last night. Yeah, I'm a bit tired today. But I'm catching up on a lot of series that have been on my TBR list... Last edited by simplyparticular; 08-02-2010 at 11:00 AM. |
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08-02-2010, 11:06 AM | #8 |
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Hmmmm maybe you need a new battery? Mine doesn't drain that fast at all on standby/airplane mode.
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08-02-2010, 04:02 PM | #9 |
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08-03-2010, 09:12 PM | #11 |
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<<I used the touchscreen for the majority of the page turns.>>
Don't the buttons give much better longevity? Thanks for the size comparison. The Kobo isn't really much smaller, but the lack of a keyboard or touchscreen gives me a great handle in the lower left. I also clip my booklight there. Last edited by J. Strnad; 08-03-2010 at 09:15 PM. |
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Well, if it's a bad battery then B&N seems to have some quality control issues because I have to charge mine every other day as well. And I have airplane mode (wifi off) and am experiencing the same issues as OP. Although I love the Nook, I will probably pick up a Kindle3 when it comes out just for the battery life and use the Nook for epubs from the library.
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