09-13-2012, 07:47 PM | #91 | |
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09-13-2012, 08:35 PM | #92 |
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I had exactly the same experience on my PRS-950 - it hung on a page when the battery got too low. I thought it was broken, but I charged it up and it was fine.
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09-13-2012, 08:37 PM | #93 | |
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09-13-2012, 09:28 PM | #94 | |
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When you let the Kindle go to sleep, or put it to sleep with a quick slide of the on/off slider, it goes into a very light sleep, during which some battery- intensive processes can occur, e.g., indexing. When you hold the slider for ~20-30(?) seconds, the Kindle will completely shut down (the only true "off") for a few seconds, and then it restarts itself, ie, it reboots. But if you hold the slider for about 7 seconds, you get what Amazon calls "off“ (it is the closest state of "off" you can keep it in). In this state, unlike "sleep", the screen will go blank, and all background processes, like indexing and wireless, cease. This "off" state uses almost no battery, which is why Amazon advises users to put it in that state if we won't be using the Kindle for a few weeks. Turning it back "on" from this off state does not require a boot up cycle. Since it's more of a hibernation state, sliding the power slider immediately "wakes" it up and shows you the same page you left it on. Last edited by Piper_; 09-13-2012 at 09:30 PM. |
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09-13-2012, 11:28 PM | #95 |
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So in that case, the worst situation we can have with the Glo is that they value-engineered the glass or the frame, to be more fragile than the KTouch. The fact that they would have glass in the first place is therefore, just status-quo. So, I guess my question then is, what is all the fuss about? From what Sombreastre says, it sounds like we really need to watch where we put our rear-ends.
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09-13-2012, 11:37 PM | #96 | |
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But I do agree that worst case should be status quo. Marketing dept likely never thought of the other ways no glass could be interpreted. |
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09-13-2012, 11:44 PM | #97 | |
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Oh my, that's funny, it's exactly what happened to me when I had my first e-reader, Kindle 3, I was trying everything, even went to the web to research about it before I realized it was the battery. |
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09-14-2012, 12:02 AM | #98 | |
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I think you are the one confused, have you ever had a Kindle? Off is Off, and it boots everything up either way, sleep is sleep, as in ready to go. Yes, if you're leaving it for a few weeks, better turn it off, but there's no point turning it off everyday , or even 3x per day as some user has said. I always had wi-fi off, never used it at all, I used the computer to transfer my stuff. Now bear in mind, if your kindle is 3G also takes battery. The 20 seconds is more used to unfreeze, reset the kindle. http://askville.amazon.com/turn-kind...estId=87279809 http://www.survivalguide4idiots.com/...now-about.html http://www.ehow.com/info_8664218_can...le-always.html I can find more pages if you still dont get it. |
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I have a question, I intend to buy the Kobo Glo, I've seen videos on youtube and when page is displayed there's the menu on the bottom, can I read without any menus? Many thanks for the replies.
Out of curiosity, which colour will you guys buy? White or Black? I am preferring the white from what I see on the web. |
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All you need to do is test it yourself. It only takes about ten seconds total. Turn it "off" with the 7 second slide, then slide it again to turn it back on. You will not see a boot up, but an immediate wake up. You can also search the threads here in the Kindle forum, or you can spend hours like I did last year reading about the Kindle 's power management. You'll find that what is commonly called "off" is just a deeper suspend/hibernate state than the usual sleep. It uses less power than sleep, and does not equate to "a full shutdown and boot." (Yes, I own 2 Kindles, actually.) |
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09-14-2012, 05:52 AM | #101 | |
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09-14-2012, 07:54 AM | #102 |
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09-14-2012, 08:21 AM | #103 | |
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Kindle 4 here. A 7 seconds hold (there's no slide button) will get me a blank screen, and from that, pressing the power button once again wakes it up immediatly! anyways, could we get back on the glo-vs-paperwhite-specs topic? Last edited by sombreastre; 09-14-2012 at 08:32 AM. |
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