sd card question

libros_lego · 04-13-2009, 01:48 AM

does using the sd card in the kindle 1 drain the battery?

sirbruce · 04-13-2009, 04:12 AM

Yes it does.

daffy4u · 04-13-2009, 07:06 AM

If it does (I've not noticed a drain on my K1), it may depend on how much content you have on your card (I have an 8GB card).

I haven't seen any studies or experiments comparing battery life with and without an SD card.

HarryT · 04-13-2009, 07:10 AM

The straightforward answer to the question "does it drain the battery" is unquestionably "yes" - it requires power to operate; a very small amount of power in "standby" mode, a small amount of power to read data from it, and a quite considerable amount of power to write to it.

Whether the power consumption is sufficient to make a noticeable difference to the battery life I'll leave to Kindle owners to answer.

libros_lego · 04-17-2009, 04:00 AM

Battery was back to normal after the indexing process.

04-13-2009, 01:48 AM	#1
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04-13-2009, 04:12 AM	#2
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Yes it does.

04-13-2009, 07:06 AM	#3
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	If it does (I've not noticed a drain on my K1), it may depend on how much content you have on your card (I have an 8GB card). I haven't seen any studies or experiments comparing battery life with and without an SD card.

04-13-2009, 07:10 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The straightforward answer to the question "does it drain the battery" is unquestionably "yes" - it requires power to operate; a very small amount of power in "standby" mode, a small amount of power to read data from it, and a quite considerable amount of power to write to it. Whether the power consumption is sufficient to make a noticeable difference to the battery life I'll leave to Kindle owners to answer.

04-17-2009, 04:00 AM	#5
libros_lego Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Battery was back to normal after the indexing process.

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