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Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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572 points bookofjoe | 2 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.46s | source
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shbooms ◴[17 Oct 24 03:15 UTC] No.41866101[source]▶
What's the deal with ereaders and their seeming disdain for sane battery life measurements?

Amazon boasts "up to 8 weeks on a single charge" in all their selling points, then, in the fine print states "A single charge lasts up to eight (8) weeks, based on a half hour of reading per day with wireless off and the light setting at 13".

So, it has 28 hours of actual use time, got it. Why not just say that?

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1. laserbeam ◴[17 Oct 24 08:35 UTC] No.41867574[source]▶
Having a few eink readers/tablets, I can say that I almost never care about battery life. You end up charging them once a week or two anyway. I never look at battery stats for them because it almost never ends up important in practice. I don't even look at the battery stat when deciding which to buy or when I recommend one to a friend.
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2. RMPR ◴[17 Oct 24 20:04 UTC] No.41873224[source]▶
> don't even look at the battery stat when deciding which to buy or when I recommend one to a friend.

I used to not care but beware if you get yourself a Note Air 3C the BSR can drain your battery at an alarming rate.