Aura ONE The time has come to replace my Aura One

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by mbovenka

Jon, stop stating your opinions as facts. The Sage's battery life could be better, yes, but overnight charging it every few days isn't *that* much of a hassle, is it now?

I also consider my Sage the best E-ink reader I have ever owned. And I have owned lots of them, from the Bookeen Gen3 onwards.

An eInk Reader should not need to be charged every few days. That's the problem.

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

An eInk Reader should not need to be charged every few days. That's the problem.

And again: It's *you* who considers it a problem. Many, myself included, don't. It would be nice if the battery life were better than it is, but that's all.

[petercreasey]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Why did you switch?

Good question. Answer -- I can't remember. Perhaps because the Forma has an edge that makes it a bit easier to hold; otherwise, I can't recall.

I loved the Aura One and still keep it well maintained and charged.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's not fine. The battery life is trash.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

An eInk Reader should not need to be charged every few days. That's the problem.

Oh, horrors! I have to connect my Sage to charge more often than most of my ereader collection. I think of it as giving my Sage something to do while I sleep for an hour.

[beespeckled]

The optimism of my last post has been squashed. The One never advanced past about a 15% charge then degraded as the evening wore on.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Oh, horrors! I have to connect my Sage to charge more often than most of my ereader collection. I think of it as giving my Sage something to do while I sleep for an hour.

Or maybe doze for 45 minutes, or even read with the 2m ling USB cable while charging.

My Sage is my favourite. Temped to buy another soon, will do so if any rumour of it being "replaced" by something inferior.

[Aleron Ives]

Originally Posted by beespeckled

The optimism of my last post has been squashed. The One never advanced past about a 15% charge then degraded as the evening wore on.

Have you considered buying a replacement battery instead of a new device? You may yet be able to resurrect your Aura if you're willing to open it.

[beespeckled]

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Have you considered buying a replacement battery instead of a new device? You may yet be able to resurrect your Aura if you're willing to open it.

I think it is the charging port that is the problem. The battery I think is fine because I could go 2-3 weeks depending on how much I was reading between charges up until about April of this year, when I noticed I was having problems getting it to connect.

There is no obvious seam to separate insert a micro usb port either, I think the danger would be ruining the screen just trying to take it apart.