06-01-2011, 11:13 AM | #1 |
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Jetbook Lite battery tests
My mum's JBL just arrived from Ebay today. It's excellent. Does the job it's required. When the Duracell Ultras on my old Handspring Visor PDA finally die, I will probably buy another JBL for myself.
Which leads me to the question: has anyone ever scientifically tested real-world battery life on the JBL? How many hours would 4 aa Duracell Ultra's last? Or 2000mn / 2700 mn Duracell rechargeables? I would really be looking for about 40 hours from the ultras. Thanks |
06-01-2011, 11:37 AM | #2 |
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I ran some tests of the standard NiMH rechargables a while back, in this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74936 Not exactually "scientific" but they were specific to use in the JBL. You should be able to expect between 25 and 30 hours of actual reading time per charge of a set of the standard Made in Japan 2300mAh NiMH rechargables. Luck; Ken |
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06-01-2011, 03:06 PM | #3 |
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I would also suggest specifically looking for the "low self-discharge" or "pre-charged" variant of NiMH rechargeables, if you're going that route. The capacity rating may be a bit lower, but I believe they are much better suited to the usage pattern of an ebook reader.
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The Eneloops are very good batteries, Made in Japan. It all really does hang on what your usage pattern is, if you will be charging a set of batteries and then not using them for a month, the LSD feature may come into play. If you expect to only use your ereader a few hours a month, then the LSD batteries would be a very good idea. Luck; Ken Last edited by Ken Maltby; 06-01-2011 at 08:07 PM. |
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