[bookport] Re: Batteries current vs. future Book Port
- From: "Sharon" <mt281820@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:07:22 -0400
Yes, and that's why I'm seriously thinking of getting a second one before
it's too late--the battery issue.
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From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ann byrne
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 11:02 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Batteries current vs. future Book Port
Boy, what a shame! One of the things I like best about the current
BookPort is that I can go on vacation without the ability to recharge
it, and just pop in new AA's when I need them.
At 09:10 AM 7/14/2007, you wrote:
>Sharon -
>
>Nobody can answer this question, since there is no Book Port II yet with
>which to compare. However, since it has been announced that it will use a
>rechargeable battery similar to that in the Handi-Cassette, a fair ballpark
>guess would be from ten to fifteen hours. However, this is going to depend
>on the type of material to which you're listening, since text files are the
>easiest on batteries and MP3 and Audible books are the hardest. Nobody
knows
>yet exactly where the NLS Digital Talking Books will fall, but it's
probably
>not unreasonable to think that they'll also use up a battery charge faster
>than text files will.
>
>And as far as we know now, there won't be any way to use regular batteries
>in the Book Port II when it arrives...I'm pretty sure that the information
>was that it would use _only_ a rechargeable battery.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>On Behalf Of Sharon
>Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:07 AM
>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bookport] bateries current vs. future bookport
>
>What's the difference between the amount of time for battery life on the
>current vs. new bookports? I like the long battery life for what I have now
>which is why I'm thinking of getting another current bookport since I like
>using the double A's. Will there be a way we can also use double A's in the
>new one like we could with the handicassettes?
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