[bookport] Re: Battery brands
- From: "Rick Harmon" <rickharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:01:30 -0400
Hi,
I get 30 to 35 hours listening to audible books and mp3 podcasts on
rechargables and much higher on text files.
Rick
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----- Original Message -----
From: Lou Kolb
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:02 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery brands
Caroline,
One of the best features about the book port is it's excellent battery life.
Now, I read mostly text which draws a lot less than listening to audio so, from
what you mentioned about your listening habits, I doubt you'll do this well but
with a set of standard alkaline batteries, name-brand like Ever ready, I get
nearly a month with heavy daily use. The so-called lithium batteries can
almost double that. Bp claims to deliver approximately 60 hours of use per set
of batteries but I assume this is based on text listening.
Many folks on the list use rechargeables but be advised that the battery
gauge readings will be less accurate with them plus you need to change them
more often which, for some users, has been hard on the battery clips. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: Caroline Congdon
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:46 PM
Subject: [bookport] Battery brands
Hi everyone. I'm curious to know what brands of batteries people have
found that work well with the Book Port. I got a 12-pack of batteries, (I
believe they're Walgreens brand but not sure at this point), and the battery
life in the BP is absolutely terrible. I'm finding that I need to change the
batteries every day or two but with the batteries I got with my BP three weeks
ago I got about 6 days listening to pretty much audible and podcasts. I
thought about getting rechargeable batteries, but I think I remember reading in
the manual that it wasn't recommended because the battery gage might not be as
accurate or something. Is there a specific brand that people find last a long
time and provide maximum use? I used to think batteries were batteries, but
this has changed my mind. SMILE! Thanks in advance for any help.
Caroline
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