Hello: I'm taking Jonathan's suggestion and changing the subject to battery life. smile
I use a Voice Not QT with 5.0 burned in to rom and I have to disagree with some comments on having a CF card inserted in the unit. After doing a full charge, I always leave the unit on and have since Saturday afternoon. I like to read books and since I leave the CF card in, I never shut it off and I think I get close to 16 hours of charge. Now if I use the modem, that can suck it down or if I play MP3 files, that will bring it down. Before I wrote this letter, I checked the battery status and it's at 54 percent. I guess my point is, I'm not sure if leaving the card in the unit really draws that much power and I'm using the pcmpcia slot which is the storage drive. Just wanted to share my thoughts. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] One more suggestion: > Hello again! > > I have always felt that the battery is the weak link in the chain however, > If it is being used constantly, one might get 10 to 15 hours of battery > life before having to charge the unit! That is certainly better than most > laptops! > > Jim Aldrich > > At 02:57 PM 04/12/2004 , you wrote: > >Hi, Sandra > > > >I have similar experiences with the battery life of my unit and, indeed, I > >did send it back to PulseData Europe about 18 months ago for replacement as > >I wasn't satisfied with its life. Net result? Exactly the same even to the > >extent of them scoffing at the idea of a 20-hour lifespan. > > > >To my mind, the batteries (along with the continued withholding of the SDK) > >are a major flaw in the unit. > > > >Regards > > > >Richard Bartholomew > >E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "sandra tomkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 1:33 PM > >Subject: re: [Braillenote] One more suggestion: > > > > > >Hi Mary-Ellen and list, > > > > While on the subject of batteries: I just received my bn back from its new > >battery implant. I am a little concerned that this "new" battery is not > >quite the thing. For example, having charged it to 100 % I left the bn > >unplugged over night, with no cards in and, of course, turned off, the power > >level went down by 20 % when I checked the following morning. Also, if I > >read a book, using a storage card, but not doing much else with the bn for, > >perhaps, 7 to 8 hours (being an avid reader) my battery goes down from 100 % > >to 9 % how does this performance compare with others who have new or > >relatively new batteries? I would be very grateful to hear as I am loath to > >send the machine back, especially as I paid £150 for the privilege only two > >weeks ago. > >Thanks, > >Sandy. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 12:45:24 -0400 > > >Subject: [Braillenote] One more suggestion: > > > > >How about a battery which doesn't need calibration every 6 weeks? > > >The present battery has never made sense to me but I'm in the dark ages so > >there. > > >Mary Ellen Earls > > >___ > > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
