The Mayers on 3/14/01 10:24 AM wrote:
>> While it won't win any design awards it still looks nice and while it's 1"
>> wider than a 2400 it's the same height while being 1.5" shallower (9" vs.
>> the 2400s 10.5"). I can live with the extra 1.7lbs I have to carry. Plus I
>> love the BookCover feature. I have a picture of my family in it.
>
> I bought my 1400 used, didn't come with the clear BookCover. I heard once a
> rumor about a solar-panel book cover which adds about 20% to your battery
> life (!), but my investigation to track one down has lead nowhere.
>
I bought the clear cover on eBay for $15. As for the solar panel BookCover,
they do exist, but they only charge a battery which has to be removed from
the bay and connected to the panel via a cable. It's not a supplemental
power source. Plus they typically fetch over $200! The first time I saw one
on eBay it had a Buy-It-Now price of $45. At the time I didn't realize the
value of them (nor did the owner) or I would have snapped it up! As it went,
someone started a normal bid on it and it sold for $210.
>> Please understand, I love the 2400 series. I just hate seeing the very
>> versatile 1400 being sold short. I'm very satisfied with my 1400 and I've
>> got about $850 invested in it over the last 10 months. Plus I don't live in
>> fear of GLOD (green-light-of-death).
>
> I've heard about that -- but is it really major concern? Does it happen to
> a lot of 2400s?
>
I've not owned a 2400 so I haven't experienced it but it's one of the more
frequent topics to come up. Of course, this list is like the news, for the
most part we only hear the bad. I'm sure there are many 2400 owners that
have not experienced GLOD.
-makmac
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