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« on: May 02, 2011, 10:05:30 AM »
At what point should I turn my K2 off? If I don't touch it for a week or so is it ok to be on "sleep"?
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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 10:19:22 AM »
Doesn't make much difference. I've never regularly turned off any of my Kindles. The battery drain is miniscule in either case.

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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2011, 10:33:18 AM »
great...thank you

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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2011, 02:11:20 PM »
I haven't turned off my Kindle in two years.
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« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2011, 03:07:51 PM »
I've never turned off any of the Kindles I've owned (have had all 3 models).  They use next to no power in sleep mode, and wake up faster than they turn back on, so there's really no reason to ever turn it off.
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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 03:21:08 PM »
The full reboot uses enough extra battery that if you read your kindle frequently, I think it would equal the battery savings of turning it all the way off.

I had the unlighted official case, and before I ever saw it cause a reboot I knew that it was because the battery was draining very quickly.
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2011, 03:40:12 PM »
Wow, shows how much I know. I didn't know there was a difference in sleep and off. I guess I just let it go to sleep. Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2011, 03:42:23 PM »
Quote from: JenniferBecton on May 02, 2011, 03:40:12 PM
Wow, shows how much I know. I didn't know there was a difference in sleep and off. I guess I just let it go to sleep. Smiley

sleep is when you quickly slide the power button and get the screensaver.

off is when you hold the button long enough to get a blank screen.

Sleep is better.

But, if you have had it in sleep or even off for longer than a week, your battery will run down.  Your kindle wants love and should be turned on every couple of days....
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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2011, 04:37:53 PM »
I've been wondering about my K2.  I go weeks, sometimes longer, without touching it.  Should it be turned off?
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2011, 04:54:51 PM »
Quote from: Cardinal on May 02, 2011, 04:37:53 PM
I've been wondering about my K2.  I go weeks, sometimes longer, without touching it.  Should it be turned off?

That sounds like a case where turning it all the way off would be worthwhile.
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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2011, 05:32:59 PM »
Yeah, if it's going to be more than a week or two between uses, I'd say that's the one time to turn it off. 

I don't think I've gone a week without using mine since I got my first Kindle back in early 2009.
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