Why is the battery life so short? When it says 15 hours, does it only apply to 15 hours if you don't press ANYTHING at all?
2060612
Yes, I think it gets 15 hours of battery life only if you are not really using the player much during those 15 hours. If you press buttons/look at the screen, the battery life is much shorter.
945873
It seems like the battery life should be good for days on end. I think the battery will only use life after setting the alarm off several times over a period of time. I check at least once a week.
648148
Sometimes you need to "activate" the battery by pulling the tab and waiting a few minutes before using. Otherwise the battery will seem dead or weak.
351249
I was wondering too. It says it will go 10 days on a charge but I would question that as well. I have a wireless Logitech mouse, which I love by the way, that says it's battery life is up to 18 months and I'm lucky to get a month out of it. From reading the reviews, when in battery mode , the keys do not stay illuminated and you have to press something to light them up again. I love the fact you can have a choice of wired or not. The battery can also be replaced if need be according to the rep. I have a Logitech keyboard as well that I have had since Windows 95 and it works as well today as it did then. I do have a cover on it so that may be a big part of that reason. I was wondering too. It says it will go 10 days on a charge but I would question that as well. I have a wireless Logitech mouse, which I love by the way, that says it's battery life is up to 18 months and I'm lucky to get a month out of it. From reading the reviews, when in battery mode , the keys do not stay illuminated and you have to press something to light them up again. I love the fact you can have a choice of wired or not. The battery can also be replaced if need be according to the rep. I have a Logitech keyboard as well that I have had since Windows 95 and it works as well today as... » Read More I was wondering too. It says it will go 10 days on a charge but I would question that as well. I have a wireless Logitech mouse, which I love by the way, that says it's battery life is up to 18 months and I'm lucky to get a month out of it. From reading the reviews, when in battery mode , the keys do not stay illuminated and you have to press something to light them up again. I love the fact you can have a choice of wired or not. The battery can also be replaced if need be according to the rep. I have a Logitech keyboard as well that I have had since Windows 95 and it works as well today as it did then. I do have a cover on it so that may be a big part of that reason. « Show Less
1422908
I used mine for several months with light use. It doesn't seem to turn off automatically for me, but now that I think about it I can't remember if it's supposed to. In general I have no complaints about the battery life, or anything really. I like mine a lot and would consider it one of my best buys.
202619
Well, unfortunately I'm not an avid gamer so I am not on it that often, but I have found that if you have it in sleep mode it does a very good job of retaining power. If I were to estimate, if you played it as much as the average owner, I would say you could get a guaranteed couple days out of it...I might even venture and say three days. Again thats just a guess.You might wanna poke around online and google some sites that will give you some good insight on the battery life. Hope I was able to help at least a little. Have fun and keep gaming! ;)
255431
No, the battery life is only short when your messing around on the menu, but when your listening to music and NOTHING else, it's a whole different story. One time I was listening to music at night, fell asleep, woke up in the morning and there was only HALF the batttery life. It was fully charged at night, so there is about 20 hr. of music listening time, or whatever you call it. Anywho, there's to many kids on Amazon that treat there things poorly, get on the computer, and type a bad review about it. I think the new ipod nano is awesome and has good battery life.
555745
99 hours and 99 minutes-not that anyone would ever need to. Just push in the time you want and press start. Simple.
1745788
Overall the battery life is good. For a heavy user like me it lasts for 2.5 to 3.5hrs. its good. the only drawback is it has a inbuilt battery. which means its not user replaceable.
1685622
The low battery light comes on after 6 hrs that's when I turn it off or find somewhere to recharge it. I haven't pressed it beyond 6 hrs.
957163
Wow thats crazy, my daughter uses hers for 6 to 7 hours straight, on netflix,youtube,games or apps. She doesnt put it down, she does EVERYTHING on it and only has to fully charge it at night before going to bed, that takes a couple hours though, at least 2 but not sure. If yours is only good for 3 hours thats a big problem , thats not even half of how long its supossed to go, usually when a product says the battery lasts a certain amount its usually not even close to that but I was very surprised when ours actually lasted the 7 hours it promised, and Im telling you its on streaming videos and movies for the hole 7 hours and it has never shut down,the lowest it got was 8% and than it took hours to fully charge it again.
801382
For me batteries last about 2 weeks (sucks them dry very quickly). This is the type of mouse you really need to turn off after using it, something I always forget to do. I don't think it has a sleep mode, the bluetrack light is always on, even after hours of being idle, this probably contributes to the short battery life. If it wasn't for the battery life, this mouse would be very good. For now, i'm stuck changing the batteries out constantly, give the logitech touch mouse a look!
1373956
I just tried mine set at 1 second - it worked fine. But, I don't know why anyone would want to set that short a play time.
202618
Well, unfortunately I'm not an avid gamer so I am not on it that often, but I have found that if you have it in sleep mode it does a very good job of retaining power. If I were to estimate, if you played it as much as the average owner, I would say you could get a guaranteed couple days out of it...I might even venture and say three days. Again thats just a guess. You might wanna poke around online and google some sites that will give you some good insight on the battery life. Hope I was able to help at least a little. Have fun and keep gaming! ;)
569006
The battery life is pretty awful. Don't lose your keys. I did, and you have to send in a notarized form with 15 bucks to get new keys. The batteries on mine lasted less than 5 months. New, name brand batteries, and I opened it a grand total of about 5 times. I hadn't tried in about a month, and there was no juice left. I'll try a different name brand to see if it matters.
1321027
Battery life is short. I turn the unit off when not in use. I do not just let it idle.
2220072
Though I manually turn mine off to make the battery last as long as possible; the manual indicates it turns itself off after 10-15 minutes of inactivity.I consider that to be both good and bad. It's good if you're forgetful - it's bad if you want to closely monitor something longer than some preset time limit.