How long can the pen be used before charging? I'm wondering if the pen's charge lasts all day. Is there any battery in the pen?
272833
My pen will work for 2-3 hours. No more. The battery seems to have a memory affect. When it shows ½ charged it will work for 30 extra minutes - max.
272834
At the beginning I was getting 10-12 hours of mixed audio and text recording. But I agree that there is a memory effect that you should avoid by running the pen down as far as you can before recharging it - and I would recommend not keeping it in the recharging cradle once the battery is recharged. I am now down to about 8 hours of recording time.
272835
I have two 1GB Pulse Smartpens for 5 months and use them regularly to record meeting minutes or when travelling often instead of pulling out and setup a laptop PC. Battery use seems to be about 2.5 hours max, I am now in the habit of putting the pen into it's charging cradle during breaks and lunch. I do NOT leave the pen in the charging cradle at night, but I do turn it off. Many of the battery powered products I have exhibit battery "memory" effects when they are constantly being charged.As noted above, I find the battery indicator is not even close to linear. 3 bars really means "charge me now!" I have two 1GB Pulse Smartpens for 5 months and use them regularly to record meeting minutes or when travelling often instead of pulling out and setup a laptop PC. Battery use seems to be about 2.5 hours max, I am now in the habit of putting the pen into it's charging cradle during breaks and lunch. I do NOT leave the pen in the charging cradle at night, but I do turn it off. Many of the battery powered products I have exhibit battery "memory" effects when they are constantly being charged.As noted above, I find the battery indicator is not even close to linear. 3 bars... » Read More I have two 1GB Pulse Smartpens for 5 months and use them regularly to record meeting minutes or when travelling often instead of pulling out and setup a laptop PC. Battery use seems to be about 2.5 hours max, I am now in the habit of putting the pen into it's charging cradle during breaks and lunch. I do NOT leave the pen in the charging cradle at night, but I do turn it off. Many of the battery powered products I have exhibit battery "memory" effects when they are constantly being charged.As noted above, I find the battery indicator is not even close to linear. 3 bars really means "charge me now!" « Show Less
272836
I used the pen for 12 hours of notetaking/recording and still had half a batter left (as indicated by the pen). the 12 hours spanned several days.
1266758
For me, it didn't last long. I let the battery that I bought for a 24 hour charge before using the laptop without it being pligged in the charger. It had at least a good 6 hours before battery needed to ne charged again. So I turned off my laptop and waited for it to charge. Then the next day, battery didn't work anymore as it would only hold maximum charge of 13%.
203971
Battery life is very good. We don't use an adapter. We have never had to replace the pen. It is quite durable and in our home, that is a necessity!
2242698
Where did you hear that? Of course not. I use mine daily and it usually lasts for 2-3 days based on my reading, web surfing and emailing activity. I let the battery completely run down after I first charged it and it lasted almost 11 hours. On average I get at least 10 hours of active use on it, but I usually charge it every three days.
1358903
It does, although I found my battery only lasts a very few minutes. It is rechargeable off a USB port, but seems like after charging hours it lasts maybe 15 minutes. However, when it works, the picture is great and the sound is pretty clear. It does also work as a pen.
2249427
I have never timed it, but with constant use I'd say it lasts about an hour fully charged. It's really not a long lasting battery which I have to say has to be the only problem with it. It's a great tool but using it avidly for all kinds of projects, I could use a longer battery life. Your measure of a "good length" all depends on what you plan on using it for.
272688
The battery is really nice. I have it over around 5-6 weeks but I charged only 2X. So super good, I use it every day. I am not watching Tv, so I have no idea, but I think you can use a small usb bluetooth adapter.
1113508
? i use it to there is no charge left in it , then recharge , that takes about 5 hrs to charge , thats why i bought 2 of them , they can run the unit for about an hr , as with all my battery operated tools , i let the battery run out , then completely recharge them , you may have a defective battery , if you get a new 1 , dont try using it , till its completly charged , 5 hours , then use every bit of power left on it before recharging , battery's have memories
508893
Well I am not sure....since it is not currently working. The pen stopped working 5 days after we bought it.....I would suggest a better model.
1060213
This pen has an internal battery and comes with a charger, but it has no internal memory. It must be connected to a computer via bluetooth or USB.
1970596
I have had my tablet for about3 years now, and the battery ? or charging is taking 5-6-7hours to charge it now, suppose it is quitting, and I need to get a new one ? is this battery here as good as the original ? thanks JR
339372
The Pen IS rechargeable. There should have been an USB cord that came with it, unless the pen you have is the one with the batteries needed.
1784161
I don't think so, the pen does not work like it should if you don't use it one day it will not work the next day
2090735
Pen uses a single triple-A battery and maybe a rechareable or disposable version. Unless it is used many hours a day, the battery should last weeks to months, better than wireless mouse or keyboards! Lithuim batteries will give a long live at reasonable cost over all other battery types!
2132117
The battery is extremely easy to replace in the pen. Takes about 10-15 seconds and uses 1 AAA battery.
834369
When we first got it ours did the same thing it just needed a full charge, not sure how long that would be because after it kept doing this same thing to me I basically just left it charging for two days. Though it doesn't really seem to have a long battery life to begin with. If that doesn't help I'm not sure, but it does take a long time to charge and without a full charge it goes dead very fast. Hope that helps.
539618
I believe there is a battery but it can not be changed. Mine is good for two rounds and I charge it in my laptop USB port. If yours does not complète the round your battery must be deffective. Leave it pluged overnight and maybe it will work properly. Good luck.