Battery Life Is anyone else having battery issues with the Innotab? My daughters are only lasting one to two days....
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Use rechargable batteries which are 2000ohms of power or more. They will last much longer and are worth the money.
2040010
I bought 2 Innotabs for my 2 daughters this Christmas. The batteries last 24 hours, so now I have to go buy the power adapter.
2040011
We are lucky if the rechargeable batteries last 3 hours...so very annoying. I started doing a little research and found that these rechargeable batteries are the best on the market : eneloop AA 1800 cycle, Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries, 4 Pack (discontinued by manufacturer) Anyone have any experience with them?! They have really good reviews. I'm wondering if I do get them if I should get a better battery charger, if it really matters at all?!
2040012
Wow, a set lasts one to two days? I'm lucky to get half a day out of a set in mine. Of course, both my kids take turns playing it. We've moved to rechargeable batteries as well.
2040013
Yes, I'll would be lucky if my Innotab lasts 3 hours - maybe more if I don't have to reboot the device. Considering that an external 9V adapter is required and yet the device only takes 4 batteries (for a total of 6V) I wonder if this unit is really underpowered with the batteries alone.
2040014
I've been using energizer batteries and I doubt any rechargeable batteries will do any better. The Innotab just isn't all that portable with it's battery drainage....I might try an external 9V battery pack to use with the external plug instead.
494931
Like pretty much all touch phones/tablets the backlight and touchscreen gobble up a considerable amount of power. Go with some rechargeables.
1950892
My battery is shot after less than 2 years of occasional use. Takes no charge whatsoever. Anyone know of a replacement other than the $40. Wacom? 20% of purchase price for a new battery is hard to swallow. Fortunately, the tablet still works with the battery charger connected.~JO
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So my daughter is playing with her Innotab today and the battery light comes on. After it flashes for a few seconds the innotab starts making a loud scratchy noise and then lines come across the screen. This happened after taking this toy out the box for about 2 hrs. The unit would not shut down so I had to take out the batteries then put them back in, then it started normal.....I'm recharging the batteries now and keeping my fingers crossed. I'm almost regretting getting this toy...
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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! ;)
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Yes, the two batter packs stay in the InnoTab while charging. There should be an AC plug on the top/side of your InnoTab. That is how it charges the batteries inside the tablet. It is very convenient.
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My children use this device and I have noticed that the battery life is not the best. You may get up to 3-4 hours of continuos use. It is not like my other devices that I can use for most of the day then wake up the next day and still have some battery life. I also understand that this product is not as expensive either. I hope this helps.
309701
I can't say that I've check on the battery life. It seems to last pretty long. I will check this week and try to repost.
706634
Mine died suddenly on me, after talking to customer service at jawbone, they are sending me a new one for free. I mentioned that it seems like it is happening alot, and they said it definately isn't. If you think about it, people are much more likely to gripe about something than how pleased they are with something. Jawbone has made it right right away. Now, if the second one does it, I'll change my mind. : )
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Our 5-7 yr old Taylor just bit the dust. Had to replace batts about yearly. Cheap at Walmart. Clue to it's being terminal is having to replace the battery more frequently then that. Even then, ours lasted close to 6 months. . .
738405
We just bought this innotab 2 and love it. We had the fist one, but my little boy kept dropping it so it no longer worked properly. I would wait until she is 4 or so to get it, it didn't make it long at our house due to slippery fingers! Hopefully now that he is 5 this new one will fare better. Good luck!!
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Thanks for the reply! I also frequent notebookreview.com....I received my UL30A-A2 today, though, and will put it through the battery test hoops over the next couple of days. Even if it is not the advertised 16 hours 12 hours is still absolutely excellent imo!
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Definitely issue. Mine lasts a whole day, easy. I'd look up if there is a way to reset the mouse and start charging again. May not have been fully charged initially. if no other options, would ask for replacement.
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I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that.
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Did you follow the instructions and let it charge for 24 hours before first using it? I have my MBP set to "Better Battery Life" and sleep/turn off display after 15 minutes, in Energy Preferences. After watching 75 minutes of video over WI-FI on battery, and Bluetooth turned on for the mouse, I have about 30% battery life left. I don't think that's quite as good as the Apple battery when it's new, but I can live with it.
668234
I don't have the innotab2. I have the first one made. I don't know how to download games. Maybe you can goggle it or go on YouTube. Sorry I couldn't help
1963565
I have bought two also. Mine last month and then one for my husband a couple of weeks later. Mine is totally defective. I have replaced batteries and did the updates. It dies every day and doesn't track me. So disappointing!
677999
I have had the battery less than a month. It is great so far. I would recommend that you find someone who has had the battery over a year. That is when my previous third-party battery from another company failed despite not being recharged much.