I bought a Toshiba Net book. I'm not happy. This column and the ads say that they last 8.5 - 9.5 hours. This is just *not* true. I could see if it lasted, say 3/4 of that or something. One always gets variances. But the way this thing is, I was lucky to get 3 hours of it- max. That's nowhere near what's being said. And I'm being told by service people that this is all one can expect from a unit this size. So this is not truth in advertising. I took mine back today.
For those looking for a device strictly for reading, the new Kobo is a nice little option. It's small enough to slip into a pocket, can do more with a PDF than the competition, and at $129, it's $10 cheaper than both the Nook and Kindle WiFi.
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I bought a Toshiba Net book. I'm not happy. This column and the ads say that they last 8.5 - 9.5 hours. This is just *not* true. I could see if it lasted, say 3/4 of that or something. One always gets variances. But the way this thing is, I was lucky to get 3 hours of it- max. That's nowhere near what's being said. And I'm being told by service people that this is all one can expect from a unit this size. So this is not truth in advertising. I took mine back today.