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creative zen micro battery

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  • 08-05-2005 5:50pm
    #1
    doriansmith
    Registered Users Posts: 365 ✭✭


    bought the zen micro last week-love it but the battery doesn't last anywhere near the 12 hours it claims. anyone know the cheapest place to buy a second battery?


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    snappieT
    Registered Users Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    Prob get more responses as a Request in Bargain Alerts (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=355) or in one of the Wanted fora (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=552)


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    LSLFAN
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭LSLFAN


    The Zen Micro battery drains when the player is in "standby mode" ie turned off for up to 24 hours. It then goes into deep sleep and uses much less power.

    Its a problem which has been discussed at length on Creative's message board - over 50 pages long last time I looked. You will get 12 hours continuous play once the battery has been charged a few times but who uses it in this manner?

    I suspect many people use it for a short time while commuting or in the gym and then turn it off until the next day. This causes the battery to drain which Creative have at last admitted to and thankfully, they have promised to release a firmware update this month to significantly reduce the problem.

    Keep a look out on the Creative forum for news of the upgrade:

    http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board?board.id=dap

    You can get a second battery from Creative's Irish website for approx 40 euro.

    Hope this helps. Enjoy your Miicro, its a fabulous player.


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    Matt Simis
    Registered Users Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    LSLFAN wrote:
    The Zen Micro battery drains when the player is in "standby mode" ie turned off for up to 24 hours. It then goes into deep sleep and uses much less power.

    Its a problem which has been discussed at length on Creative's message board - over 50 pages long last time I looked. You will get 12 hours continuous play once the battery has been charged a few times but who uses it in this manner?


    True indeed, but worth noting that virtually all battery claims are made on this premise, for better or worse.


    Matt


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    LSLFAN
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭LSLFAN


    Matt Simis wrote:
    True indeed, but worth noting that virtually all battery claims are made on this premise, for better or worse.


    Matt

    So for 12 hours, read "a lot less" :)

    I'm hopeful that the firmware fix will give me a week's use between charges, If so, I'll be happy.


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