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kam33mitch · 04-24-09, 11:07 AM

I've had my 210 since November and bought it on ebay used for a great price and I've been absolutely happy with mine. I've followed these battery problems with a lot of interest and they are posted all over the web but no one has been able to nail down the cause. I've seen solutions ranging from having the password lock on at startup to not using the CF card to not using X software. I do know that I've never had the problem and I don't use a CF card and I do have the password on so maybe that is the reason. I've also run down my battery a few times and charged it up when it got down to 40% on other occasions and some days it sat on the cord most of the day. I just can't think that the way the battery was charged would be the cause.

I do understand everyone's frustration and I know that if it was happening to me I'd be really mad but I hate to see people stay away from a device I've found to be a major upgrade over my X50v in terms of everyday use.

I gave up on "Next day" replacement warranties over 15 years ago when my watch that had just lost a pin got exchanged for a gift certificate which was hardly what I needed considering the stores no longer had the watch in stock. I'd be curious how many times it turned out to be worth it versus how many times you had to argue with the companies to get them to replace the item.

04-24-09, 11:07 AM	#44 (permalink)
kam33mitch Aximsite Minor League Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 130 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ghosts in the machine? I've had my 210 since November and bought it on ebay used for a great price and I've been absolutely happy with mine. I've followed these battery problems with a lot of interest and they are posted all over the web but no one has been able to nail down the cause. I've seen solutions ranging from having the password lock on at startup to not using the CF card to not using X software. I do know that I've never had the problem and I don't use a CF card and I do have the password on so maybe that is the reason. I've also run down my battery a few times and charged it up when it got down to 40% on other occasions and some days it sat on the cord most of the day. I just can't think that the way the battery was charged would be the cause. I do understand everyone's frustration and I know that if it was happening to me I'd be really mad but I hate to see people stay away from a device I've found to be a major upgrade over my X50v in terms of everyday use. I gave up on "Next day" replacement warranties over 15 years ago when my watch that had just lost a pin got exchanged for a gift certificate which was hardly what I needed considering the stores no longer had the watch in stock. I'd be curious how many times it turned out to be worth it versus how many times you had to argue with the companies to get them to replace the item.