DS Daily: Charge!

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Posted Nov 12th 2007 9:00AM by Alisha Karabinus
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One of the first things most people notice when going from a DS Phat to a Lite is how seldom the newer model requires charging. If there's any one benefit between models, it's the battery life. Unsurprisingly, we play a lot of DS around here (at DS Fanboy? You don't say!), and not having to charge as often is just awesome. Still, this blogger, at least, plugs it in once or twice a week, just to keep that green light glowing.

How often do you charge your DS? If you upgraded models, do you notice the difference?

Tags: battery-life, charge

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21. It was kind of ironic... after writing this up, I got a red light last night! I guess I've been playing even more than usual. I'm usually so vigilant that it surprised me.

Posted at 11:59AM on Nov 13th 2007 by Alisha Karabinus

22. I have an M3 that I use for convenience sake, much easier than lugging all my cartridges around. My battery runs about 6-8 hours with the M3, and about 14 without. Not too shabby either way.

Posted at 3:10PM on Nov 13th 2007 by fdisk_format

23. My DS (and my PSP as well) are always plugged in when I'm at home. Very rarely, I'll unplug one or the other to go in another room if I'm playing a game, but usually not for longer than an hour.

Posted at 4:16PM on Nov 13th 2007 by Micah

24. i'm on my second battery for my ds lite. the first one died out long time ago, and my new one gives me 6 - 8 hours of gameplay depending on whether i turn up the volume/use wi-fi/etc or not.

i usually have to plug my ds lite in every night before i go to bed. i wish the battery life was a bit better, but maybe i should play a little less too :-P

Posted at 3:59PM on Nov 14th 2007 by antithesis

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