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anyone tried batteries.. i did , 4 fully charged 2100 and two duracel of which i am not sure bout the power.. it was not enough power and i had to plgin after 5 minutes..

anyone tips for rechargable batteries and experience in lenght of use

6 aa lasted me about an hour. But they weren't new. So a bit useless in terms of statistics...

why didnt they implement a accu (like in fotocamera's/mp3 players laptop) witha 3 hour life..

why do they make such amateur mistakes everytime they design a product..

I got just about 3 hours and 25 minutes of continuous use (sampling, editing, pattern recording, FX tweaking, etc.) on 6 brand new Energizer AA alkaline batteries. That was with almost constant button pushing and knob twisting, so the auto backlight was triggered on at least half of the time...not that a couple of LEDs eat a lot of energy, but that may have been a factor.
That's not spectacular time, although it's not bad compared to my Boss RC-20XL (which gets about 4 or 5 hours) and really that's all you need for a gig.

Why no real accu... I guess that's due to its "cheap" design, targeted at the market previously buying the MicroKorg. Adding such stuff adds up to its price. A higher price makes people expecting a lot more in functionality as well (in which I think it is lacking some things compared to the ESX-1, even though it's a different machine).

I've been reading quite a few complaints about it being overpriced and I really think that's not a totally fair statement. Of course, if you were expecting anything more than a sampling groovebox in a keyboard body (which is what it is, and alone in its field at the moment) then you may feel let down or underwhelmed. It is as worthless or as great as the user makes it be...look at the SP1200 which still sells for over $1000 in fair condition. Even Casio SKs are over $100 regularly on ebay. Basically, yeah it's not perfect, but you get what you give with any piece of gear.

you're right. my comment was more of a greenish earth..

3 hours battery is really good!!! i think

shabby wrote:anyone tried batteries.. i did , 4 fully charged 2100 and two duracel of which i am not sure bout the power..

general tip - don't use batteries of different brand or charge level!

It sometimes works, but sometimes causes trouble.

FranzK wrote:

shabby wrote:anyone tried batteries.. i did , 4 fully charged 2100 and two duracel of which i am not sure bout the power..

general tip - don't use batteries of different brand or charge level!

It sometimes works, but sometimes causes trouble.

Agreed. The batteries that have less charge die out first and therefore the circuit dies. And then... the undercharged batteries might start getting really warm.

3sleeves wrote: Even Casio SKs are over $100 regularly on ebay.

No need to 'bend' the truth to make your point!

I got about 2 1/2 hours off some fresh Eveready's. That's a sound check and gig, so that's good in my book. I'm not rockin' batteries at home doing the grunt work, that's for sure - though it's smart if you live in a power outtage prone place to have some in there just in case!!

Even unbent SK5s can go for $100 in working condition and cosmetically decent...although they can show up at flea markets for as low as $10 on rare occasion as well.

I can put a non-working SK-1 up for 500 dollars, but that won't make it sell. Those items do not sell. I agree with the point you had made, I'm just saying - no need to get hyperbolic about it. Ultimately I was just making a joke - I swear, this board is the gruel from Oliver Twist of all BB's.

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Thank you.

(mic drops, rolls across stage)

I was thrown off by the unnecessarily obnoxious posts until I checked your myspace link. Art rockers...pretentiousness explained. There are some other threads on here you could bless with your hilarious quips and arrogance while your on such a roll. Bravo on serving me with your poignant analysis of the used electronics auctioning market, I just hope I can live with the shame. Ass. I got your joke, it just sucked 'ultimately'.