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I use the alphasmart neo2. Extremely simple and cheap. Batteries last months and months.

I may end up with a derivative of the FWT one day but for now there’s no need at all.

I actually have an alpha smart neo. For a few months I really liked it which is why I’m considering a free write. Unfortunately, one day the batteries popped out of it and I lost a few weeks of writing, because the memory requires steady power or it wipes clean. I’ve put duct tape on the back of it now to stop that from happening again. But the experience kind of ruined the neo for me.

Does yours not have a battery cover?

Swap the backup battery too, and you won't have data loss! You're welcome! :- )

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