Gary Whitta
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Best Buy will probably go broke before you do.
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Amazon Kindle |OT| of eInk superiority
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Dead Prince
Banned
the serial number tells.
Are there some comparison shots between the paperwhite and Kindle 4? Just got a K4 a couple months ago and kinda bummed that there seems to have been a substantial technology jump in that short amount of time.
Technology!! T_T
International Amazon.com (at least for me in Sweden)
not available yet
why would you want to unregister it?
you lose a lot of functionality by doing that, you might as well buy another brand of e-reader
The buyer want me to unregister the Kindle Touch so that he won't have access to my Amazon of course.
I'll try unregister it at Amazon.com yeah.
Could us in Europe possible expect the Paperwhite within this year? :/
I know there's no release date yet.
missed that
you could buy a paperwhite through borderlinx or via ebay. Will be more expensive though, but you will get it earlier
Thanks for your help.
I'll just use my iPad until we get European release dates in some months. I'll just put aside the money.
cant see it this year. Wich is a shame, you'd think amazon would have a handle on expected volumes by now.
They even removed the ability to order direct from the US
My Kindle Touch was fine while I didn't have a case, the screen seems quite scratch-resistant from what I've seen. I eventually got a case though, cause nowadays I always carry it in my purse and I didn't want to find out what happens when the screen gets in close contact with keys, wallet and other stuff...
I'll definitely gets a case for Paperwhite as well, will also help if I drop it (I've dropped my Touch quite a few times so far)
Theverge has their review
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/30/3...-review?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/30/3...-review?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Jayayess1190
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How much do you think a Kindle 4 gets these days? I tried listing it on Craigslist and people were asking for $40, dunno if that's low. It sounds like it
Baconsammy
Banned
If it's in good condition, 23 trade in value at Amazon, or about 40-50 on Amazon Used.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
nook simple touch with glowlight ~ kindle paperwhite (both on max brightness)
Jayayess1190
Member
Dat box:
Baconsammy
Banned
Already 3 week delay on buying one? Damn. I want it now.
Vyse The Legend
Member
nook simple touch with glowlight ~ kindle paperwhite (both on max brightness)
The Simple Touch looks embarrassingly terrible.
Vyse The Legend
Member
All reviews I've read say the response time on the screen is super snappy.
Baconsammy
Banned
My sister refused to use any Kindle that didnt have one. Shrug. What got her to finally get one without it was Paperwhite.
VistraNorrez
Member
It's pretty amazing. When the Glowlight came out, not even half a year ago, it was a pretty big deal. There was a lot of praise for it. And yet it really does not look good anymore. The Paperwhite really stomps it. It's even more amazing when you consider the PW uses a capacitive touch screen. Amazon worked some magic to have what looks like not only zero contrast degradation, but an actual increase in contrast.
I imagine comes the Spring Nook refresh they will move the LEDs to the bottom (what a terrible idea to put them at the top), but I don't know if they have the time or the ability to improve their glow layer. It'll be interesting to see what B&N does.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Yeah it does, but you can still see noticeable dark spots on the paperwhite, too.
Thinking of maybe buying a Kindle, though I'm a bit afraid of getting use to it and stop buying books (and I loooove the object).
I was wondering what's best, the normal kindle or the fire. Is there really a use for the fire, I'm not the kind to buy apps and play on tablets, but the quality looks nice and maybe I could watch movies on it.
I was wondering what's best, the normal kindle or the fire. Is there really a use for the fire, I'm not the kind to buy apps and play on tablets, but the quality looks nice and maybe I could watch movies on it.
Gary Whitta
Member
So Paperwhite reviews are positive across the board?
Vyse The Legend
Member
Overwhelmingly. It really is a no-brainer update.
This can't be good for B&N as Kindle already had a major advantage in the market, now there's even fewer reasons to go Nook. It's to the point where the arguments seem to surround factoring in the charger in as if people don't already have one or can't spare a USB port for a few hours every 2 months when these things actually need to be charged.
I don't think Nook will catch-up with their refresh either at least not in this area (though they could have some other cool feature). Amazon has been investing a huge amount in R&D (they even bought a touch screen company and a lighted eInk screen company) and it's just not the type of thing B&N has the money to do. They've been building this for a long time and the results are finally paying off.
VistraNorrez
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I think the Laptop Mag review is the only review so far to say the Nook with Glowlight is still better. They claim the light is more even on the Glowlight.
Every other review feels exactly the opposite.
Every other review feels exactly the opposite.
chickdigger802
Banned
funny enough, I tend to take my kindle 4 out of the case if I could. the case nearly doubled it's size and weight. And i'm sure you'd agree that stuff can always be lighter
I realized that my club nintendo pouch can fit the kindle, so I'm planning on just using that for the new one.
Got so many coins, i'll probably just order another one!
I take it out of the case when I'm reading, too. Not all the time, but for example holding it with one hand is a lot easier without case! Keeping it in a pouch when it's not in use sounds like a pretty good ideafunny enough, I tend to take my kindle 4 out of the case if I could. the case nearly doubled it's size and weight. And i'm sure you'd agree that stuff can always be lighter
.funny enough, I tend to take my kindle 4 out of the case if I could. the case nearly doubled it's size and weight. And i'm sure you'd agree that stuff can always be lighter
I realized that my club nintendo pouch can fit the kindle, so I'm planning on just using that for the new one.
Got so many coins, i'll probably just order another one!
Hah, had no idea it fits. Maybe I should buy another pouch. My Kindle 4 is case less, don't really see the need for it
Vyse The Legend
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That's really, really wrong if that Engadget picture is anything to go by. The Kindle has some unevenness near the bottom, but it's infinitely more even than the Nook.
chickdigger802
Banned
i was caseless for a few months until I got a hairline scratch on the front bezzle which was quite annoying.
Luckily i just called up amazon and told them the wifi was broken, and they send me another one (some of the best customer service around imo).
Yeah, great customer service...especially when you lie to them.
chickdigger802
Banned
Well... the wifi was pretty spotty. Think it might have been my router config. But the replacement kindle wifi worked fine.
Vyse The Legend
Member
I hope so. I ordered mine the day of the event, and I got a random mid-October date even with two-day shipping, yet I know others ordered after me and got an October 3rd date. Ugh.
Haven't been in this thread in a while, but I just started reading again (was completely unmotivated for some reason for months and months). I forgot just how awesome the Kindle is as a device. Still rocking my keyboard model and it looks and feels as good as ever.
I was thinking about upgrading to the one after this, the $69 model with wi-fi, but we'll see.
Haha, missed this post. I do! I guess I don't do much actual typing, but the device as a whole is still solid.
I was thinking about upgrading to the one after this, the $69 model with wi-fi, but we'll see.
vagabondarts
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Man the paperwhite looks so amazing. I really want one.
Hard for me to justify it since I upgraded last year to a kindle4 from a kindle 3.
I really like the expanded options on the PW. The K4 NT is pretty barebones (reading is all I use it for, but still...).
Extra fonts and new UI look really appealing
Probably going to wait until the summer to get one.
Hard for me to justify it since I upgraded last year to a kindle4 from a kindle 3.
I really like the expanded options on the PW. The K4 NT is pretty barebones (reading is all I use it for, but still...).
Extra fonts and new UI look really appealing
Probably going to wait until the summer to get one.
How are the page turn buttons on the 4? A minor thing I know, but the 3 ones are perfect for me. The ones on the 4 look a little weird.