The First Color Kindle Is Here

Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by foxyv on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @12:53PM (#41861245)

I am so excited for this. I've run into so many books where color would make it ten times better. Also, the Comixology subscription will be so much more valuable with this device. The only thing I have a wish for is that the device is more responsive than the original Kindle. There is nothing more frustrating than tapping a touch screen and waiting 5 seconds for it to respond.

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by jemmyw on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @02:45PM (#41862369)

I agree, the lagginess of kindles drove me to distraction and I was actually reading less because of it.

I bought a colour Kobo. Super responsive by comparison. The colour isn't wonderful, I like that it's there.

Also, physical buttons! Such things are only available on the most expensive Kindle, I didn't realize how much I'd missed them.

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by foxyv on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @04:54PM (#41863768)

My partner has a Kobo and I'm seriously considering one. My Kindle has done more for my sleep than any other device. I get sleepy reading it, unlike my phone or tablet. I really wish I could my content on either device.

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by iLoveOncall on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @06:27PM (#41864482)

> Also, physical buttons! Such things are only available on the most expensive Kindle

Or the old ones you can get for $10 on eBay :) I use exclusively old models that have physical buttons for Kindles because they're just insanely cheap and still perfectly reliable (the battery too) even a decade later.

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by 4lun on Thursday October 17, 2024 @08:36AM (#41869069)

Unfortunately I've found the screens on the older ones to be quite fragile (at least the 4th gen)

I went through a phase of buying used 4th gen ones off ebay so that I could have physical buttons to turn the page, but within a couple of months they would always end up up with cracked screens

They would be stored in my bag next to my laptop (and in a case) but at some point I would end up pulling it out to read and find a cracked screen

I think I went through 4 of them before I called it quits, my current paperwhite is still going strong (just no buttons sadly)

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by Rebelgecko on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @06:51PM (#41864677)

I don't think any Kindles still have physical buttons. Kind of a bummer because buttons make it much easier to change the page while holding the Kindle with 1 hand

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by foxyv on Thursday October 17, 2024 @05:21PM (#41873937)

The Oasis has them: https://a.co/d/i5Pdmj7

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by Rebelgecko on Thursday October 17, 2024 @07:07PM (#41874718)

It looks like this is a closeout since the Oasis was discontinued. Id buy one but they won't ship to my country (USA)

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by foxyv on Friday October 18, 2024 @12:33PM (#41880999)

Oh dang! Really! That's a huge bummer.

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by 0x5f3759df-i on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @06:44PM (#41864616)

I don’t know if you’ve used a recent paperwhite but they’ve gotten very responsive.

I have the newest paperwhite (prior to the one announced here) and it is incredibly fast and zippy compared to the kindles of old. And they claim the new one is even 25% faster.

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by Freaky on Thursday October 17, 2024 @06:49AM (#41868306)

I too have the previous generation Paperwhite and it's a laggy piece of junk. About the only thing it's even remotely zippy at is flicking through pages rapidly when I accidentally brush my wet hand against the stupid touchscreen while I'm in the bath.

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Re:The First Color Kindle Is Here by foxyv on Thursday October 17, 2024 @11:33AM (#41870609)

That's encouraging. I've had mine for years and years. Maybe it's time for an upgrade!

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