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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.

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.
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.

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)

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
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
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)
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.