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I am a little reluctant, but I will add Kindle Oasis. I upgraded to Oasis from Kindle Paperwhite. But my favorite Kindle is Kindle Keyboard 3. It is the easies
by amerkhalid 5y ago
I am a little reluctant, but I will add Kindle Oasis.
I upgraded to Oasis from Kindle Paperwhite. But my favorite Kindle is Kindle Keyboard 3. It is the easiest to hold among all Kindles. As it doesn't have touchscreen, I never worry about inadvertently turning the page or activating some menu. Only reason I got Paperwhite was because I wanted waterproof and builtin light.
PW is really awkward to hold especially when laying down in the bed.
Oasis is obviously ridiculously over-priced. But I got it because I got tired of PW. I like that Oasis has a large area to rest your thumb or fingers on, and also physical buttons definitely makes reading experience better. But it is not perfect, metal on back is too slippery, I still end up turning pages by accidents especially when switching hands. And did I mention it is way too expensive.
But it is still one of my favorite items, it is so much easier to read on it for extended period of time. I also send blog posts, news articles, docs, etc to Kindle via chrome extension and read them later when relaxing in the evening.
Also while I enjoy reading on Oasis, I am going back to physical books as much as possible. Mostly because I want to gift my books to my kids, and I don't know if Kindle would be around in 20 years or not. So the stuff I read on Kindle is mostly borrowed books from Prime library, personal docs, free books, or books that I am pretty sure will be useless in a few years like books on Kubernetes or other hot technologies.
- Random_Person 5y agoI love my paperwhite, EXCEPT for the ridiculous place they put the power button. It's right where the device rests on my finger and I inadvertently turn the unit off quite frequently.
- throwaway6734 5y agoI'm with you on the kindle oasis. I was a little hesitant due to the price, but my last kindle lasted for years and the build quality is so high. I also love the tinted backlight as it makes reading in bed so much easier
- jacobrussell 5y agoI agree. I was able to lessen the price by buying the previous gen (the one without the amber screen option) on letgo/OfferUp for $100. Monitored those apps as well as FB marketplace for a few weeks until I got a good deal. Sold my Apple TV before I bought which covered most of the price. Well worth it especially with Kindle -> Readwise -> Notion.