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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

by jemmyw 2y ago

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.

Rebelgecko 2y ago
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
- foxyv 2y ago
  The Oasis has them: https://a.co/d/i5Pdmj7 https://a.co/d/i5Pdmj7
  - Rebelgecko 2y ago
    It looks like this is a closeout since the Oasis was discontinued. Id buy one but they won't ship to my country (USA)
    - foxyv 2y ago
      Oh dang! Really! That's a huge bummer.
foxyv 2y ago
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.
iLoveOncall 2y ago
> 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.
- 4lun 2y ago
  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)

by jemmyw 2y ago

Rebelgecko 2y ago

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

foxyv 2y ago
The Oasis has them: https://a.co/d/i5Pdmj7 https://a.co/d/i5Pdmj7
- Rebelgecko 2y ago
  It looks like this is a closeout since the Oasis was discontinued. Id buy one but they won't ship to my country (USA)
  - foxyv 2y ago
    Oh dang! Really! That's a huge bummer.

foxyv 2y ago

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.

iLoveOncall 2y ago

> 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.

4lun 2y ago
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)