Some people have had problems, and most people have not had any problems.
Having said that, I feel a class-action suit was welcome for those who had problems. What some people fail to understand is that at first Amazon denied these problems and damaged Kindles kept "piling up." It's not frivolous, in my opinion.
The problem now rarely occurs.
I'm quite happy with my Kindle 2 and would recommend it to anyone: Old, young, fat, thin, cranky, good-natured [choose all or none; or add your own] - whatever one's disposition in life. In my opinion, the Kindle 2 is a great
ebookieuse. (That's English for an "ebook-I-use.")
Don