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Old 08-27-2010, 06:45 AM   #12
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: London UK
Device: iPhone 5, Kindle K3, Kindle Voyage
The display controller chip of my trusty and well used Gen3 has started to give warnings. I *was* intending to simply order a new Gen3, but then the K3 became available, so I could do some comparisons.
  • Screen
    Gen3: Vizplex
    K3: Pearl
  • Format
    All of my (calibre-managed) library of >1000 books is mobi/prc. I have been prevaricating about converting it to epub for a while. I know that calibre can do a bulk conversion, but each book usually needs some fine tuning (I'm a bit AR about this!).
    Gen3: Either
    K3: mobi
  • Customer Service
    Bookeen: So so
    Amazon: Fantastic
  • Price
    Gen3: £230. Still.
    K3: £109. Don't need or want G3
  • Battery
    Gen3: User replaceable; after 2.5 years, mine still lasts a week (2-4 hrs/day)
    K3: Not user replaceable. Claimed to last a month.
  • Price
  • Price
  • Cover
    Gen3: Reuse the nice leather cover I bought last year.
    K3: Promise of a Christmas present of an Oberon. (Red Dragon)
  • Price
  • Price
Hmmmmm.

A bit of a no-brainer, it seems!

Snowman
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