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Originally Posted by Solicitous
Out of curiosity I actually read some of the 1-2 star reviews. There is far more low scoring of the Kindle because people didn't like it rather than due to a faulty device. Common complaints were size of page turn buttons, 5-way controller being too small etc. I think most of the poor scoring reviews are due to personal opinion and are not truly reflective of poor or faulty manufactured device.
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My Sony PRS 900 also had plenty of problems and I never returned it. My K3 only really had bad problems when I brought it to Church (embarressment was my main problem).
If I had not seen any problems mentioned here, I would have kept my unit and not even complained. However, since I did read them, I panicked and returned it for a replacement. I'll recieve the replacement tomorrow. When I called Amazon CS, I mentioned I would have preferred a firmware upgrade. They said there was none and no plans for one. Thus, I accepted the replacement with one day shipping.
Since then, I have seen here there is a firmware upgrade in the works. Had I known that, I would not have sent my unit in for a replacement.
If the replacement has the same problems, I will NOT return it again. Sometimes we have to live with a few problems with all electronic devices.
I had a similar problem with a Franklin BIB 475 electronic bible. Eventually, I turned it in for a new one and had the same problems ONLY in my Church. Thus, I kept it and only use a metal shielded NowBible in Church.
Both the Kindle 3 and the Franklin Bible do not have similar metal shielding on the outside that I can see. That may be their problems. Both the NowBible and Sony PRS 900 seem to have thick metal coverings which may make them immune to problems I've encountered.
Other than that the K3 is great. I would give it 5 stars even with its problems I've encountered.
By the way, low ratings by others on the Amazon site are just as valid regardless of reasons. Those folks found something VERY BAD or they would not have submitted those low ratings. I just happen to disagree with them. I am sure most of them returned their K3's for a refund.