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Exchanger remorse
I exchanged my 3 week old K3 -- the paint on the T key had already rubbed off to two dots and a line, and the bevel on the right side was slightly warped so there was a gap b/t the bevel and the screen big enough to wedge a credit card (not the whole card, just a corner). The gap makes the unit creaks as i handle it, like walking on a hard wood floor when you have a loose piece. Since these are obvious blemishes and I plan on selling my K3 to upgrade to whatever comes out next, I called for an exchange. Amazon was very good about it.
Well guess what, the new one has a worse, albeit less concrete, problem: right away, I notice the background isn't as light as the old one. Looking at them closely side by side, the problem is uniformity. The lightest part of the new one is just as light the old one, but whereas the old one is pretty much the same throughout, the new one is darker on the right edge becoming lighter as you move to the left and center. A less anal person may not notice it, but I can't stop noticing it. If this were the only kindle I had, I'd probably just figure that's how these things are and live it with. But as it is, it's driving me to distraction, if not exactly nuts.
Am I being crazy? I don't know if this counts as a defect, or within tolerance. I dread calling Amazon and asking them for another exchange, or just letting me keep the old one. D'oh!
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