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ProfCrash · 01-21-2011, 05:17 PM

I really like the feel of the K1 (Tavar).

I miss that element with the DXG and the K2's and K3's I have held. I got a cover for Tavar because I wanted the protection. I got a cover for Octavian (DXG) because I wanted the protection and it was not as comfortable to hold naked. If I ever get a K3, I will get a cover for the same reason.

The ergonomics go beyond the weight of the device. I liked that on the K1 the keyboard locked itself when you were reading so that you could hold it by the keyboard. That does not seem to work with the DXG.

I liked having the buttons on both sides on the device on my K1. This is not an option on the DXG. I can rotate my DXG so that the buttons are on the left and that works great. Strangly enough I like having the keyboard on the top because the DXG feels better balanced that way. I am weird, I know.

01-21-2011, 05:17 PM	#11
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I really like the feel of the K1 (Tavar). I miss that element with the DXG and the K2's and K3's I have held. I got a cover for Tavar because I wanted the protection. I got a cover for Octavian (DXG) because I wanted the protection and it was not as comfortable to hold naked. If I ever get a K3, I will get a cover for the same reason. The ergonomics go beyond the weight of the device. I liked that on the K1 the keyboard locked itself when you were reading so that you could hold it by the keyboard. That does not seem to work with the DXG. I liked having the buttons on both sides on the device on my K1. This is not an option on the DXG. I can rotate my DXG so that the buttons are on the left and that works great. Strangly enough I like having the keyboard on the top because the DXG feels better balanced that way. I am weird, I know.