Thread: Reasons I'm not getting a Kindle but the Sony 505 instead.
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Old 01-19-2008, 02:28 AM   #194
Alisa
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Originally Posted by rationalbiker View Post
Now, the one reservation I have at this point is getting this great package in a device that won't break on me overnight like my first one has done. This innovative device serves me no purpose if it is unreliable and will not function when I need it to function.
I must say that this is one of the reasons I am so curious as to how many were sold in this first round. I've read several sad accounts online so far of early failures. In the drive to make mobile devices small enough to be easily portable, the failure rate out of the box (or shortly thereafter) is higher than many other electronic products. The connections are prone to damage in shipping. I could more easily gauge if the Kindle was par for the course or particularly poorly manufactured if I knew how many were sold. It's not much consolation for those that got a dud with no replacements available. It's just a matter of idle curiosity on my part.
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