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montalex · 06-07-2011, 12:37 PM

Well, I am a Kindle 2 fan, and I bought a second one as a backup and for my son to use. Here is what I like about Kindle 2:

Solid construction. There have been far fewer returns of Kindle 2.
Bigger and more solid page turn buttons -- easy to use, but resistant to errors.
Full keyboard -- I like having a number row.
I also like the 5-way.
Easy to change battery.
Buy really cheap cases while you can.
Works great with Duokan for pdfs.
Highlight a word, click the spacebar, and search Wikipedia (I couldn't find how to do this with a Kindle 3).
3G only. I don't need wifi, and 3G works all over the globe.

As for improved contrast on the Kindle 3: yes, it is better, but the last update for Kindle2 gave some improvement. Kindle 2 is quite easy to read. If you don't compare it directly with Kindle 3, you won't have any complaints.

I like my workhorse of a K2i

Oh! All hacks work brilliantly -- no fear of an Amazon update messing things up. I have screensaver hack, font hack, Duokan lite (requires Launchpad), etc. Changed my margins, screensaver timeout, etc.

06-07-2011, 12:37 PM	#17
montalex Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1283268 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: KindleDX,Kindle 4, Kindle Keyboard 3G	Well, I am a Kindle 2 fan, and I bought a second one as a backup and for my son to use. Here is what I like about Kindle 2: Solid construction. There have been far fewer returns of Kindle 2. Bigger and more solid page turn buttons -- easy to use, but resistant to errors. Full keyboard -- I like having a number row. I also like the 5-way. Easy to change battery. Buy really cheap cases while you can. Works great with Duokan for pdfs. Highlight a word, click the spacebar, and search Wikipedia (I couldn't find how to do this with a Kindle 3). 3G only. I don't need wifi, and 3G works all over the globe. As for improved contrast on the Kindle 3: yes, it is better, but the last update for Kindle2 gave some improvement. Kindle 2 is quite easy to read. If you don't compare it directly with Kindle 3, you won't have any complaints. I like my workhorse of a K2i Oh! All hacks work brilliantly -- no fear of an Amazon update messing things up. I have screensaver hack, font hack, Duokan lite (requires Launchpad), etc. Changed my margins, screensaver timeout, etc. Last edited by montalex; 06-07-2011 at 12:42 PM.