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Old 06-07-2011, 06:39 PM   #35
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Actually, I bought my 2nd K2i from Amazon. So it does have a full warranty. It is reconditioned, which means new battery and face (only the internals are original -- keyboard, screen, etc. new). I think I paid $119. My first K2i cost $259.
You're right. I forgot about Amazon refurbs. Still, for the price of the refurbed K2 you got, you can buy a KSO 3 now. Unless the page key size or the lack of numbers on the keyboard are an issue, I think that's the better deal.

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But bhartman is right -- no updates. There is a way to install K3 firmware on a K2, but I haven't messed with it yet. Honestly, I'm quite happy with my K2i, and I am not at all tempted my the more fragile K3. But, to each his own.
I bought an unlighted case for my K3 Wifi, but when it was caseless, I really didn't feel like it was all that fragile. My K1, by comparison, was built like a brick sh*thouse, but it was also a lot thicker and larger. I really don't see anything bad happening to your K3 that wouldn't happen to a K2 under similar circumstances. The screen (which, if I understand correctly, is the biggest failure point) is the same size. And the thickness is about the same, so there wouldn't be a lot more danger there.
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