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Originally Posted by timpearson26
Which one is more durable?
I am trying to decide which one to buy. I tried them both out at the store the other day. I had decided on the Nook, but now with the price drop of the K3 3G I am tempted the other way.
A big selling point to me is the durability of the device. I felt that the Nook seemed more robust, and even though the page turn buttons were harder to press, they seemed more sturdy, almost hidden under the side rubber.
I thought the Kindle 3 seemed more flimsy. When no one was looking at the store, I put my hands on the ends of the K3 and applied pressure and I could see the device flexing. I obviously didn't do this that hard b/c i didn't want to break it, but I feel I easily could have snapped it in 2. Also the page turn buttons didn't seem that solid in place on the sides of the device.
One plus though for the Kindle is that I heard the customer support is awesome, and will even replace a kindle even if its not under warranty. Where as B&N will not. So that is something to think about.
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You cannot tell how durable or not the Nook STR is. The reason for that is that has been on the market just a few weeks, maybe a month or so. Like cars, we need more time so people start complaining about things falling apart, if that's the case.
Regarding the Kindle, and not because I own one, I've never had any hardware issue with any of them (I just sold the Kindle DXG, never had a problem after almost a year). They are strong and durable. I toss it with the cover, inside my backpack, brought to the beach, receive some sand and even light rain, still working like the very 1st day.
On the other side, my 1st ereader was a Nook, the classic one. Did not crack or something, but physical buttons start making weird noises after a few weeks. I almost sure that with the usage, mine probably was going to be one of those with crack buttons. I sold it and bought the Kindle so not sure what happened later.
Just a quick comment. Metal does not mean sturdiness in Engineering. And polymer does not mean flimsiness either, it's the design and construction what actually tells over the time how flimsy or not a device is. I'm an Engineer, by the way.