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Originally Posted by Noughty
I wanted to know how it feels in the hand? Doesn't thumb get on the screen? the margins of the device is smaller and all. And do you think the page turning buttons are more comfortable to use on the side than in the front like on kindle 3 (keyboard)? I think I read somewhere that landscape mode might be uncomfortable for changing pages. And do you need to hack it for changing which button is next and which back?
I'm just trying to figure out how comfortable for reading it is  |
The K4 is definitely tiny and that does present a problem holding it with large hands, as in keeping fat thumbs out of the way. I think a case will add just enough bulk to correct that, but even without one it is still usable one-handed. Just to clarify, the Page buttons are still mounted on the front of the bezel and you still press down on them--not inwards toward the screen. They are much smaller buttons in width, but that actually works out better for me as it prevents accidental page turns. As far as landscape reading, the K4 Page buttons are centered between top and bottom on the sides, just like the K3 buttons. If anything I find reading in landscape easier as the reach for the K3 buttons is longer than on the K4. I don't know of any non-hack way to re-assign button functions on either the K3 or K4, but it would be great if we could use the 5-way controller to page when in landscape.
A word about hacks. On the K3 SO models some of the hacks didn't work, so I suspect the same will be true for the K4 SO models.