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Saras · 07-01-2012, 02:40 PM

So, my Kindle3 got butchered and I'm not getting a free replacement.

Now then, can't decide whether to pay to get it replaced with another Kindle3, get the Kindle4 touch or to just get something entirely different, as I've since gained a few requirements that the previous kindle didn't want to fulfil originally.

I liked that it fit into my breast pocket(just barelly, but that is very important), I also liked the screen, the optional audio and that it didn't look and feel cheap.

However, I didn't really like the absence of a touch screen, it just felt like there should be one. I also didn't like that it did a bodged job of displaying extended Latin alphabet characters, Lithuanian in particular. While it wasn't a requirement before, but the capability to display Cyrillic and Han scripts have become important and will increase to be more so in the future as I've been studying those languages.

So the question I have is basically this, how is the Kindle4 touch's build quality, are the dimensions equivalent or smaller and does it have an easier time dealing with foreign tongues?

If the answers are disappointing, could you point me towards something that I could get in Europe, has all of that and is say up to 200$ in price before taxes?

07-01-2012, 02:40 PM	#1
Saras Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: A kindle with a botched screen	Kindle3 broke, thinking of getting touch or something else. So, my Kindle3 got butchered and I'm not getting a free replacement. Now then, can't decide whether to pay to get it replaced with another Kindle3, get the Kindle4 touch or to just get something entirely different, as I've since gained a few requirements that the previous kindle didn't want to fulfil originally. I liked that it fit into my breast pocket(just barelly, but that is very important), I also liked the screen, the optional audio and that it didn't look and feel cheap. However, I didn't really like the absence of a touch screen, it just felt like there should be one. I also didn't like that it did a bodged job of displaying extended Latin alphabet characters, Lithuanian in particular. While it wasn't a requirement before, but the capability to display Cyrillic and Han scripts have become important and will increase to be more so in the future as I've been studying those languages. So the question I have is basically this, how is the Kindle4 touch's build quality, are the dimensions equivalent or smaller and does it have an easier time dealing with foreign tongues? If the answers are disappointing, could you point me towards something that I could get in Europe, has all of that and is say up to 200$ in price before taxes?