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Originally Posted by LandSurveyor
I was considering the keyboard model because I have found that I really dislike the onscreen keyboard on my tablet and since this model has 3g, I might use it occasionally, even if it is slow.
But primarily it will be a reading device.
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I love the Kindle Keyboard 3G and do not foresee outgrowing it.
Actually, if the 3G sites you go to are almost pure text AKA for reading, it isn't slow. However, it is rather hard to find those web sites. I've thought myself of setting up a web site with links to them, but they often change (which is why existing directory sites like
www.kinstant.com can be frustrating). Here's an example of a news site that is currently fast:
http://www.readingthenet.com/mob?ct=....jp%2Fdaily%2F
The 3G is terrible as a web browser, but if you realize it is a reader, there are good uses for 3G that can be discovered.
As for the screen being fragile, well, it can be broken, but there are other tech devices a lot more fragile. Oaf that I am, I ran one through the washing machine. One of the new ones with a super-fast spin. The Kindle screen cracked, but other than the bottom of the screen not working, after drying, the reader worked perfectly. I could have kept it as an MP3 player, except that I had to return it to get a reduced price replacement from Amazon.
Also, this unit had an Amazon-brand lighted cover. That came though the wash just a little cleaner and still working perfectly -- not that I suggest this as periodic maintenance
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I don't want to have to bother to root anything if I can help it.
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I'm a rather technical person but have never seen the need to do this.