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stutzj · 07-01-2013, 11:49 AM

My ideal kindle would be an upgrade of the ppi in the current basic Kindle to 212 or better yet 260. Keep it NT and WITHOUT a light. Why? Keep's the form factor light and slim (a big reason why I like the Kindle basic over the PW). I also think that lighting in a e-ink device is overrated. Call me old fashion, but I'm happy using a lamp - makes it feel like a book and less like a device. Also the capacitive touch and lighting add extra layers which gives a sunken look to the text and keeps from popping off the screen. Maybe add all the fonts that are in the PW currently couldn't hurt either.

I'm hoping Amazon keeps the basic model and does all this. I would pay $99 but would hope they would keep the current price.

BTW: is there a general idea of when the next round of kindles be announced?

07-01-2013, 11:49 AM	#32
stutzj Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 305794 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kobo Glo HD, PW2, Kindle 5(black)	My ideal kindle would be an upgrade of the ppi in the current basic Kindle to 212 or better yet 260. Keep it NT and WITHOUT a light. Why? Keep's the form factor light and slim (a big reason why I like the Kindle basic over the PW). I also think that lighting in a e-ink device is overrated. Call me old fashion, but I'm happy using a lamp - makes it feel like a book and less like a device. Also the capacitive touch and lighting add extra layers which gives a sunken look to the text and keeps from popping off the screen. Maybe add all the fonts that are in the PW currently couldn't hurt either. I'm hoping Amazon keeps the basic model and does all this. I would pay $99 but would hope they would keep the current price. BTW: is there a general idea of when the next round of kindles be announced? Last edited by stutzj; 07-01-2013 at 11:54 AM. Reason: thought of something else