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KTamas · 08-31-2013, 04:09 PM

I have one. Got it about a year ago, someone was selling it for about $65 on a popular Hungarian ebay clone.

I always wanted one: I was always fascinated with the first Kindle and I am one of the few people who actually loves its design.

At that time I sold my 4th K3 replacement I got from Amazon (three died on me in a year... fragile thing), and was waiting for my Paperwhite preorder. I started using the K1 for reading after receiving it.

Then my PW arrived, sold it a week later due to the screen stuff. I've been using the K1 ever since. The battery is pretty weak but as long as I charge it every other day it's okay. I was also able to register it on Amazon with CS (I live in Sweden now, no Sprint CDMA here so I couldn't register it).

It's one of my few gadgets I'll hold on for a long, long time.

08-31-2013, 04:09 PM	#20
KTamas Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 2558 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle 1	I have one. Got it about a year ago, someone was selling it for about $65 on a popular Hungarian ebay clone. I always wanted one: I was always fascinated with the first Kindle and I am one of the few people who actually loves its design. At that time I sold my 4th K3 replacement I got from Amazon (three died on me in a year... fragile thing), and was waiting for my Paperwhite preorder. I started using the K1 for reading after receiving it. Then my PW arrived, sold it a week later due to the screen stuff. I've been using the K1 ever since. The battery is pretty weak but as long as I charge it every other day it's okay. I was also able to register it on Amazon with CS (I live in Sweden now, no Sprint CDMA here so I couldn't register it). It's one of my few gadgets I'll hold on for a long, long time.