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Originally Posted by Marsi
This is a very helpful post. I worry that my Kindle 3, after years of heavy use, will come to the end of its life in a few months' time -- and I've been a bit nervous about 'upgrading' to either the Kindle 4 or the Kindle Paperwhite. With this post, I'm significantly more comfortable with the idea of buying the Kindle 4 (black) to replace it. I just have one question -- have you ever used the Amazon lighted case for the Kindle 3? How would you say that it compares to the lighting experience of the Amazon case for the Kindle 4?
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Thank you!
Yes, I have. Here is my Kindle 4 vs. Kindle 3 comparison, including the lighted cover:
http://www.kboards.com/index.php/top...tml#msg1921549
Overall, I was happier with Kindle 3 and the Kindle lighted cover during its use then I have since. I never had any issues. With Kindle 4 I have had issues, most importantly the new light shining into my eyes (now using a cardboard to cover it) and also I don't think the Kindle 4 case is as high quality as the Kindle 3 case is.
That said, I couldn't go back to the Kindle 3 now either. I still have it, so I could if I wanted to. I just don't think I would want to. The text blackness has improved and ultimately the small size of the $69 Kindle is just damn convenient. Now that I've gotten used to the keyboard not being there, I think I'd find it a distraction to the booklikeness of it all. So, after modding the Kindle 4 cover light with cardboard, and after the Kindle 4 product and software maturing by the black version (I had some issues with the initial silver product and software), it is the best Kindle experience I have had so far.
But I do think Kindle 2 and 3, for me, represented a lot simpler times. From Kindle 4 onwards one has had to sacrifice something when choosing a new Kindle, be it feature compromises (keyboard, audio etc.) or quality issues. I think in many ways Kindle 3 was the most balanced Kindle generation of them all (even though it too had some production faults at first, I never had those). After that Amazon's priorities changed and thus, for me, it became harder to find that perfect e-ink reading experience.