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Originally Posted by Blossom
I read the PW2 is heavier than the PW1 on several review sites though the weight does not specify that.  I guess they changed something.
If you want a truly light travel reader the Kindle Basic weighs nothing. Well it weighs something but you really can't tell it's so light! The Kindle Fire HDX feels lighter than a PW with sleep cover which is funny because the specs say 11 ounces but it's so thin you wouldn't even know it. The Origami case on the HDX weighs a ton! I bought a different case and the weight change from it is amazing! My two heaviest Kindles are the Kindle Keyboard and the Original Kindle Fire. |
PW2 than PW1 is lighter according to specs and also by my own measurement (my review with the measurements:
http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,165383.0.html).
I did compare PW2 Wi-Fi to PW1 3G, though, but the measured difference is still larger than the reported 3G component weight. In grams: Roughly 9 g for 3G and 7 g generational weight loss are the factors on paper.
So on paper a PW2 Wi-Fi should be 16 grams lighter than a PW1 3G and 7 grams lighter than a PW1 Wi-Fi. In practice my mesured difference was a little less.
1 gram is 0.035 ounces.