Thread: Paperwhite now comes with 4GB of storage
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Old 08-20-2014, 03:18 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
Or maybe it's because they still have a bunch of 2GB models in warehouses and the US is their best chance to unload them before a new model makes an appearance.
Yup--I'm pretty sure that's it. Amazon quit listing the memory capacity for the KPW in the spec sheet--used to say 2GB, now it just says "holds over 1000 books". What I get from this is that they are currently using 4GB chips but still want to sell all the 2GB models that have been manufactured. Could be as simple as the 4GB chips have now become more cost effective for Amazon to purchase than the 2GB chips.
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