Thread: Paperwhite now comes with 4GB of storage
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Old 08-20-2014, 04:04 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by dordale View Post
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.
...or the 2GB chip has reached end of life and they ran out of their "lifetime buy"... or they've shunted the entire supply capacity over to their next gen reader... or...
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