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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Well, reading in the surf... it's waterproof, but is it also sand and salt proof? I mean, e-ink screens are fragile. I would be careful wiping water off the screen, or you could easily scratch it if it has sand or salt in it.
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It is dust proof, that should be enough to sand proof it. As for salt - if dissolved in water won't scratch.
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Originally Posted by eschwartz
It would be very unwise of Amazon to do the same as Kobo, unless they plan on running two hardware lines. Most Kindle buyers are probably NOT the ones spending money on premium ereaders, and would not take kindly to having no option but to pay extra for waterproofing.
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They are running two hardware lines in eink: basic bare bones Kindle and Paperwhite. Unless they slowly discontinue the basic Kindle?