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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Why would you want the switches up front? I rarely use them so frankly I like them out of the way. Also, I never had to reset the device and don't use an SD card. However, if I did I expect I would put one in and leave it there. Why are you needing to insert/remove it all them time?
BOb
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I would want the changes are primarily because of the page turn keys and the poorly designed back cover.
I am one that loves the design of the page turn keys when reading so wouldn't want them to change. If the on/off switch were up front, I would use that instead of the two handed motion required to put my Kindle in sleep mode when I get interrupted or have to move (I'm travel on a train and bus)....that's when I most find myself accidentally turning pages. I read one handed, so a switch is easier than pressing two keys.
I recently had my Kindle start freezing up..resetting daily. I called Amazon and ended up having to move everything to an SD card and reformatting (which appeared to cure it). Not that I need to often but taking the back cover on/off and the placement of the page keys (which kept clicking as I did it) makes it a very clumsy and awkward process...and the Kindle felt fragile doing it..not to mention, I wondered how often I could do it before having the loose back cover issues that some have reported. Anyway, what could've been just a nuisance process was a a real PITA. Having had to do it several times, I just didn't like it at all and made me think it could've been designed better.