And the dark, brownish screen issues with the Kindle Touch were never fixed because Amazon never released a Touch 2. Instead they released the PW1 with light. I know the forums always speculate about when to buy a new model that has reported issues, thinking that makes a difference. Or they try to link the issues to a specific factory or distribution warehouse or batch number. But I think the reality is that the issues, if hardware related, tend to stick around all year and if it gets fixed it is only fixed in the subsequent year model. It might be inconsistent manufacturing processes, unreliable parts suppliers, very poor QC, or who knows what, but whether you get a good one, a bad one, or something in between seems to be totally random and luck (good or bad). To be honest, I think some companies are just arrogant and don't give a crap about quality, expecting to sell a boat load of units on their name alone. Look at General Motors and the 20 million cars they have recalled in 2014. The joke in 1980s was that an American automobile would not last until the darn thing was paid off in 3 or 4 years. And that was fairly true for the Detroit Big Three back then as their cars were junk that fell apart. Unfortunately that seems to be a prevalent business model with more and more companies: If we build it and/or put our name on it they will buy it, even if the product is total crap.