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I got myself a new Voyage, and while I'm pleased with the device, it was a difficult process. What I mean is that I decided to play the exchange game...
I went through four of them, in the hopes of getting one without a tinted gradient. Thankfully Best Buy was very accommodating. All four had the gradient, but the amount of gradient -- specifically, the amount of greenish tint in the top half -- varied by device. One of the four had a very pink lower right corner, which was especially annoying. In another unit, the amount of tint in the top left seemed a little darker than in the top right.
I'm not sure if there are any units out there with no gradient, though I decided I could live with the fourth unit that I got my hands on, as it has a gradient that seems to be more subtle than the rest of the units I tried.
The Voyage is clearly a great device, and I don't know if the gradient issues are due to poor quality control or due to issues that are just extremely tough to control for, at least at a price point that people are willing to pay. It's a huge step up from my Kindle 4, and so despite the hassle I went through and the fact that it's not 100% perfect, I'm nonetheless satisfied with it.
I even like the Origami cover far more than I thought I would. I now like reading with the kindle propped up, even though this isn't something that I used to do with my old Kindle, and it works *really* well for holding up the Kindle in bed, in my preferred reading position (laying on my side).
Though I do think that the Voyage 2 might be the one to get, for those who can afford to be more patient. It'll be a really killer device if they can get the screen just a little more white & uniform.
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