Thread: ALL-New Paperwhite announced: 300dpi E-Ink screen
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Old 06-17-2015, 11:01 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Rizla View Post
It's a Kobo Glo HD killer, except it's about the same price (or more considering exchange rates?) and has the same specs.

But indeed, it's where this leaves the Voyage that's interesting. Amazon can't afford to reduce the Voyage price or it will overlap with the PW. They can't raise the price as it's already over-priced. All it has over the PW is the flush-screen and buttons. Worth the extra money? Dunno. The buttons are nice. The Voyage feels a bit more expensive / of higher quality than the PW, but not by much.

I wonder if Amazon will increase the Voyage specs somehow to distinguish the models, but I'm not sure how. Water-proofing? Lol. Maybe they've got an even higher def screen, which, like Carta will be an all but invisible upgrade as regards the human eye (at least my eye).
It's definitely a retaliation to the Glo HD being launched, and is a good move on amazon's parts. I was just about to buy a Glo HD as an update to my KK but now I will be getting the new paperwhite instead.
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