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sun surfer · 08-02-2015, 02:33 PM

Hi emmabee, I don't have either yet, but I have a Voyage on the way and so had been recently looking over the differences with both. Your nan sounds great and I think she'd like either one.

My guess is that there's only one thing that she'd notice about the lighting between the two - with the Paperwhite you have to manually change the lighting while the Voyage can adjust automatically based on lighting conditions. If you have the money, I'd say just get the Voyage so you can tell her you got her the top of the line. Even if she says she doesn't care, based on your comment about the first one you got her she sounds like she still might get a kick out of that. Also, it's probably almost imperceptible but the Voyage is slightly lighter weight (by about an ounce) and so possibly slightly easier to hold for a long time, and there's page turn buttons.

If you think she won't care about any of that then she'd be just as happy with a Paperwhite for less money. If you're getting a Paperwhite, they've just released a new version. If you're getting a Voyage, a new one is (possibly) expected around November.

ETA - There are probably youtube videos of side-by-side comparisons of the lighting on both that also might help you decide.

On your last post, yes, with the Voyage you can also manually adjust the lighting.

08-02-2015, 02:33 PM	#18
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44667380 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Hi emmabee, I don't have either yet, but I have a Voyage on the way and so had been recently looking over the differences with both. Your nan sounds great and I think she'd like either one. My guess is that there's only one thing that she'd notice about the lighting between the two - with the Paperwhite you have to manually change the lighting while the Voyage can adjust automatically based on lighting conditions. If you have the money, I'd say just get the Voyage so you can tell her you got her the top of the line. Even if she says she doesn't care, based on your comment about the first one you got her she sounds like she still might get a kick out of that. Also, it's probably almost imperceptible but the Voyage is slightly lighter weight (by about an ounce) and so possibly slightly easier to hold for a long time, and there's page turn buttons. If you think she won't care about any of that then she'd be just as happy with a Paperwhite for less money. If you're getting a Paperwhite, they've just released a new version. If you're getting a Voyage, a new one is (possibly) expected around November. ETA - There are probably youtube videos of side-by-side comparisons of the lighting on both that also might help you decide. On your last post, yes, with the Voyage you can also manually adjust the lighting. Last edited by sun surfer; 08-02-2015 at 02:44 PM.