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I have a Voyage and a Paperwhite. I read on my Paperwhite for a couple of years before I got the Voyage and I thought it just couldn't get any better than that. Then on a whim I bought the Voyage.
I don't use the Voyage's new features. I leave the Page Press and the self adjusting light turned off. And yet I'm really glad I got the Voyage.
The difference to me is the size and weight. The Voyage is only 1 ounce lighter but the Voyage and it's cover weigh about half as much as the Paperwhite and it's cover. I have the lightest covers I could find for both. That difference alone was worth the price difference. It's just a lot easier to hold on to it during long reading sessions. Of course I'm an old guy and when I was younger I might have cared less about this. But I'm still fairly strong and it's not a matter of necessity. It's just a comfort issue.
And the Voyage is smaller. Even though I have fairly small hands I can almost get my fingers around the edges comfortably while reading. I say almost meaning I can but not with a solid grip. Still it's nice to be able to change to that reading position for a while. The more ways I can hold it the more comfortable it is.
Other than that they're really pretty much the same thing. I can't tell much difference in the screens. Actually when they're side by side the Paperwhite screen looks very slightly better. When actually reading they're the same to my eyes. I still use both and I still like both but the Voyage is my goto reader.
If you get the Paperwhite I doubt you'll ever regret it. If you can easily afford the extra money for the Voyage you won't be sorry about that either.
Barry
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