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Originally Posted by Katsunami
I won't upgrade my e-reader until I see something coming along that I *really* see as an improvement.
My first reader was a Cybook Gen 3, end of 2007. Bad navigation (buttons only), bad content availability, and the content that WAS available was of bad quality or it had DRM. I sold that reader at a big loss.
I still kept an eye on ereaders and the contents. End of 2008/first half of 2009 (IIRC) the first versions of the scripts that would become the current Apprentice Alf DeDRM plugins started appearing; buggy and not working half the time, but it was a beginning. Calibre was maturing rapidly. In 2010, finally, the ebook boom happened, and in 2011 Amazon introduced the Kindle Touch. Calibre was already an awesome application at that time, and DeDRM was reliable and working for Kobo and Amazon books.
I bought the Touch, and never looked back (except for books unavailable in ebook format).
The only thing I wished for was an internal light, as the Touch was still a lot darker than even the darkest paperback I owned. In 2012, the Paperwhite brought that light, and I upgraded. I'm still using that reader right now.
As long as nothing comes along that I regard as a really large improvement with regard to reading (note: reading, not reader functions) I won't be upgrading.
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I hear you. I went from Kindle Keyboard in 2010 then realized I never used the keyboard to the Kindle 4 in 2011. I used that for nearly 4 years but I always wanted that light, but I wanted to wait until the technology matured enough to be worth it. Finally got the Voyage this August and I don't plan on switching for YEARS (provided this doesn't break on me). I figured I was good with the Kindle 4 for four years, surely the Voyage will last at least that long. I don't see any reason to upgrade from it. Sure a faster processor will come out, sharper screen, perhaps colour, but really, I don't need all that. The Voyage seems perfect for me and I've been using it pretty much every day since I got it.