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Originally Posted by Avwriter
I find it interesting that the Voyage appears to be staying in the line up. I had assumed that the Oasis would replace the Voyage, but this does not appear to be the case. Might make it harder to get the Oasis to sell.
It will be interesting to hear more about the quality level of the case. Doubt it will be as good as the limited edition leather case for the Voyage. Also, not having a built in stand detracts from the Oasis. Will be interesting to see if 3rd parties will be able to justify making cases for it.
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The Voyage and Oasis seem to veer in different directions, not be a progression from one to another like the Kindle line-up usually offers. So perhaps they're keeping the Voyage for those who want to veer in that direction, and maybe as risk management in case the Oasis is a flop.
The Oasis case looks to be the same quality as the premium leather case for the Voyage, except without the origami design that lets it stand in different positions. I love the leather case on my Voyage, so I do like that this seems to be similar in material to the one that comes with the Oasis.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I must admit to a lot of disappointment. The battery life is 8 weeks with cover on. No mention of what the battery life is without the cover.
It is lighter than a voyage with cover, and with more battery life. But that and the extra LEDs seems to be almost all it has going for it.
No adaptive lighting. £100 more than the Voyage, or £60 more if you buy the official Amazon Voyage cover.
Not for me.
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Those improvements are not much in themselves, but I think Amazon here are making a play mostly for ergonomics and seeing if people go for it. This seems to be like their trial ergonomic device - very plain, almost ugly, not much improvement anywhere else over their other readers. So this will really tell how many are willing to pay premium price solely for one totally designed for superior in-hand comfort.