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As someone that has wrists and joint issues and cramps a bit with the Voyage, the Oasis is a big improvement on that front for me. There is still room for even more improvement I think. Overall though its pretty good.
I think I'd like it there were some shallow "dents" in the part where it goes to the thinner, for fingertips to grab. Or some nubs. Maybe a kind of rubber type feeling material in that rim. I don't know, its pretty good.
I too thought it was weird about the forward button being the top. But then I held it. My thumb kind of falls right in between, with a bit more on the top. So I can easily use forward and back with just a press on a different part of the digit.
I can also hold it using the bottom as forward when I then rest the Oasis on my little finger that comes in from behind. For that holding pattern, i have to reverse the buttons as my thumb is not long enough to comfortably reach the top button. But I read mostly with it in my palm with fingers on the back. 2 of my fingers reach to the edge part where the magnets are, the other 2 are too short. My hands are small size. I get small sized gloves for example for cleaning. Although I wouldn't call them tiny.
I just read 2 books in the last 2 days, on my 3rd since I had it and have no real pain in my wrists. Just pinch here and there, which is a huge improvement. I use to have to constantly shake out my hands.
Its actually quite nice in the cover too. Put it in to top it off for a while. But i prefer it outside the cover to take advantage of the shape.
I think this is really a case of personal usage. I can see how that shape might not work for some. Since we are all so different with different sized hands and length of fingers. And different levels of issues, if any.
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