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disconnected · 05-15-2016, 11:05 PM

I haven't called Amazon yet. I want to do a little more testing first.

The sad thing is that I really do like the Oasis. Up until now my favorite ereader, in terms of size, shape, and weight, has been my six-inch Kobo Aura. My reasons won't make much sense I know but I just really like the Aura's proportions. It's not as tall and thin as other ereaders and somehow the shape makes it feel like a very old book. The Oasis is a similar shape (slightly more exaggerated) and the combination of shape and cover feels similarly old and pleasing to me.

I'll probably mostly use the Oasis in a case but I'd like to be able to use lightweight third party cases when I'll be carrying it around. Six hours reading time without the battery case would work for me if it were reliably six hours. Buttons and asymmetry don't matter much to me either way.

I've not had consistently good luck with Kindle screens. My PW1 is blotchy, although it didn't bother me too much. My Voyage is distinctly and annoyingly two-toned; I really should have returned it. I can see a slight color shift on my Oasis and faint light cones and shadows but it's really a very good screen. I hate that the screens are such a lottery; it makes me reluctant to do an exchange.

05-15-2016, 11:05 PM	#8
disconnected Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 4504715 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: US Device: Kobo Forma, Libra, H2O2e2, Clara, Auras, Kindles, Nooks, Sony, iPAQ	I haven't called Amazon yet. I want to do a little more testing first. The sad thing is that I really do like the Oasis. Up until now my favorite ereader, in terms of size, shape, and weight, has been my six-inch Kobo Aura. My reasons won't make much sense I know but I just really like the Aura's proportions. It's not as tall and thin as other ereaders and somehow the shape makes it feel like a very old book. The Oasis is a similar shape (slightly more exaggerated) and the combination of shape and cover feels similarly old and pleasing to me. I'll probably mostly use the Oasis in a case but I'd like to be able to use lightweight third party cases when I'll be carrying it around. Six hours reading time without the battery case would work for me if it were reliably six hours. Buttons and asymmetry don't matter much to me either way. I've not had consistently good luck with Kindle screens. My PW1 is blotchy, although it didn't bother me too much. My Voyage is distinctly and annoyingly two-toned; I really should have returned it. I can see a slight color shift on my Oasis and faint light cones and shadows but it's really a very good screen. I hate that the screens are such a lottery; it makes me reluctant to do an exchange.