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Originally Posted by Katsunami
It's crippled because you HAVE to use the cover Amazon provides (at least at this point), even if you would like something different such as a sleeve, or an Oberon cover. If you don't, your battery life will be non-existent.
Even if someone else comes out with a different cover that can also hold a battery, you have to buy the original cover along with the reader, and then not use it. That makes for a hugely expensive reader that adds very few things if anything compared to a Voyage, or even a KPW3.
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Its not crippled. Its really simple, if you don't want a dual purpose device, the Oasis is not for you. Its not meant to be used alone, its meant to be used in tandem with the cover. If you want a kindle that you can always use with a sleeve then get a Voyage, PW or a basic. Its not how the Oasis is designed. Its designed differently. For those of us that find that design useful. Its not Voyage, its not a Paperwhite. It is not meant to be used with just one of the dual devices.
Its not really difficult. It is a combo, period. Used together to get the best of both, lightness, ergonomics and length of battery. I am getting exactly that. The device part of the combo has not run out of batter for me. And I read hours a day. Why would one pay $300 for something they want to only use one part of the design. Doesn't make sense. You'd get a PW or Voyage if that is how you want to use it, not a Oasis.
I get that some folks don't like the design, its not for everyone. But that is why there is a lineup of kindles. You pick the one that fits best with what you desire from a reader.
I charge my Oasis combo every 5 days right now, my Voyage I had to charge every 3-4 days on average.