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Originally Posted by pastaenthusiast
I can only speak for myself but one of the major reasons I upgraded from the paperwhite to a Kobo aura one was the waterproofing. I spend a lot of time in pools and I love being able to read in the hot tub with no concerns (even if you don't drop a device in the steam is not great for non-waterproof devices, I hear). The aura one is a step up from the H2O because it's truly waterproof without having to worry about the port flaps opening.
I guess for me it made sense that if I was buying a new, expensive device I would not have to worry about ruining it through water damage. It seems like waterproofing is not that difficult for manufacturers to do so I don't see why kindle would not add it to new models for an extra selling point. Even if most people don't feel that they NEED a waterproof device I can't think of any reason to not think it's a beneficial feature.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
It would all depend on how much it increased the cost. If it's thrown in for good measure with a lot of other features I value in a device: then sure, I'll take it, and "thankee, sir." But if waterproofing is a considerable portion of the "premium" device's price increase (or it's the primary new marketing focus for said device), then I'll pass. Bottom line is that it's just not a selling point for me. It's a non-factor I probably wouldn't even consider when deciding to purchase a new device or not.
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This thread should have a poll to see how many of us, if buying a new reader, would be willing to pay a premium to get waterproofing and how many would only get waterproofing if it happened to be included on a moderately priced reader. I'm guessing the Kindle manufacturers are betting on more people being in the latter group.