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Originally Posted by mdibella
I just ordered an 'old' Kindle, which shows as delivery estimated 2/26. I can always cancel it on Monday if I need to, but I am hoping I've gotten in the early queue for the new model.
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I've suspected for a long time that the backlog that was created this fall and over the holidays was in large part due to the fact that they had stopped production of the K1 and were getting the production line going on the K2.
If you look at the Amazon website -- they say the delivery date is at 2-4 weeks which corresponds to the February 24th time frame. Plus -- all along, the delivery estimates have been aimed at a 2/24 time frame.
That, combined with the fact that they are keeping the price at 359, leads me to believe (speculate, if you will ;-) that everyone who has a Kindle on back order will be getting a Kindle 2. (as implied by the person that emailed Jeff Bezos)
re: the SD card speculation
Also, if you look at the image that shows the back of the kindle -- there is a "bulge" (not to be confused with Bush's bulge) where they could accommodate an SD card of some description -- perhaps they have decided to go with the smaller SD card that cell phones use. That's what you are using now... just with a big ol' plastic holder on it.
I still love my Sony but also know my weakness and will probably wind up buying one before all is said and done... plus, I have 150 bucks in Amazon coupons burning a whole in my pocket...