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Ok so my ereader adventure started in September 2016 when I got a Kindle Voyage. I wanted to get back into reading that i loved so much in my 20's. I am now hooked and love my ereader.

However, within a few months i really wanted to try an Oasis - primarily because of its tiny weight and size. It was expensive so i waited until there was one for sale on a local buy and sell site here in Australia - Gumtree. And the best thing about it was that it was being sold without the battery charging cover (more on this later). And for only AUD $80! Gold! So i bought it ... and love it.

However a few months ago i wondered about whether or not there was something better, different (the grass is always greener…) So I tried! I bought a Kobo Aura One and ... hated it. Too big and clumsy UI! Then i bought a Nook Glowlight Plus - bezels waaaaaaaay too big and the UI was ordinary and didn't give me what i wanted like my Kindle has. I thought about options mainly because of one thing: I wanted my Oasis battery to last longer than a few days. More on battery down below …

Ok so here's my (subjective) reasons why at this stage the original Oasis is the best ereader ever – the first 2 reasons to me are the biggest reasons why:

1. Weight. This is incredibly light! I do not have the battery cover so without it it weights next to nothing. This is incredible for reading in bed or reading anywhere – my arm/hand never gets tired. Love this! No other e-reader is this light.

2. Size. With the weight being so small, being able to fit it into any pants pocket – jeans or anything else – this completes the package for me. No other bag required – just chuck it into my pocket and away I go!

3. The UI. Ok so this is possibly me leaning towards Kindles because I’m used to it. However what I love with Kindles is that the top and bottom margin aren’t monstrous – they are small and that is great. Also, the fact that I can switch from how much time left in chapter on the left and then have how much time on the right for the whole book in percentage is great. When I tried Kobo and Nook neither could do this.

4. Having the Oasis jailbroken means I can enable the book cover on the screen and importantly: the time and battery percentage on the top right in the status bar. To me that is the perfect UI (for me).

To me that is everything and the first 2 above are the stand out winners that in combination no other ereader can get near.

The one obvious thing sticking out is battery and how long it lasts. Initially I was a little annoyed getting around 3 or 4 days of battery but then I put it into perspective: my mobile phone lasts a day and I charge every day so what’s the big deal if I have to charge for an hour every 4th day? To me that’s the trade off but it’s all about perspective because of what I get in size and weight. And hopefully with wireless charging becoming available in 2018 (hopefully) that might be eliminated …

I haven't spoken about book conversion etc because to me i don't really get the big deal: i just convert in Calibre and all is good.

I also have thought about the newest Oasis but to me it doesn't satisfy what i want: the weight and size factor. It will struggle to fit into my pants and it's a third heavier.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth!