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Old 06-07-2019, 04:04 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
My first Kindle cost over $400, a DX, and I just bought a far superior PW4 for less than a third of that. Anyone who says innovation has stopped hasn't been keeping up. Sure, the books being flagged as "read" is long overdue but it's here. I can remember when it was like Henry Ford giving buyers a choice of colors as long as it was black and Kindle giving a choice of fonts as long as it was the one.

Amazon Kindle has made some missteps, such as the Voyage and it's silly cover, but overall the progress has been impressive and affordable.
The initial quote was that eInk hadn't made progress. Despite their dominance, Kindle does not = eInk.

eInk Carta HD screens have been around since 2014.

If you want to talk about Kindle specifically, the Nook Glowlight Plus had a Carta HD screen and waterproofing back in 2015, so the Paperwhite 4 feels very late to the game.

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