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patrickt · 08-20-2019, 07:02 AM

I bought an Oasis 3 on August 8th. I returned it on August 19th. Comparing the Oasis 3 with my Paperwhite 4 the screen on the Oasis could be brighter. For reading, for me, they were equal. Colored lights only interest me at Christmas. The size was, for me, inconvenient. I can slip my Paperwhite 4 into my pants pocket or a pocket on my Guayabera shirt but not the Oasis. As for page-turn buttons, I don't need buttons on my Kindle or my fly.

My most positive impression was the cloth cover for the Oasis. After the Oasis 2 cover fiasco and the Voyage California Origami cover I found the very practical Oasis 3 cover refreshing. To be honest, if the cost were the same as a Paperwhite 4, I might have kept it to use just at home. But, it isn't even close to the same price. $270 vs. $150 gets me a lot of books.

08-20-2019, 07:02 AM	#277
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	I bought an Oasis 3 on August 8th. I returned it on August 19th. Comparing the Oasis 3 with my Paperwhite 4 the screen on the Oasis could be brighter. For reading, for me, they were equal. Colored lights only interest me at Christmas. The size was, for me, inconvenient. I can slip my Paperwhite 4 into my pants pocket or a pocket on my Guayabera shirt but not the Oasis. As for page-turn buttons, I don't need buttons on my Kindle or my fly. My most positive impression was the cloth cover for the Oasis. After the Oasis 2 cover fiasco and the Voyage California Origami cover I found the very practical Oasis 3 cover refreshing. To be honest, if the cost were the same as a Paperwhite 4, I might have kept it to use just at home. But, it isn't even close to the same price. $270 vs. $150 gets me a lot of books. Last edited by patrickt; 08-20-2019 at 07:10 AM.