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Originally Posted by knc1
*) Very likely.
*) A real good chance.
All KT devices should be at the peak or on the downside of their "useful life" bell curve.
There is a bell curve involved that defines "die early" (die late, die now, die yesterday, die tomorrow, etc.).
The manufacturer sometimes has that information, since it is one of the key factors in deciding how long they will warranty the device.
Consumer devices are usually superseded long before they actually die.
Amazon has released 63 Kindle models since yours was released (as MR counts 'models', see: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Serial_Numbers )
tl;dr: give up |
OK, so I'm giving up on the older Kindle. I'm asking about the new, working Kindle Touch. Should I sell it while I can? I want it for the headphone jack + speakers + no need of serial cable.
Should I?
Edit: The bell curve can also mean that, say, a Kindle Paperwhite 4 might just decide to die one day after warranty. Isn't that right? So even though a "younger" device is "safer", it isn't definitely, 100% not going to fail. (The one-in-a-million-but-what-if-I-was-that-one-in-a-million stuff)
I do understand the stuff about hardware useful life. But why do:
- reports of working Kindle DX units (for example) in active use exist?
- vintage '90s PDAs still work?