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palex481 · 03-11-2009, 11:11 PM

Ok, so its not the deal of the century but I don't feel like its horrible price. I caved a little and went up from my original max of $230, but I paid $243(with free shipping) for this: "a used Amazon Kindle wireless Reader in like-new condition which has been deactivated to factory settings. Comes with original packaging and accessories including the original box, USB cable, charger, instruction manual, and leather case. Valuable extras include, a second AC charger, a 1GB SD memory card, and an iGo charger tip."

I liked the new K2 form factor, but I feel like having an SD card slot and removable battery are more important in the long run, especially since I can drop mp3s on the SD card and not waste space that the device has for books and I could care less about the text to speech really. And SD cards are just cheap as hell these days. And the contrast issues some people were having with the K2 scared me even though Amazon is addressing them.

I have a Sony PRS 505 that I'm selling to a co-worker. It's a great device, and I'll probably miss it when its gone. It's served me well, but she wanted an ebook reader and can't afford to pay full price, and I wanted to switch to Kindle, so I feel I'm doing her a favor as well. And I have about 500 LRFs that I'm hoping will translate fairly well over to mobi format... We'll see. I can't wait to load up my RSS feeds on it, and test the wireless updates out. Hopefully I won't regret my decision.

I feel pretty good having saved $116 over my initial decision to spring for a K2.

03-11-2009, 11:11 PM	#1
palex481 Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 53 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	Took the plunge, Got a Kindle 1 on ebay! Ok, so its not the deal of the century but I don't feel like its horrible price. I caved a little and went up from my original max of $230, but I paid $243(with free shipping) for this: "a used Amazon Kindle wireless Reader in like-new condition which has been deactivated to factory settings. Comes with original packaging and accessories including the original box, USB cable, charger, instruction manual, and leather case. Valuable extras include, a second AC charger, a 1GB SD memory card, and an iGo charger tip." I liked the new K2 form factor, but I feel like having an SD card slot and removable battery are more important in the long run, especially since I can drop mp3s on the SD card and not waste space that the device has for books and I could care less about the text to speech really. And SD cards are just cheap as hell these days. And the contrast issues some people were having with the K2 scared me even though Amazon is addressing them. I have a Sony PRS 505 that I'm selling to a co-worker. It's a great device, and I'll probably miss it when its gone. It's served me well, but she wanted an ebook reader and can't afford to pay full price, and I wanted to switch to Kindle, so I feel I'm doing her a favor as well. And I have about 500 LRFs that I'm hoping will translate fairly well over to mobi format... We'll see. I can't wait to load up my RSS feeds on it, and test the wireless updates out. Hopefully I won't regret my decision. I feel pretty good having saved $116 over my initial decision to spring for a K2.