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Originally Posted by sufue
At the risk of missing the deal, how do folks feel about the regular Kindle with "built-in front light" vs the Paperwhite. I have an older Paperwhite that is getting pretty beat up, and I'm wondering about grabbing this as a replacement. But I don't follow Kindle hardware much, so wondering about the "downgrade" to regular Kindle, but it still has "a light", which is the most important thing for me.
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For me, the 167 ppi of the basic Kindle would make it a non-starter. That’s just lousy compared to industry standard 300 ppi.
If you don’t feel like springing for the newest Paperwhite, or prefer the 6” form factor, why not consider the PW4? I know people here say the screen’s not a good as the PW3 but I think it’s fine, and you get warm light and waterproofing. There have been deals on the PW4 (as low as $35 recently with student prime) and I think it’s safe to say there will be more. While it might not get quite as low as that, I suspect that if you wait on it you can do better than the current $90 price. Heck, if you trade in your older Kindle on it right now you’ll get it for a maximum of $72 and that’s absent any gc value; if you can wait on a lower sale price you’ll do better still. Money well spent, IMO, (but it’s easy to spend other people’s money!
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