MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Kindle Paperwhite 5 with 5.14.2 out of the box

shamanNS · 04-04-2023, 09:34 AM

@mikebluu My guess is that you would have better probability of getting a device with older firmware if you bought Kindle Paperwhite Kids instead of the regular PW5. The logic behind that assumption being that:

1) most people aren't aware that PW5 Kids bundle exists and that is is the best value for that amount of money (since it costs the same as PW5 without ads / "special offers" and also not having ads + having 2 year warranty + free case)

2) in case of ordering from amazon.de the shipping of that particular Kindle product is restricted to Germany and Austria, unlike regular PW5. Probably because "Amazon Kids+" subscription thing is not available to most other European countries. And 1 year of that service is also bundled with PW5 Kids...

Both things should result in much lower number of units sold in comparison to regular PW5. But you could not order that Kids bundle to be shipped directly to Romania, you would have to find someone in DE or AT to forward the package to you.

All that is basically just a theory (and definitively is a gamble to order it without having a way to check device serial number prior to shipping it to you ) but I can confirm that when my friend ordered PW5 Kids from Amazon DE about 1.5 months ago the device arrived with firmware 5.14.0.1 (= so the first / factory firmware).

Like I already mentioned here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...54#post4306654

There is no guaranty that you would have the same luck as he did.
But since my friend was already willing to risk and order a Kindle I suggested to him that he stands a better chance to get "from older stock" if he orders PW5 Kids bundle instead of a regular PW5.

04-04-2023, 09:34 AM	#5
shamanNS Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 12345678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	@mikebluu My guess is that you would have better probability of getting a device with older firmware if you bought Kindle Paperwhite Kids instead of the regular PW5. The logic behind that assumption being that: 1) most people aren't aware that PW5 Kids bundle exists and that is is the best value for that amount of money (since it costs the same as PW5 without ads / "special offers" and also not having ads + having 2 year warranty + free case) 2) in case of ordering from amazon.de the shipping of that particular Kindle product is restricted to Germany and Austria, unlike regular PW5. Probably because "Amazon Kids+" subscription thing is not available to most other European countries. And 1 year of that service is also bundled with PW5 Kids... Both things should result in much lower number of units sold in comparison to regular PW5. But you could not order that Kids bundle to be shipped directly to Romania, you would have to find someone in DE or AT to forward the package to you. All that is basically just a theory (and definitively is a gamble to order it without having a way to check device serial number prior to shipping it to you ) but I can confirm that when my friend ordered PW5 Kids from Amazon DE about 1.5 months ago the device arrived with firmware 5.14.0.1 (= so the first / factory firmware). Like I already mentioned here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...54#post4306654 There is no guaranty that you would have the same luck as he did. But since my friend was already willing to risk and order a Kindle I suggested to him that he stands a better chance to get "from older stock" if he orders PW5 Kids bundle instead of a regular PW5. Last edited by shamanNS; 04-04-2023 at 09:43 AM.