[C4thie]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

There is currently no 7" black and white Kobo model, though.

I know, that's why if I finally decide on Kobo, then I'll just wait for their next B&W 7" model.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The PW5 is sold out/discontinued and the refurbished models are rather expensive if you can even find one.

I found two shops which still sells brand new PW5 (16gb versions) in my country, but these are definitely the last pieces. That's why Im doing fast research right now. Ofc if it comes to price, its not best tbh. They definitely should sell it cheaper (price is similar to 12th from Amazon). But after all I can ignore it if 11th gen will be after all less problematic for me than lastest one (12th).

Originally Posted by LMx7ng10

Amazon still has new 11th gen Paperwhites for sale: Kindle-Paperwhite-16-GB-adjustable.

Not available for my location unfortunately :/ We've got only 12th gen PPW + Basic here.

Originally Posted by LMx7ng10

I bought one in December for the same reasons you are considering it. And, I keep it offline and use it for sideloading because of the same concerns about MTP.

That's the plan probably Unfortunately it means that its going to be my last Kindle. Since all new models probably surely will be MTP. But who knows, maybe sooner or later people will find a way to make it all working (book covers, etc etc) for MTP connections.
If not, then there's always Kobo. And I guess their new models will be only better.

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When it comes to batteries - my current paperwhite 4 is fine for around 35 hours of reading. IMO it's quite impressive, since it's 6 (?) years old already. However I use it w/o wifi, font size 1, bold 3, and usually quite low lightning.
Of course when reading manga, battery drains much faster.
So would be nice to expect at least same battery consumption from my new device, or even better.
But what I must admit, charging is kind of slow (no usb c). Its around 3h