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Originally Posted by acidzebra
a) people who drop gadgets in the toilet deserve what they get. SRSLY.
b) from reading the many "my reader is broken" threads on here it seems that mechanical shock or pressure damage is far more likely to destroy a given reader.
Whichever way you go, these safeguards would add to the price of an already pricey device. Maybe when production costs drop.
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Yeah that extra $1.50/device to seal them will make a huge difference...talk about gimme a break...
I mean do you even realize the difference between environmental sealing and waterproofing to just a depth of 5-feet? Night and day...as I clearly pointed out a $250 camera with sealing that also protects to that 5-foot depth exists...and there are cameras which protect to 10-feet for about the same price...we are not talking about an huge expense.
The Pentax camera's I indicated are a good example because of the low market share Pentax has in the camera world, even more true in the US. That low market share puts them in the ballpark (give or take a bit) sales wise of ereading device makers but with devices that cost LESS than an ereader.
It will not cost much, if anything, to the consumer, if sealing is added. I expect the new PVI plastic displays are naturally pretty water resistant so only a bit needs to be done to seal other weak points from dust and water. I see zero reason to buy a baggie....