I consider mine absolutely great and trouble-free, even though I exchanged it twice for the paint problem, back in October. Hassle-free support! It's been looking and running perfectly since then, I keep it in lock and charge it, at best, once a month. It does what I want it to, which is read anywhere and anytime.
The only reason why I am a bit reluctant to 100% endorse it to my friends/co-workers is the update firmware business. I am a nurse in a hospital; the demographics/characteristics of the people who I show this to are intelligent, young to middle-aged women who like to read for enjoyment. I don't see any of them being tech-savey or curious enough to research or read up on Mobileread like I did, or understand about the zipping/unzipping RAR stuff, and deal with the hassles of that. My husband had to totally find and download some unzipping program (free), so that I could download the firmware. And if I had to do it again, I would probably need his help again.
I also only have the Nov. edition. I wouldn't mind having up to 9 zoom levels; I believe I now have 5, but it seems that there are always a few complaints about battery charges, slowing page turns, or some other little idiosyncrasies. I wouldn't want to recommend to others an update and give them other issues to deal with or tell them they need to keep updating something. If it shipped right away with the most current firmware (alot of zoom levels being the most important feature for the casual reader), I would hands-down push it with my friends.
BTW, are the kinks all worked out now?-Should I update for myself?
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