MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - EE versus PE--and hinge issue

North19 · 06-10-2011, 12:32 PM

Is the EE in general lighter and less solid (I am trying not to say flimsy) in feel than the PE?

That may be a silly question, but I can't tell if my EE is just an early early model or if this is typical. I had the PE first, and that feels seriously solid and well built.

My EE doesn't. It feels thin and much more... plastic-y. It does not feel well made in the same way at all. (If I feel I overpaid on it used, I can't imagine it felt worth the money new.)

Plus the hinge on my EE does not move freely; it moves okay on one side and the other is very very very stiff and does not like to turn. I end up not folding one side behind the other as my fear is that the hinge is somehow jammed up with the cables and wires etc not properly positioned, and I don't want to kill it by wearing away at them.

Any thoughts?

06-10-2011, 12:32 PM	#1
North19 Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: entourage eDGe, pocket eDGe, kindle	EE versus PE--and hinge issue Is the EE in general lighter and less solid (I am trying not to say flimsy) in feel than the PE? That may be a silly question, but I can't tell if my EE is just an early early model or if this is typical. I had the PE first, and that feels seriously solid and well built. My EE doesn't. It feels thin and much more... plastic-y. It does not feel well made in the same way at all. (If I feel I overpaid on it used, I can't imagine it felt worth the money new.) Plus the hinge on my EE does not move freely; it moves okay on one side and the other is very very very stiff and does not like to turn. I end up not folding one side behind the other as my fear is that the hinge is somehow jammed up with the cables and wires etc not properly positioned, and I don't want to kill it by wearing away at them. Any thoughts?