BookCat, having just made the switch 2-3 weeks ago from a 2012/3 Kindle to a new, trouble-free Clara, I'm a BIG fan. It's a great reader, and I don't even use the comfort light feature much at all. Clearly the light bleed issue was a big problem initially, and I'm very glad that I bought mine now, because the number of "no problem with mine" responses does seem higher among those who've bought Claras more recently.

I do also liker being liberated from Amazon's "you've bought our reader, now buy our EVERYTHING ELSE" approach to the Kindle ecosystem. That said, if I was looking to buy a reader today, the PW would be very tempting. smaller and lighter than the older ones, I'd be very tempted by the relatively cheap 32GB option. In short, I seriously don't think you would be disappointed by either one, as a reader, but obviously if the comfort light is a must for you, then that clarafies your decision #sorrynotsorry