Kindle Breakdowns

jbcohen · 01-10-2014, 01:02 PM

How many of us have had our kindles (any model) breakdown in the last two years?

About two years ago the power switch on my Kindle three broke down and I could no longer turn it off or on.

pidgeon92 · 01-10-2014, 02:25 PM

I've owned:

2 original Kindles. My husband broke the screen on one, and I sold the other one, which was in working order at the time.

1 K2. Still in working order

1 K3. Gave away, was in working order at that time. I don't know its fate.

1 Kindle Touch. Gave away, was in working order at that time. I don't know its fate.

1 Kindle PW 1. Still in working order.

1 Kindle PW 2. Still in working order.

1 Kindle DXG. Still in working order.

jswinden · 01-10-2014, 02:29 PM

I've owned a K2, a KDXG, two K3s, a K4S, three PW1s, and a PW2. None of them ever broke down. Granted the three PW1s had rubbish screens and all three were returned. The PW2 had a better screen, but it was still not very good so I gifted it to a friend. But my Ks never suffered any actual breakdowns.

Beezie Maddox · 01-10-2014, 03:14 PM

Vanilla Kindle has had no problems but very little use since I received my PW as a gift in February '13. I'm pretty sure it's a K 4 and I need to update my info: my entire family got them for Christmas the year the price dropped below $100.

PW 1st Gen had a battery issue and couldn't hold a charge for more than an hour. It came on suddenly a few weeks before the warranty expired, so Amazon replaced it.

wawasteele · 01-10-2014, 03:26 PM

I've only owed my PW1 for one year, so I'm not sure if you want me to vote or not. It's had a lot of use and has had no problems.

ucfgrad93 · 01-10-2014, 03:40 PM

I have had 3 kindles since January 2010 and all of them are still in perfect working condition. I have never had any issues with any of them.

Kindle 2 - Received it as a birthday gift in January 2010. Still working great, however, I don't really use it much.

Kindle Keyboard - Received it as a Father's Day gift in June 2011. Still working great. I gave it to my daughter's friend as a Christmas gift a couple of weeks ago.

Kindle Paperwhite 2 - Received it as a Christmas gift a couple of weeks ago.

VictoriaP · 01-10-2014, 04:37 PM

K2--arrived a week after release. Still working, in the hands of a friend.
Touch--a month or so after release. Still working as a backup.
PW2--couple of weeks past release. No issues.

While I treat my devices with some care, I don't baby them. The two older Kindles were caseless (sleeves for travel). The PW2 only has a case because of the magnetic open/close feature.

(And to be fair, three family iPads since first release, and five of six iPhones have ALL been problem free. One iPhone 4 suffers from home button failure. Either we're remarkably lucky, or the devices are reasonably well built.)

Atunah · 01-10-2014, 06:20 PM

K1 original kindle 2008 - still works on 2nd battery. I keep waiting for the wheel to fail, but so far so good. Not used often anymore though. Used for 2 years and read like 400 books on it.

K3 2010 - still works fine and still used. Has a crack in the lower right corner frame I covered with a skin. Has been there since early days. Still the same.

PW1 - 2012 still works, but I don't like reading on it because of the floating letter effect. Or the extra layers, whatever it is, I don't like it anymore.

Basic Kindle, just got that one in December 2013 and its my always use kindle now. We'll see how long it goes. Its also my first kindle without 3G. But best kindle display of all of them when I line them up, including the PW.

So I am doing good so far. But then I have no kids in the house, no dogs and all but the latest basic have always been in a cover. I am doing the naked thing now with the latest and I love how light it is. Hopefully that doesn't mean disaster.

. Thankfully they are much cheaper now. I still sweat when I think what I paid for the K1.

Katsunami · 01-10-2014, 06:54 PM

KTouch, sold to aunt, still working.
KPW1, used by me, still working.

Both were bought as soon as they were available in Europe.

Ginwen · 01-10-2014, 07:00 PM

None has completely broken down, but as they've developed various problems, giving me an excuse to get a new one, I have.

My first one (the second model) started having a pretty short battery life. I could charge it every couple of days or replace, so I replaced it with a touch right when they came out.

The touch has been freezing often for months. I was able to fix it by restarting it a time or two, but lately that has been less getting worse (I have to restart it 10 times or more) so I'm replacing it with a Paperwhite (my first one had a small screen defect so the replacement is arriving tomorrow).

Chi Cygni · 01-10-2014, 07:21 PM

I'm so not going to vote. As soon as I say something I will jinx it.

nynaevelan · 01-10-2014, 09:34 PM

I've owned:

k2i - still working, my son has it
hubby's k2i - still works, niece has it
k3 - still works, friend has it
Touch1 - broke down, traded in for new one
Touch2 - broke down, traded in for new one
Touch3 - gave to niece and purchased k4
k4 - still works, daughter in law has it
pw1 - traded in for pw2
pw2 - still working, my primary device

fire 1rst gen - usb cord connector stopped working
fire 2nd gen - still works, brother in law has it
fire 2012 - still working, my secondary device
hubby's fire 2012 - still working

Barbara1955 · 01-11-2014, 12:19 AM

1st K3 my son broke with his knee at 6 months... The K3 Replacement still going strong 2 yrs 3 months later. Fire HD is 14 months working great! My new K3-3G No problems either.

Edward_R · 01-11-2014, 12:33 AM

K3 I received for Christmas in 2010 is still going strong.

Bricorn · 01-11-2014, 11:24 AM

A 3 year old DXG, not completely non-functional, but bad enough that I gave up on it. Swapped the front panel onto a broken screen one from ebay.

View Poll Results: How many of us have had a kindle breakdown in the last two years
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01-10-2014, 01:02 PM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Kindle Breakdowns How many of us have had our kindles (any model) breakdown in the last two years? About two years ago the power switch on my Kindle three broke down and I could no longer turn it off or on.

01-10-2014, 03:40 PM	#6
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I have had 3 kindles since January 2010 and all of them are still in perfect working condition. I have never had any issues with any of them. Kindle 2 - Received it as a birthday gift in January 2010. Still working great, however, I don't really use it much. Kindle Keyboard - Received it as a Father's Day gift in June 2011. Still working great. I gave it to my daughter's friend as a Christmas gift a couple of weeks ago. Kindle Paperwhite 2 - Received it as a Christmas gift a couple of weeks ago. Last edited by ucfgrad93; 01-10-2014 at 09:46 PM.

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01-10-2014, 02:25 PM	#2
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I've owned: 2 original Kindles. My husband broke the screen on one, and I sold the other one, which was in working order at the time. 1 K2. Still in working order 1 K3. Gave away, was in working order at that time. I don't know its fate. 1 Kindle Touch. Gave away, was in working order at that time. I don't know its fate. 1 Kindle PW 1. Still in working order. 1 Kindle PW 2. Still in working order. 1 Kindle DXG. Still in working order.

01-10-2014, 02:29 PM	#3
jswinden Nameless Being	I've owned a K2, a KDXG, two K3s, a K4S, three PW1s, and a PW2. None of them ever broke down. Granted the three PW1s had rubbish screens and all three were returned. The PW2 had a better screen, but it was still not very good so I gifted it to a friend. But my Ks never suffered any actual breakdowns.

01-10-2014, 03:14 PM	#4
Beezie Maddox Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite Gen 1; basic Kindle 4; Nook ST	Vanilla Kindle has had no problems but very little use since I received my PW as a gift in February '13. I'm pretty sure it's a K 4 and I need to update my info: my entire family got them for Christmas the year the price dropped below $100. PW 1st Gen had a battery issue and couldn't hold a charge for more than an hour. It came on suddenly a few weeks before the warranty expired, so Amazon replaced it.

01-10-2014, 03:26 PM	#5
wawasteele Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 656362 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: California Device: 1st PW, Sansa Clip Zip, Samsungs: GT 7.0 Plus, Note4, GT 4 10.1"	I've only owed my PW1 for one year, so I'm not sure if you want me to vote or not. It's had a lot of use and has had no problems.

01-10-2014, 04:37 PM	#7
VictoriaP Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 491576 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle PW2; Kindle Touch; Kindle 2; iPad Mini; iPad1	K2--arrived a week after release. Still working, in the hands of a friend. Touch--a month or so after release. Still working as a backup. PW2--couple of weeks past release. No issues. While I treat my devices with some care, I don't baby them. The two older Kindles were caseless (sleeves for travel). The PW2 only has a case because of the magnetic open/close feature. (And to be fair, three family iPads since first release, and five of six iPhones have ALL been problem free. One iPhone 4 suffers from home button failure. Either we're remarkably lucky, or the devices are reasonably well built.)

01-10-2014, 06:20 PM	#8
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	K1 original kindle 2008 - still works on 2nd battery. I keep waiting for the wheel to fail, but so far so good. Not used often anymore though. Used for 2 years and read like 400 books on it. K3 2010 - still works fine and still used. Has a crack in the lower right corner frame I covered with a skin. Has been there since early days. Still the same. PW1 - 2012 still works, but I don't like reading on it because of the floating letter effect. Or the extra layers, whatever it is, I don't like it anymore. Basic Kindle, just got that one in December 2013 and its my always use kindle now. We'll see how long it goes. Its also my first kindle without 3G. But best kindle display of all of them when I line them up, including the PW. So I am doing good so far. But then I have no kids in the house, no dogs and all but the latest basic have always been in a cover. I am doing the naked thing now with the latest and I love how light it is. Hopefully that doesn't mean disaster. . Thankfully they are much cheaper now. I still sweat when I think what I paid for the K1.

01-10-2014, 06:54 PM	#9
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	KTouch, sold to aunt, still working. KPW1, used by me, still working. Both were bought as soon as they were available in Europe.

01-10-2014, 07:00 PM	#10
Ginwen Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 777376 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kent, WA Device: Kindle Touch/IPad	None has completely broken down, but as they've developed various problems, giving me an excuse to get a new one, I have. My first one (the second model) started having a pretty short battery life. I could charge it every couple of days or replace, so I replaced it with a touch right when they came out. The touch has been freezing often for months. I was able to fix it by restarting it a time or two, but lately that has been less getting worse (I have to restart it 10 times or more) so I'm replacing it with a Paperwhite (my first one had a small screen defect so the replacement is arriving tomorrow).

01-10-2014, 07:21 PM	#11
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	I'm so not going to vote. As soon as I say something I will jinx it.

01-10-2014, 09:34 PM	#12
nynaevelan eBook Junkie Posts: 1,526 Karma: 1464018 Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Fire 2020, Kindle PW2	I've owned: k2i - still working, my son has it hubby's k2i - still works, niece has it k3 - still works, friend has it Touch1 - broke down, traded in for new one Touch2 - broke down, traded in for new one Touch3 - gave to niece and purchased k4 k4 - still works, daughter in law has it pw1 - traded in for pw2 pw2 - still working, my primary device fire 1rst gen - usb cord connector stopped working fire 2nd gen - still works, brother in law has it fire 2012 - still working, my secondary device hubby's fire 2012 - still working

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01-11-2014, 12:19 AM	#13
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	1st K3 my son broke with his knee at 6 months... The K3 Replacement still going strong 2 yrs 3 months later. Fire HD is 14 months working great! My new K3-3G No problems either.

01-11-2014, 12:33 AM	#14
Edward_R Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 516224 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pacific Northwest (about 35 miles northeast of Seattle) Device: K3 / HP 10" Tablet (FBreader Installed)	K3 I received for Christmas in 2010 is still going strong.

01-11-2014, 11:24 AM	#15
Bricorn Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 7788748 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fun Town, Thailand Device: Kindle DXG	A 3 year old DXG, not completely non-functional, but bad enough that I gave up on it. Swapped the front panel onto a broken screen one from ebay.