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Kindle Paperwhite 2018 model on sale (Refurbished) - $34.99
https://electronics.woot.com/offers/...f=w_gw_zl_bs_2
Anyone wanna do me a solid and tell me if this model is:
Since Amazon removed the D&T option, I'm still keeping around my 4th Generation Kindle for DeDRM-ing some books. But that model is too old to be able to download any of the comics I've purchased from Amazon, so having a slightly newer model would be nice for that purpose. |
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The PW4 screen is fine. Yes, it meets your requirements. I'd think 6" is small for reading graphic novels, but that's your call.
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Have you ever considered answering the actually asked question instead of trying to ram your opinions down others' throats? Screen quality isn't particularly relevent to someone that doesn't plan to use it for reading and plenty of people are happy with PW4 screen quality even though there is a general consensus that it is a bit fuzzy.
Actual answer to question: To avoid KFX wirelessly from amazon the firmware version must be 5.6.x or lower. I suspect the lowest firmware released for the PW4 is well above that. It would be rare for currently available used kindles to have a firmware low enough to avoid KFX unless it is a model too old to support KFX so it is very likely that a PW3 or Voyage would need to be jailbroken so as to downgrade the firmware. |
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It would also give me a backup in case my 4th Gen Kindle ever bites the dust. I also posted the deal because I assumed I'm probably not the only person in this forum who's in a similar boat after the D&T removal. |
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Ebay shows a for $19.99.
Assuming it works, it will certainly download azw not KFX. (I have a voyage and a PW1 that both still download azw. |
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For what it may be worth, my Paperwhite 4 (10th gen) has downloaded KFX since at least the 5.16.3 firmware update. I'm not absolutely certain about any prior firmware versions since I don't use it that much since it's mostly for testing ebooks.
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Need a K3 (AKA Graphite or Keyboard, or 3 gen) to a PW1 for azw3/KF8. The earlier ones don't do azw3 (though the others didn't originally).
Later than PW1 is all KFX. Probably anything with 2019 or later FW. There probably was never a PW4 that didn't do KFX. |
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