Who here is a 399er?

carld · 08-23-2010, 10:51 AM

I've noticed a few reviews of the Kindle 3 have mentioned how the new Kindle 3 is a much better value than the Kindle 1. Which might be true but we've gotten years of use out of our K1s already. So, I was wondering how many people here bought the original Kindle at $399.00 and are still using it?

/raises hand. "Hi, I'm Carl and I'm a 399er."

I bought my K1 not long after they were announced and have used it diligently since then. I don't think a day has gone by that I haven't at least picked it up and read something from it.

daffy4u · 08-23-2010, 11:00 AM

Moi, though I only use it as my master storage (along with my computer back-up).

It's also my "get out of DRM jail free" Kindle. Since it didn't get the equivalent 2.5 update, it is very easy for me to use a Calibre plug-in to remove all DRM from my Kindle books. No muss, no fuss.

ProfCrash · 08-23-2010, 01:45 PM

I have a K1 but mone was only $369. (grins) I used it for the first time since I got the DXG while at the beach this weekend. I have a waterproof cover for the K1 and not the DXG. I was content reading with the K1 but I do prefer the screen size and colelctions on the DXG.

rlparker · 08-23-2010, 02:56 PM

I got my K1 as a birthday present in Sep 2008. I think the price had come down from $399 to something like $349 by then.

Alisa · 08-23-2010, 04:54 PM

I bought mine on the day after it was released. It's been worth every penny. I also bought one for my husband and one for my sister at the $369 price. I'm so happy to see the price come down. $140 is so much more accessible. It's a price that even readers with fairly low incomes can justify. For folks making a good living, it's practically in impulse buy territory.

poohbear_nc · 08-23-2010, 05:49 PM

I too was a fledgling 399er - still have it - use it every day!

Nate the great · 08-23-2010, 06:09 PM

I'm a 399er.

I bought mine before I had my first coffee on the morning of the press conference.

kindlekitten · 08-23-2010, 06:46 PM

I am one as well. it is actually on loan to a daughter's friend, but I will always keep it because of the SD card. any book I feel worth keeping I will send to it and store it on there. currently my second K1 (when they first dropped the price and were selling the refurbished ones) I have given to my very good friend in New Mexico. the K2 that I had given my FIL and got back after he died I gave to my son after I thought I had lost it and in a fit of panic, ordered another one (I got the souped up K2). I thought about exchanging it for the K3, but I think I will hold out and see what the future brings.

tlrowley · 08-23-2010, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

It's also my "get out of DRM jail free" Kindle. Since it didn't get the equivalent 2.5 update, it is very easy for me to use a Calibre plug-in to remove all DRM from my Kindle books. No muss, no fuss.

I bought my K1 the day they were announced and it was delivered the next day. I did the same thing for the K2. When they announced the K3, I swore I wasn't going to get it. I lasted 4 days

At least I got my order placed in time to be in the first wave of deliveries - gotta keep my streak alive.

Daffy4u mentions a very handy reason to keep my K1 registered

TallMomof2 · 08-23-2010, 07:07 PM

I gave my K1 to my Mom and she uses it every day. My K2 will be going to my daughter.

krazy4katz · 08-23-2010, 09:18 PM

Mine was $399, received in January 2008, but I had a discount ($30??) for getting an Amazon credit card. I love my K1, but I am now getting a K3. Not sure what to do with the K1. Turn it in? So cruel. Save it to loan books to friends? Maybe...

k4k

trekchick · 08-24-2010, 01:07 AM

I just sold my two 399-ers in May. With replacement batteries, they were both going strong. My K1 was a second wave (the first batch to go out after the initial sell out) and it never had a hiccup or glitch. I kinda miss the scroll wheel. The little silver streak always made me smile. But with two K2s, a DXG and a K3 on the way, the K1s deserved to find loving homes where they could be appreciated.

ProfCrash · 08-24-2010, 08:57 AM

The K1 is a great device. I got 18 months solid service from Tavar before moving onto my DXG, Octavian. There are still times when Tavar makes more sense then Octavian. I have no intention of giving him away. He will stay at the house and can be used by visitors. That also means that I have a back up if anything happens to Octavian.

So the $369 or $349 that my Hubby paid for my birthday gift in October of 2008 was well worth every penny. I read happily on Tavar and he continues to be used in my household.

Hampshire Nanny · 08-24-2010, 09:16 AM

I have a K1 that I bought in January due to the sell-out over the first Christmas; and yes, I bought it at the full $399 price. I don't list it in my profile because I cannot use it right now -- it suddenly refused to charge. I don't know if it's a bad battery or a bad charger, so I recently broke down and ordered both from Amazon. They are on the way and I'm hoping that they resolve the problem. And even if I never power on the K1 again, I like the idea of keeping it registered at Amazon as my "get out of jail" device.

Alisa · 08-24-2010, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny

I have a K1 that I bought in January due to the sell-out over the first Christmas; and yes, I bought it at the full $399 price. I don't list it in my profile because I cannot use it right now -- it suddenly refused to charge. I don't know if it's a bad battery or a bad charger, so I recently broke down and ordered both from Amazon. They are on the way and I'm hoping that they resolve the problem. And even if I never power on the K1 again, I like the idea of keeping it registered at Amazon as my "get out of jail" device.

I had that problem and it was the charger. Luckily my husband also has a K1 so I had a second charger to try.

08-23-2010, 10:51 AM	#1
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Who here is a 399er? I've noticed a few reviews of the Kindle 3 have mentioned how the new Kindle 3 is a much better value than the Kindle 1. Which might be true but we've gotten years of use out of our K1s already. So, I was wondering how many people here bought the original Kindle at $399.00 and are still using it? /raises hand. "Hi, I'm Carl and I'm a 399er." I bought my K1 not long after they were announced and have used it diligently since then. I don't think a day has gone by that I haven't at least picked it up and read something from it.

08-23-2010, 11:00 AM	#2
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Moi, though I only use it as my master storage (along with my computer back-up). It's also my "get out of DRM jail free" Kindle. Since it didn't get the equivalent 2.5 update, it is very easy for me to use a Calibre plug-in to remove all DRM from my Kindle books. No muss, no fuss.

08-23-2010, 01:45 PM	#3
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have a K1 but mone was only $369. (grins) I used it for the first time since I got the DXG while at the beach this weekend. I have a waterproof cover for the K1 and not the DXG. I was content reading with the K1 but I do prefer the screen size and colelctions on the DXG.

08-23-2010, 02:56 PM	#4
rlparker Ars longa Posts: 1,179 Karma: 17404 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north carolina, usa Device: Kindle K1, K3 wifi	I got my K1 as a birthday present in Sep 2008. I think the price had come down from $399 to something like $349 by then.

08-23-2010, 04:54 PM	#5
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	I bought mine on the day after it was released. It's been worth every penny. I also bought one for my husband and one for my sister at the $369 price. I'm so happy to see the price come down. $140 is so much more accessible. It's a price that even readers with fairly low incomes can justify. For folks making a good living, it's practically in impulse buy territory.

08-23-2010, 05:49 PM	#6
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,769 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I too was a fledgling 399er - still have it - use it every day!

08-23-2010, 06:09 PM	#7
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I'm a 399er. I bought mine before I had my first coffee on the morning of the press conference.

08-23-2010, 06:46 PM	#8
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I am one as well. it is actually on loan to a daughter's friend, but I will always keep it because of the SD card. any book I feel worth keeping I will send to it and store it on there. currently my second K1 (when they first dropped the price and were selling the refurbished ones) I have given to my very good friend in New Mexico. the K2 that I had given my FIL and got back after he died I gave to my son after I thought I had lost it and in a fit of panic, ordered another one (I got the souped up K2). I thought about exchanging it for the K3, but I think I will hold out and see what the future brings.

08-23-2010, 07:07 PM	#10
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I gave my K1 to my Mom and she uses it every day. My K2 will be going to my daughter.

08-23-2010, 09:18 PM	#11
krazy4katz Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 1552656 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: [Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (KK)], Kindle Voyage, iPad Pro	Mine was $399, received in January 2008, but I had a discount ($30??) for getting an Amazon credit card. I love my K1, but I am now getting a K3. Not sure what to do with the K1. Turn it in? So cruel. Save it to loan books to friends? Maybe... k4k

08-24-2010, 01:07 AM	#12
trekchick Lurker Posts: 226 Karma: 9245 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Walton, KY Device: Sonys and Kindles and Nooks, oh my!	I just sold my two 399-ers in May. With replacement batteries, they were both going strong. My K1 was a second wave (the first batch to go out after the initial sell out) and it never had a hiccup or glitch. I kinda miss the scroll wheel. The little silver streak always made me smile. But with two K2s, a DXG and a K3 on the way, the K1s deserved to find loving homes where they could be appreciated.

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08-24-2010, 08:57 AM	#13
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	The K1 is a great device. I got 18 months solid service from Tavar before moving onto my DXG, Octavian. There are still times when Tavar makes more sense then Octavian. I have no intention of giving him away. He will stay at the house and can be used by visitors. That also means that I have a back up if anything happens to Octavian. So the $369 or $349 that my Hubby paid for my birthday gift in October of 2008 was well worth every penny. I read happily on Tavar and he continues to be used in my household.

08-24-2010, 09:16 AM	#14
Hampshire Nanny Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 8064562 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3 KB, iPad2	I have a K1 that I bought in January due to the sell-out over the first Christmas; and yes, I bought it at the full $399 price. I don't list it in my profile because I cannot use it right now -- it suddenly refused to charge. I don't know if it's a bad battery or a bad charger, so I recently broke down and ordered both from Amazon. They are on the way and I'm hoping that they resolve the problem. And even if I never power on the K1 again, I like the idea of keeping it registered at Amazon as my "get out of jail" device.