Can't help but wonder how many still use the K1

KlondikeGeoff · 05-29-2010, 12:23 PM

As a K1 owner since it first came out, I still have no reason to switch to the K2. I bought an extra battery just in case, but the original still is working fine. I use it a lot, have read more than 200 books, and it works like charm.

I suppose there is no way at all to really determine how many stick-in-the-muds like me still use the K1 only, but anybody care to hazard a guess?

rcuadro · 05-29-2010, 03:39 PM

My sister still has the K1 though I bought it for her when the K2 came out... still quite a while and she has no plans on getting a new one

poohbear_nc · 05-29-2010, 03:45 PM

I still use my K1 - keep it at work to read on at lunch! Didn't want to keep lugging a Kindle to & from work.

dmaul1114 · 05-29-2010, 06:31 PM

I do. Bought mine used for $200 from Craigslist right after the K2 came out.

I just use it to read novels, and it's fine for that. Only gripe is how slow it is to look up words in the dictionary, go back to home, open a book etc.--but I don't do that stuff much anyway.

It does the job for a light reading like me for sure.

paperwastage · 05-29-2010, 06:34 PM

Bloomberg say the new revision of the kindle is out in august with faster page turning and contrast... i will be waiting on a dx version of that

kindlekitten · 05-29-2010, 07:31 PM

I had just given my fil the newest K2 for christmas, but he passed not long afterwards. I now have that so gave one of my K1s to my son and use the other one as my "purse" kindle. it goes to appointments, meetings, anywhere that I might have to wait around. the K2 is my at home, nothing happens to it, heavy duty reading Kindle

SamuraiXSendai · 05-30-2010, 07:56 AM

My wife got my K1 when I got my K2 - she has always been intimidated by technology but she took to it like a duck to water. I still like the contrast better on the original.

nohmi2 · 05-30-2010, 09:05 AM

I have two Kindles which I bought on eBay in Australia when they first came out, and I love them.

Never had any trouble with them and use them constantly.

No, I'm not plugging Amazon, as geographical restrictions wont allow me to buy from them.

Cheers

DianaB · 05-30-2010, 11:20 AM

I still use my K1. Keep it on the nightstand. I saw no reason to upgrade to the K2 after spending $400 on the K1. My iPhone is my second kindle; I use that to read on the go around town. I love how the K1 and iPhone stay in sync. I take the K1 if I'm going on long plane flights or camping. I just bought a new battery for it after 2 years and the battery life is excellent. I'd prefer to wait to upgrade until they replace the stupid buttons with a touchscreen, but I'm traveling to Europe in September and the international wireless would be nice, so if the K3 does indeed come out in August I may get one.

krazy4katz · 05-30-2010, 09:47 PM

I have had my K1 since January, 2008? Is that right? They came out in the fall, 2007? Anyway, I love my kindle and use it constantly. I saw no reason to upgrade to the K2, but I might upgrade in August if there is a new one that is faster. I have 14 pages of books, so I would like some folders. Faster response etc. can't be bad either.

Not sure what to do with my K1 in that case. I noticed that some people are selling them on Amazon for over $200. That seems crazy to me, even though I did pay almost $400 for mine. I may sell mine, but was thinking $50-$75, I don't know...

junk789456 · 05-31-2010, 04:44 AM

I have a K1 and love it. A co-worker traded it to me for a phone in Jan 2010. I've read over a dozen books on it. My fiancée liked it so much she permanently borrowed it from me and reads about 2 books/week on it.

I plan on buying another reader in July, but have yet to decide on what to get. From my user experience, ergonomics/readability are the most important factors. Calibre has made most other options useless for me.

kindlekitten · 05-31-2010, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junk789456

I have a K1 and love it. A co-worker traded it to me for a phone in Jan 2010. I've read over a dozen books on it. My fiancée liked it so much she permanently borrowed it from me and reads about 2 books/week on it.

I plan on buying another reader in July, but have yet to decide on what to get. From my user experience, ergonomics/readability are the most important factors. Calibre has made most other options useless for me.

useless or unnecessary?

05-29-2010, 12:23 PM	#1
KlondikeGeoff Wombat Aficionado Posts: 481 Karma: 733 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Device: Fire, Kindle1, Sony PRS-500 Reader, Rocket 1100 eBook	Can't help but wonder how many still use the K1 As a K1 owner since it first came out, I still have no reason to switch to the K2. I bought an extra battery just in case, but the original still is working fine. I use it a lot, have read more than 200 books, and it works like charm. I suppose there is no way at all to really determine how many stick-in-the-muds like me still use the K1 only, but anybody care to hazard a guess?

05-29-2010, 03:39 PM	#2
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	My sister still has the K1 though I bought it for her when the K2 came out... still quite a while and she has no plans on getting a new one

05-29-2010, 03:45 PM	#3
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,873 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I still use my K1 - keep it at work to read on at lunch! Didn't want to keep lugging a Kindle to & from work.

05-29-2010, 06:31 PM	#4
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	I do. Bought mine used for $200 from Craigslist right after the K2 came out. I just use it to read novels, and it's fine for that. Only gripe is how slow it is to look up words in the dictionary, go back to home, open a book etc.--but I don't do that stuff much anyway. It does the job for a light reading like me for sure.

05-29-2010, 06:34 PM	#5
paperwastage Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 1310 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: kindle DX Graphite	Bloomberg say the new revision of the kindle is out in august with faster page turning and contrast... i will be waiting on a dx version of that

05-29-2010, 07:31 PM	#6
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 had just given my fil the newest K2 for christmas, but he passed not long afterwards. I now have that so gave one of my K1s to my son and use the other one as my "purse" kindle. it goes to appointments, meetings, anywhere that I might have to wait around. the K2 is my at home, nothing happens to it, heavy duty reading Kindle

05-30-2010, 07:56 AM	#7
SamuraiXSendai Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Earth Device: Kindle 1. Kindle 2. IPAD. KDXG. Kindle 3.Fire	My wife got my K1 when I got my K2 - she has always been intimidated by technology but she took to it like a duck to water. I still like the contrast better on the original.

05-30-2010, 09:05 AM	#8
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	I have two Kindles which I bought on eBay in Australia when they first came out, and I love them. Never had any trouble with them and use them constantly. No, I'm not plugging Amazon, as geographical restrictions wont allow me to buy from them. Cheers

05-30-2010, 11:20 AM	#9
DianaB Voracious Reader Posts: 23 Karma: 70000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle Voyage	I still use my K1. Keep it on the nightstand. I saw no reason to upgrade to the K2 after spending $400 on the K1. My iPhone is my second kindle; I use that to read on the go around town. I love how the K1 and iPhone stay in sync. I take the K1 if I'm going on long plane flights or camping. I just bought a new battery for it after 2 years and the battery life is excellent. I'd prefer to wait to upgrade until they replace the stupid buttons with a touchscreen, but I'm traveling to Europe in September and the international wireless would be nice, so if the K3 does indeed come out in August I may get one.

05-30-2010, 09:47 PM	#10
krazy4katz Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 1552656 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: [Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (KK)], Kindle Voyage, iPad Pro	I have had my K1 since January, 2008? Is that right? They came out in the fall, 2007? Anyway, I love my kindle and use it constantly. I saw no reason to upgrade to the K2, but I might upgrade in August if there is a new one that is faster. I have 14 pages of books, so I would like some folders. Faster response etc. can't be bad either. Not sure what to do with my K1 in that case. I noticed that some people are selling them on Amazon for over $200. That seems crazy to me, even though I did pay almost $400 for mine. I may sell mine, but was thinking $50-$75, I don't know...

05-31-2010, 04:44 AM	#11
junk789456 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Memphis, TN Device: Kindle 1	I have a K1 and love it. A co-worker traded it to me for a phone in Jan 2010. I've read over a dozen books on it. My fiancée liked it so much she permanently borrowed it from me and reads about 2 books/week on it. I plan on buying another reader in July, but have yet to decide on what to get. From my user experience, ergonomics/readability are the most important factors. Calibre has made most other options useless for me.

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