Possible ways of damaging your kindle - Page 2

captkjaneway · 08-31-2010, 04:26 AM

As others have stated my guess is the issues that can befall a K3 are similar to those of a decent mobile or a laptop. Software slowdown is usually do to RAM leakage and a reboot usually solves that. As for hammers, bricks, pavements, cars and steel toes caps - few electronic devices will survive an encounter with those so just be sensible.

HarryT · 08-31-2010, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Don't get tripped while carrying it. (That's how my son killed my EZ Reader)

That's a good reason to keep it in a decent case. That should protect the screen against most falls.

SamuraiXSendai · 08-31-2010, 05:30 AM

Please purchase my book, "How to Destroy Your Kindle", and don't do anything I suggest.

shanghaichica · 08-31-2010, 06:41 AM

I think it should be treated like all other electrical devices.

Try not to drop it or get it wet. Try to protect the screen by keeping it in a case and try not to let heavy items rest on the screen.

Ben Thornton · 08-31-2010, 07:43 AM

Don't try this at home!

Nice to know it worked for them, though

namebrandon · 08-31-2010, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Thornton

Don't try this at home!

Nice to know it worked for them, though

That was pretty impressive.. not even a screen flicker.

Blog Kindle · 08-31-2010, 12:19 PM

I don't think that you can destroy your Kindle by refreshing the screen too often. Many people have used their K1s for years and screens still work.

You are most likely to damage your Kindle while on the go, so don't let it leave the house without a cover. Or it may end up scratched like this.

I also had couple of Kindles fail after take-off in the airplane (I guess that pressure drop damaged something). But since then my family has done dozens of flights with several Kindles and nothing happened. Overall these cases seem quite rare. Also there seems little you can do to protect from it other than not take your Kindle to the airplane at all which kind of defeats the purpose.

ylsul · 08-31-2010, 02:20 PM

Can anyone tell me how fragile the kindle screen is? I don't think it is made of glass, but is it as fragile as glass?

ProfCrash · 08-31-2010, 02:51 PM

My K1 is still alive and well. I could sell it like new two years after getting it for my birthday. If you take sensible precautions (no hammers, don't cook it, try and avoid sitting on it) then your K3 will last you a good long time.

I do use my Kindle near water. I have a waterproof cover from Trendy Digital for my K1. It keeps out water and sand when I am at the beach. There are other cases that are waterproof, the M-Edge Guardian, and the Klear Kase, which is water resistant and made from the material used to manufacture windshields for the F16. The Guardian and KlearKase have to be adjusted for the K3 but should be available at some point in time.

TallMomof2 · 08-31-2010, 05:29 PM

I just use a Ziploc freezer bag when I'm at the beach, pool or in the bathtub with my Kindle. For peace of mind I did purchase the extended warranties for all my Kindles and I've used them on my K2 (sun fade problem) and my first DX (battery died). Actually my K2 was still under the original warranty. I don't usually buy extended warranties but I have for the Kindles.

tovare · 08-31-2010, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

I just use a Ziploc freezer bag when I'm at the beach, pool or in the bathtub with my Kindle. For peace of mind I did purchase the extended warranties for all my Kindles and I've used them on my K2 (sun fade problem) and my first DX (battery died). Actually my K2 was still under the original warranty. I don't usually buy extended warranties but I have for the Kindles.

Wouldn't damage from condensation inside the bag be more likely than the device taking injury from a small splash of water?

chilady1 · 08-31-2010, 05:45 PM

Don't let others touch it! If they want to see it, demonstrate its feature for them, don't let them play with all the buttons. (This has not happened to me, just adding my two cents!)

matt314159 · 08-31-2010, 05:50 PM

The worst is when you show something expensive to a buddy, and they know you're nervous about it, they always make that fake, *woops I'm going to drop it* motion just to mess with you, and half the time that leads to the real thing happening.

WT Sharpe · 08-31-2010, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Talldog

If you use the Amazon cover, don't try to open it from the back. If you accidentally try to open it from the back and you feel resistance, don't try to force it open. That's how the cases get cracked.

They've had lawsuits over the K2 cases because of this. The K3 case may be different, I don't know.

WT Sharpe · 08-31-2010, 06:04 PM

I accidentally dropped my first one on a concrete floor and another time accidentally slung it about 20 feet across an asphalt parking lot and it survived both murder attempts with only dings and scratches to the case.

It finally died when it gently slid off my lap one day onto a linoleum floor. The second one also died when it fell off a desk recently onto a linoleum floor.

My advice would be to avoid contact with linoleum and don't be a klutz.

08-31-2010, 06:04 PM	#30
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I accidentally dropped my first one on a concrete floor and another time accidentally slung it about 20 feet across an asphalt parking lot and it survived both murder attempts with only dings and scratches to the case. It finally died when it gently slid off my lap one day onto a linoleum floor. The second one also died when it fell off a desk recently onto a linoleum floor. My advice would be to avoid contact with linoleum and don't be a klutz. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 08-31-2010 at 06:26 PM.

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08-31-2010, 04:26 AM	#16
captkjaneway Cockney Sci-Fi Geek! Posts: 472 Karma: 1463094 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Samsung Tab S 8.4", Samsung S6 Edge	As others have stated my guess is the issues that can befall a K3 are similar to those of a decent mobile or a laptop. Software slowdown is usually do to RAM leakage and a reboot usually solves that. As for hammers, bricks, pavements, cars and steel toes caps - few electronic devices will survive an encounter with those so just be sensible.

08-31-2010, 05:30 AM	#18
SamuraiXSendai Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Earth Device: Kindle 1. Kindle 2. IPAD. KDXG. Kindle 3.Fire	Please purchase my book, "How to Destroy Your Kindle", and don't do anything I suggest.

08-31-2010, 06:41 AM	#19
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	I think it should be treated like all other electrical devices. Try not to drop it or get it wet. Try to protect the screen by keeping it in a case and try not to let heavy items rest on the screen.

08-31-2010, 07:43 AM	#20
Ben Thornton Guru Posts: 900 Karma: 779635 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3, iPad 2 (but not for e-books)	Don't try this at home! Nice to know it worked for them, though

08-31-2010, 12:19 PM	#22
Blog Kindle Addict Posts: 224 Karma: 25122 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 1/2/3/4/Touch/DX/Fire\|PRS-600/350\|Nook(color)\|iPad\|iPad2\|EVO 4G	I don't think that you can destroy your Kindle by refreshing the screen too often. Many people have used their K1s for years and screens still work. You are most likely to damage your Kindle while on the go, so don't let it leave the house without a cover. Or it may end up scratched like this. I also had couple of Kindles fail after take-off in the airplane (I guess that pressure drop damaged something). But since then my family has done dozens of flights with several Kindles and nothing happened. Overall these cases seem quite rare. Also there seems little you can do to protect from it other than not take your Kindle to the airplane at all which kind of defeats the purpose.

08-31-2010, 02:20 PM	#23
ylsul Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 53 Join Date: Mar 2007	Can anyone tell me how fragile the kindle screen is? I don't think it is made of glass, but is it as fragile as glass?

08-31-2010, 02:51 PM	#24
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	My K1 is still alive and well. I could sell it like new two years after getting it for my birthday. If you take sensible precautions (no hammers, don't cook it, try and avoid sitting on it) then your K3 will last you a good long time. I do use my Kindle near water. I have a waterproof cover from Trendy Digital for my K1. It keeps out water and sand when I am at the beach. There are other cases that are waterproof, the M-Edge Guardian, and the Klear Kase, which is water resistant and made from the material used to manufacture windshields for the F16. The Guardian and KlearKase have to be adjusted for the K3 but should be available at some point in time.

08-31-2010, 05:29 PM	#25
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I just use a Ziploc freezer bag when I'm at the beach, pool or in the bathtub with my Kindle. For peace of mind I did purchase the extended warranties for all my Kindles and I've used them on my K2 (sun fade problem) and my first DX (battery died). Actually my K2 was still under the original warranty. I don't usually buy extended warranties but I have for the Kindles.

08-31-2010, 05:45 PM	#27
chilady1 I devour books! Posts: 789 Karma: 1285226 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad Air, Kindle 3/Kobo Aura HD, iPhone 6	Don't let others touch it! If they want to see it, demonstrate its feature for them, don't let them play with all the buttons. (This has not happened to me, just adding my two cents!)

08-31-2010, 05:50 PM	#28
matt314159 Groupie Posts: 198 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: High Desert, SoCal Device: KSO, NookColor (CM7.1), Samsung Mesmerize	The worst is when you show something expensive to a buddy, and they know you're nervous about it, they always make that fake, woops I'm going to drop it motion just to mess with you, and half the time that leads to the real thing happening.