Going to get my kindle! - Page 3

CWatkinsNash · 01-29-2012, 01:17 PM

All this K4 talk has me wanting a K4NT. Even though Amazon recently replaced my K3 I still worry. I've been getting out a lot more lately, so the K3 is getting out more too. The K4NT would be a nice addition for "out of the house" stuff, while the K3 could live safely on my nightstand.

Or maybe I just have gadget lust. I know I don't want a Touch. I manage my Collections through calibre and I am NOT giving that up, nor am I giving up my page turn buttons. And before anyone asks, yes, I've tried it and I prefer non-touch.

Either way, buying one is not really an option right now, but you've certainly got me thinking about it for down the road.

theducks · 01-29-2012, 01:24 PM

K4NT (no SO)
Buttons for turning pages and other navigation.
I would have loved some of the other features but I was not willing to sacrifice Buttons. (Maybe I am swipe challenged?)

CWatkinsNash · 01-29-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

I would have loved some of the other features but I was not willing to sacrifice Buttons. (Maybe I am swipe challenged?)

If so, you're not alone. I am completely dysfunctional when it comes to touch screens. My phone has multi-touch capabilities but I can't manage it - I can just barely handle the basic tap. I initially thought it was a device-specific issue until I tried several other types of touch screen devices - including ereaders - and discovered that the problem is actually me. Capacitive, resistive, IR... doesn't matter what type of screen, I totally fail at using them. It's become something of a joke among my friends.

DreamWriter · 01-29-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What would you consider "large"? I currently have 622 books on my Kindle Touch, and there are absolutely no problems with handling that.

My first K3 started to slow down drastically as my device collection neared 1,000 books. Searches and other functions became almost impossible because it took so long (many minutes)! There were no books stuck in indexing, and rebooting didn't solve the problem.

When I had that K3 for a year, I had it replaced due to a screen defect. Because of the slow response times with the first K3, I decided to store all books in the cloud and keep only a few books on the new Kindle. This device works great. It's nice to be able to search, highlight, etc., again.

CWatkinsNash · 01-29-2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What would you consider "large"? I currently have 622 books on my Kindle Touch, and there are absolutely no problems with handling that.

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

My first K3 started to slow down drastically as my device collection neared 1,000 books.

I didn't notice a performance hit on my K3 until I got to around 800-900 books. It didn't slow down horribly until I got to over 1600. Right now I keep between 500 & 600 on it most of the time and it works fine. I would imagine that the type (size and complexity) of the books matters as much as the number.

ProfCrash · 01-29-2012, 02:11 PM

I have something like 400 books on my K3 and DXG and I don't have any issues. The actual number of books is larger then that because I have 15 complete collections of authors works so probably closer to 500 or so books on my device.

BeccaPrice · 01-29-2012, 02:25 PM

While I found the X-ray feature (and how much is it really used? How many books have it?) enticing, I too am not willing to give up buttons. I've got a Sony 350, so I know touch screens, but I just don't like them as much as I do buttons.

BeccaPrice · 01-29-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Capacitive, resistive, IR... doesn't matter what type of screen, I totally fail at using them. It's become something of a joke among my friends.

do you have trouble wearing a wind-up watch, too? because your above is so me... I dunno if it's because I always have cold hands or what, but touch screens just don't like me.

CWatkinsNash · 01-29-2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

do you have trouble wearing a wind-up watch, too? because your above is so me... I dunno if it's because I always have cold hands or what, but touch screens just don't like me.

I do have cold hands most of the time, but over the last several years I've lost some flexibility in my hands that only effects certain types of movement. For example, I can still do hardware repairs in tight spaces with tiny tools without much trouble, but I can no longer play guitar much at all.

It doesn't seem to be CTS-related, but I don't know what it is. I do know that as long as I leave the guitar alone, it doesn't seem to be getting any worse. As far as touch screens, the best way I can explain it is that for anything other than a tap, things don't work as expected because my fingers aren't moving exactly the way I'd like them to.

Joykins · 01-29-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What would you consider "large"? I currently have 622 books on my Kindle Touch, and there are absolutely no problems with handling that.

I have probably about 1000 on my 1st gen nook, about 700 of them in the active B&N library (the others are sideloaded) and it has problems refreshing the library, takes a long time and sometimes fails to refresh when requested, necessitating a reboot. Sometimes after a reboot it falsely reports that the library is empty, and I have to try to refresh/reboot again to get to my items. I actually get kind of distressed when I only have a few minutes to read and B&N decides to randomly reload the library without me requesting it. I see that the kindle doesn't do it quite the same way, which makes me happy.

Joykins · 01-29-2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dax123

I have both the K4 NT and the Touch and I must say I prefer my Touch right now, eventhough I rarely if ever use TTS. It's just way easier to navigate with the touch screen, collections are easier to make without having to scroll through the entire keyboard to select a letter etc.

Yeah, that was a pain to try, but it was very easy to manage them on Calibre, a few minutes, reboot the K4NT, and I was back in business.

Blossom · 01-29-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

All this K4 talk has me wanting a K4NT. Even though Amazon recently replaced my K3 I still worry. I've been getting out a lot more lately, so the K3 is getting out more too. The K4NT would be a nice addition for "out of the house" stuff, while the K3 could live safely on my nightstand.

Or maybe I just have gadget lust. I know I don't want a Touch. I manage my Collections through calibre and I am NOT giving that up, nor am I giving up my page turn buttons. And before anyone asks, yes, I've tried it and I prefer non-touch.

Either way, buying one is not really an option right now, but you've certainly got me thinking about it for down the road.

It's only $79 It's like a pocket reader with a 6" screen. It's perfect for traveling.

It's tiny!

Blossom · 01-29-2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Joykins

Yeah, that was a pain to try, but it was very easy to manage them on Calibre, a few minutes, reboot the K4NT, and I was back in business.

I sync my collections so I'll make my collections on my K3 and then sync them to the K4. You can do the same thing with K4PC if you want.

Joykins · 02-01-2012, 02:18 PM

OK, at 6 days post-purchase I am delighted at the battery life on this baby! Still at about 75%!

My nook barely lasts 2 days.

crich70 · 02-01-2012, 03:43 PM

Congrats on your new K4. I got my K3 just a bit short of a year ago (mid march) and I use it very often. You can't beat an ereader for convenience.

I'm thinking of getting a KF one of these days but I will still use my K3 fairly often.

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01-29-2012, 01:17 PM	#31
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	All this K4 talk has me wanting a K4NT. Even though Amazon recently replaced my K3 I still worry. I've been getting out a lot more lately, so the K3 is getting out more too. The K4NT would be a nice addition for "out of the house" stuff, while the K3 could live safely on my nightstand. Or maybe I just have gadget lust. I know I don't want a Touch. I manage my Collections through calibre and I am NOT giving that up, nor am I giving up my page turn buttons. And before anyone asks, yes, I've tried it and I prefer non-touch. Either way, buying one is not really an option right now, but you've certainly got me thinking about it for down the road.

01-29-2012, 01:24 PM	#32
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,267 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	K4NT (no SO) Buttons for turning pages and other navigation. I would have loved some of the other features but I was not willing to sacrifice Buttons. (Maybe I am swipe challenged?)

01-29-2012, 02:11 PM	#36
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 something like 400 books on my K3 and DXG and I don't have any issues. The actual number of books is larger then that because I have 15 complete collections of authors works so probably closer to 500 or so books on my device.

01-29-2012, 02:25 PM	#37
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	While I found the X-ray feature (and how much is it really used? How many books have it?) enticing, I too am not willing to give up buttons. I've got a Sony 350, so I know touch screens, but I just don't like them as much as I do buttons.

02-01-2012, 02:18 PM	#44
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,612 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	OK, at 6 days post-purchase I am delighted at the battery life on this baby! Still at about 75%! My nook barely lasts 2 days.

02-01-2012, 03:43 PM	#45
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Congrats on your new K4. I got my K3 just a bit short of a year ago (mid march) and I use it very often. You can't beat an ereader for convenience. I'm thinking of getting a KF one of these days but I will still use my K3 fairly often.