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Old 04-13-2016, 12:06 PM   #181
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Ignore price for a moment. Depending on your mindset high price might either mean too expensive or mean premium product. Pretend the Voyage and the Oasis were the same price. Ignore the 'missing' features (TTS, waterproof, screen size, etc.). Which would you rather own?

Voyage: Narrower, taller, heavier. Not easy to pop in and out of the case so you will probably be using it with case on. Origami case lets you prop it up. Battery is sufficient for most needs.

Oasis: Lighter, shorter, wider. Naked: more ergonomic but battery is limiting. Easy to add/remove case so probably will use it naked at home and put in the case for extended reading and on-the-go use (if you can find where you left the case last ). Increased led lights.

Which is better?
I'd still go for the Voyage because 1) the asymmetry of the Oasis does bother me and 2) page turn buttons on only one side will irritate me no end given that I swap 'Kindle holding hand' quite often. But I wouldn't want the Origami case.
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:07 PM   #182
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$400 Canadian, wow that is expensive. I don't like the look of it, and I'm a bit surprised there's no branding on the front like "kindle" or "amazon". I'm happy with my Voyage.
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:07 PM   #183
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Wow... very expensive for an ebook reader!
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:08 PM   #184
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My point is that the next one may not have an SD slot either.

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But they have a nice ereader with an SD slot out right now. So...it's irrelevant if they offer a new one without that. I'll just get the current H2O if that happens. Or, you know, there are several nice Android based ereaders with an SD slot.

I really have no idea why you are bringing this up. Do you think I'm unaware that new products may have different features than current products or something?
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:09 PM   #185
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Nice but too expensive. I would pay $179 for it tops! At $289 it should have also been waterproof!

My Paperwhite 2 works just fine.
At $289.99 it should be waterproof and do the dishes!
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:09 PM   #186
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$400 Canadian, wow that is expensive. I don't like the look of it, and I'm a bit surprised there's no branding on the front like "kindle" or "amazon". I'm happy with my Voyage.
No branding because you turn it upside down to switch left to right hand. An upside down logo would be jarring to some.
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:09 PM   #187
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The no-branding at the front is, for me, the *only* good feature of the Oasis, they've only done it because otherwise it will look really weird when you flip it to hold with the other hand
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:11 PM   #188
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No branding because you turn it upside down to switch left to right hand. An upside down logo would be jarring to some.
I suspect even just knowing it's upside down on the back would be jarring to some.
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From someone who's had a bit of a hands on with the Oasis...

New Kindle shockingly different -- so's the price
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/c...look/82872938/
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Notwithstanding price, Kindle Oasis is mighty tempting, though I only got a relatively brief time with it in advance, certainly not long enough to dive into a bestseller or read like I normally would on a Kindle — lounging on the couch or laying in bed. Instead, I was with Amazon execs in a conference room.

That said, you do feel the difference in weight when you pick up the 4.6-ounce Oasis in one hand and the 7.2-ounce Paperwhite in the other. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stated in a press release that, “We want Kindle to disappear, and Kindle Oasis is the next big step in that mission…it gets out of the way so you can lose yourself in the author’s world.”
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Old 04-13-2016, 12:17 PM   #190
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So, by ordering a new cover, I get the excitement factor of getting something new, which is kindle-related, and doesn't cost $310.
hee hee. I like your thinking! This will be the first kindle I pass on completely on as well. (I bought the voyage, but returned it) Enjoy your new cover and welcome aboard.
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Amazon Fire Phone, anyone?

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I was thinking the same thing. Wait for the fire sale and get it on the cheap.
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From someone who's had a bit of a hands on with the Oasis...

New Kindle shockingly different -- so's the price
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/c...look/82872938/
I need to stop reading these previews. I find myself drawn...must fight...did someone say payment plan...?
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I was thinking the same thing. Wait for the fire sale and get it on the cheap.
Highly unlikely that this ever becomes the dud that the Fire phone was/is.
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I'm totally unimpressed and unmoved by this poorly designed ergonomic nightmare.
If people don't like the new design that is more than fair enough, but can they please stop claiming that the design is not ergonomic, the asymmetric design will put most of the weight in the hand that is holding the device rather than spreading it out from there like all other ereaders.
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