E-reader reliability rant - Page 2

DJUNGELSKOG · Yesterday, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrNefario

Maybe don't keep buying Pocketbooks if they keep letting you down?

All of them have let me down at some point

theducks · Yesterday, 08:16 PM

So the questions are:
1)How old?
2)What is the fail mode.
3) Was it subject to hard usage (dropped, battery left discharged for days, left in a hot place)?

haertig · Today, 01:11 AM

My PaperWhite 3 purchased in 2017 is still going strong. Before that, I used a Nook Simple Touch. That one still works fine too, except it doesn't have a screen light (which is why I moved to the PW3). So I don't use the Nook anymore. I just pull it out and charge it every 6 months to a year and make sure it boots and comes to life. My eReaders are not heavy use or hard use. I only have these two. I see no reason to upgrade from the PW3. It does everything I need. I'll probably just keep using it until it dies, then I'll find something to replace it. IMHO, eReaders hit maturity many years ago. The newer models don't add anything substantive in my view. They just add "different bling-bling" that doesn't really affect the basic functionality of the device hardly at all, IMHO. They're like a hammer nowadays. There's nothing a new hammer can do any better than a 50 year old hammer. The design is mature. Ditto for eReaders as far as I'm concerned.

theducks · Today, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haertig

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IMHO, eReaders hit maturity many years ago. The newer models don't add anything substantive in my view. They just add "different bling-bling" that doesn't really affect the basic functionality of the device hardly at all, IMHO. They're like a hammer nowadays. There's nothing a new hammer can do any better than a 50 year old hammer. The design is mature. Ditto for eReaders as far as I'm concerned.

Bingo! Backlight was the main reason I went Kobo, but I lost buttons), then the Libra2 had both (and a slightly bigger screen). E-Ink was always the main feature from day 1. Once the storage could hold a years worth of reading, that was no longer a checklist item. The rest is pretty much ad hype.

Quoth · Today, 07:13 PM

Yes, for 6" there is little advance in ereaders, other than storage, since the Voyage or Paperwhite 3.

Sadly we seem to now be going backwards on choice. Amazon seems to be going backwards on GUI and local control.

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Yesterday, 08:16 PM	#17
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,477 Karma: 62503914 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	So the questions are: 1)How old? 2)What is the fail mode. 3) Was it subject to hard usage (dropped, battery left discharged for days, left in a hot place)?

Today, 01:11 AM	#18
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,976 Karma: 35695512 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Galaxy Tab A9+, Galaxy S25FE	My PaperWhite 3 purchased in 2017 is still going strong. Before that, I used a Nook Simple Touch. That one still works fine too, except it doesn't have a screen light (which is why I moved to the PW3). So I don't use the Nook anymore. I just pull it out and charge it every 6 months to a year and make sure it boots and comes to life. My eReaders are not heavy use or hard use. I only have these two. I see no reason to upgrade from the PW3. It does everything I need. I'll probably just keep using it until it dies, then I'll find something to replace it. IMHO, eReaders hit maturity many years ago. The newer models don't add anything substantive in my view. They just add "different bling-bling" that doesn't really affect the basic functionality of the device hardly at all, IMHO. They're like a hammer nowadays. There's nothing a new hammer can do any better than a 50 year old hammer. The design is mature. Ditto for eReaders as far as I'm concerned.

Today, 07:13 PM	#20
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,302 Karma: 113000119 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Yes, for 6" there is little advance in ereaders, other than storage, since the Voyage or Paperwhite 3. Sadly we seem to now be going backwards on choice. Amazon seems to be going backwards on GUI and local control.