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Old Yesterday, 06:06 AM   #16
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Given the actual amount of memory in a reader, the price increases are out of line with the amount of memory they use.
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Old Yesterday, 06:47 AM   #17
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It looks like they did an "Apple" on the Kindle Basic. Doubled the memory and then jumped the price. Could they have partially negated the need for the price increase by keeping the RAM the same?
Ah, well, it's only money. Just don't go to McDonald's for two nights, (you choose the specific days), and then - voilà! - you've recovered the cost, with enough money saved to purchase a Kindle Basic, AND money left over to get a Snickers Candy Bar. (You may mail the Snickers to me.)

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It looks like they did an "Apple" on the Kindle Basic. Doubled the memory and then jumped the price. Could they have partially negated the need for the price increase by keeping the RAM the same?
Where is it stated/claimed that they doubled the RAM in the Basic? I haven't seen that anywhere, just the component cost increase.
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Like Apple, they didn't know the RAM apocalypse would be that bad
We're supposed to believe a Kindle needs 16Gb of storage? They could cut that back to 1Gb and it would still be massive overkill for 99% of their users. Thinking about using the Kindle's library navigation user interface for 10,000+ books makes me feel faint. I'd say it's usable for 20 books, and maybe tolerable (barely) for 100 books if you're very patient and accepting of bad situations. They could make a special high-storage "Kindle for the 1%" and sell that at a hefty price for those who actually want it.
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Where is it stated/claimed that they doubled the RAM in the Basic? I haven't seen that anywhere, just the component cost increase.
I’d like to know that too. The basic is painfully slow for downloading and syncing. I only have one as it lives in my handbag. I would pay more for one with the speed of the 12th Paperwhite or Colorsoft.
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We're supposed to believe a Kindle needs 16Gb of storage? They could cut that back to 1Gb and it would still be massive overkill for 99% of their users.
You do know that a currently manufactured kindle with 1 GB total flash memory would have hardly any free space fresh out of the box?
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You do know that a currently manufactured kindle with 1 GB total flash memory would have hardly any free space fresh out of the box?
I was speaking of 1Gb of user data storage. Granted, this would require 2Gb of total installed storage to allow room for the OS and Amazon spyware and controlware.
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I was speaking of 1Gb of user data storage. Granted, this would require 2Gb of total installed storage to allow room for the OS and Amazon spyware and controlware.
You would need 1GB for the OS, 1GB for working ram, and 2GB for books and cache.
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I was speaking of 1Gb of user data storage. Granted, this would require 2Gb of total installed storage to allow room for the OS and Amazon spyware and controlware.
But Amazon want users to download audiobooks on a kindle. I don’t, but that’s what they want.
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But Amazon want users to download audiobooks on a kindle. I don’t, but that’s what they want.
No, they don't. They want people to use the Kindle & Audible Apps on phones/tablets. Audio on Kindles is a sop.
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Paperwhite 16GB has jumped from $184.99 to $279.99 in Canada.
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Paperwhite 16GB has jumped from $184.99 to $279.99 in Canada.
How much of that is tariffs?
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Paperwhite 16GB has jumped from $184.99 to $279.99 in Canada.
On Amazon UK, the Paperwhite just went from £169.99 to £199.99. The Kindle Basic and Scribe have not jumped in price yet.
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How much of that is tariffs?
Well, DJT is definitely not happy with us.
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