K3 owners, when will you upgrade? - Page 2

TimW · 04-09-2012, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I'm a happy K2 owner that the K3 didn't impress enough to upgrade. The latest generation certainly doesn't motivate me at all in that regard either.

I like the K2 very well. I like the joystick on the K2 quite a bit better than the 4-way on the KK. If the K2 had Wi-Fi and a Pearl screen, that would be exactly what I would use.

DiapDealer · 04-09-2012, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

The T-1 is easy to hold with one hand and turn the page....left hand, use the buttons, right hand use the buttons or tap the screen.

Oh, trust me... I've had access to one. That's how I know the page turn buttons are awkward for me. I might be able to get used to it, but I'm just not sure. I think the side/edge of a device is a no-brainer for page-turn button locations. Not the bottom. At least for the way my hands naturally want to support the device for reading. *shrugs*

booklover6 · 04-09-2012, 02:27 PM

Too bad those buttons were removed from the Kindle Touch. That's one reason I haven't really been tempted.

ucfgrad93 · 04-09-2012, 03:03 PM

I got my K3 last June so I'm not in any hurry to upgrade.

Blossom · 04-09-2012, 03:13 PM

I own a K3 and a K4. I don't find the K4 an upgrade it's almost like a step back. I use both but The K3 is better than the K4.

ProfCrash · 04-09-2012, 03:21 PM

I am guessing that the K6 will have the buttons when it is released. That seems to be a popular complaint with the K5 (KT).

I will upgrade if the K3 is unable to read the new format when it is fully rolled out. I love my Kindle and will stick with it until another device comes out that I feel is superior. So far, I have not seen anything that makes me want to switch. Mind you, it will be easy to switch when I want to but first I have to see something that makes me want to.

pidgeon92 · 04-09-2012, 03:28 PM

I use my K3 at the gym, where sweaty fingers work better with real buttons. I use my Kindle Touch to read at home, as I prefer the touch screen to the buttons (and it makes no noise to keep the husband awake when reading in bed).

tubemonkey · 04-09-2012, 06:32 PM

I'll upgrade to a touch screen when Amazon changes the frame color to black (or other similar dark color). Lighter colors bother my eyes.

Rumpelteazer · 04-10-2012, 03:49 AM

I've got my K3 for almost a year now and I'm still very happy with it. I might consider upgrading to a Kindle 4 non-touch if Amazon opens a Dutch/Benelux store and it's cheaper to get one than when ordering in the US. However, the shorter battery life worries me, the only reason for getting one is that it's a bit smaller than my K3. I'm not really interested in the KT, I've had a Sony before and I found out I prefer buttons over touch screen.

Amazon is rumoured to open a Dutch/Benelux webshop some time this summer, I'll probably wait to see what improvements the new Kindle line-up has before deciding if I get a new Kindle or keep my K3.

Like others I would switch when the eInk screen is improved. Other things I'm interested in: more sorting options (collection in collection), less fragile and if it starts reading more formats (eg. ePub).

miguelos · 04-10-2012, 07:25 AM

Actually I did something opposite..
I got KT first (wifi)
and after that I got tempted with free internet on K3 and got one..
Right now KT lays peacefully and waits for better times...

Andy_T · 04-10-2012, 08:20 AM

I "upgraded" to a kindle fire when it was released after I broke my kindle 3 keyboard mainly for reasons of stability (that of the device). Right now I am considering getting a cheap e-ink device (e.g. the new basic kindle) in addition to have something to better read in bright sunlight (not that this was something I had to fear very much in Germany, but you never know...)

RainingLemur · 04-10-2012, 11:36 AM

If a new Kindle comes out with the Flex lighting, then maybe I'll look at upgrading. Past that? I can't really see the newer Kindles as "upgrades." But, that's just me.

piper28 · 04-10-2012, 11:54 AM

I'd probably consider upgrading for some combination of these:
Color
Higher res screen
nested collections
faster with large numbers of books on device

But I'm with those that would prefer to have page turn buttons where the ones on the K3 are. Lack of those would be a factor to counter some of the above advances.

If they went with the lighted screen that's been talked about, I'd be very curious to actually see how it worked. I'm one of those that doesn't like reading on a tablet because of backlighting, so I'm curious to see how that compares.

mncowboy · 04-10-2012, 12:40 PM

For reading most fiction and non-fiction, I can't see how to improve the K3 wifi. I have the M-edge cover with light, so don't need the flex light. For this size, additional color and graphics don't mean much.
It won't be a replacement, but an additional gadget: When they come out with a DX size flexible color display that can show the National Geographic magazine's layout and photos equal to the priint version, I'll buy it!

Skydog · 04-10-2012, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I'm a happy K2 owner that the K3 didn't impress enough to upgrade. The latest generation certainly doesn't motivate me at all in that regard either.

That's interesting. I found a considerable improvement/difference between the display on the K2 and the superior Pearl display of the K3. That alone was the reason I upgraded.

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04-09-2012, 02:27 PM	#18
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Too bad those buttons were removed from the Kindle Touch. That's one reason I haven't really been tempted.

04-09-2012, 03:03 PM	#19
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I got my K3 last June so I'm not in any hurry to upgrade.

04-09-2012, 03:13 PM	#20
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I own a K3 and a K4. I don't find the K4 an upgrade it's almost like a step back. I use both but The K3 is better than the K4.

04-09-2012, 03:21 PM	#21
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 am guessing that the K6 will have the buttons when it is released. That seems to be a popular complaint with the K5 (KT). I will upgrade if the K3 is unable to read the new format when it is fully rolled out. I love my Kindle and will stick with it until another device comes out that I feel is superior. So far, I have not seen anything that makes me want to switch. Mind you, it will be easy to switch when I want to but first I have to see something that makes me want to.

04-09-2012, 03:28 PM	#22
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I use my K3 at the gym, where sweaty fingers work better with real buttons. I use my Kindle Touch to read at home, as I prefer the touch screen to the buttons (and it makes no noise to keep the husband awake when reading in bed).

04-09-2012, 06:32 PM	#23
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,746 Karma: 158575914 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I'll upgrade to a touch screen when Amazon changes the frame color to black (or other similar dark color). Lighter colors bother my eyes.

04-10-2012, 03:49 AM	#24
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,304 Karma: 27518794 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I've got my K3 for almost a year now and I'm still very happy with it. I might consider upgrading to a Kindle 4 non-touch if Amazon opens a Dutch/Benelux store and it's cheaper to get one than when ordering in the US. However, the shorter battery life worries me, the only reason for getting one is that it's a bit smaller than my K3. I'm not really interested in the KT, I've had a Sony before and I found out I prefer buttons over touch screen. Amazon is rumoured to open a Dutch/Benelux webshop some time this summer, I'll probably wait to see what improvements the new Kindle line-up has before deciding if I get a new Kindle or keep my K3. Like others I would switch when the eInk screen is improved. Other things I'm interested in: more sorting options (collection in collection), less fragile and if it starts reading more formats (eg. ePub).

04-10-2012, 07:25 AM	#25
miguelos Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 5666 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3-3G, KT SO	Actually I did something opposite.. I got KT first (wifi) and after that I got tempted with free internet on K3 and got one.. Right now KT lays peacefully and waits for better times...

04-10-2012, 08:20 AM	#26
Andy_T Evangelist Posts: 431 Karma: 5121676 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hannover, Germany Device: iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Kindle KB, NT, Fire, PW II	I "upgraded" to a kindle fire when it was released after I broke my kindle 3 keyboard mainly for reasons of stability (that of the device). Right now I am considering getting a cheap e-ink device (e.g. the new basic kindle) in addition to have something to better read in bright sunlight (not that this was something I had to fear very much in Germany, but you never know...)

04-10-2012, 11:36 AM	#27
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	If a new Kindle comes out with the Flex lighting, then maybe I'll look at upgrading. Past that? I can't really see the newer Kindles as "upgrades." But, that's just me.

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04-10-2012, 11:54 AM	#28
piper28 Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1178328 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	I'd probably consider upgrading for some combination of these: Color Higher res screen nested collections faster with large numbers of books on device But I'm with those that would prefer to have page turn buttons where the ones on the K3 are. Lack of those would be a factor to counter some of the above advances. If they went with the lighted screen that's been talked about, I'd be very curious to actually see how it worked. I'm one of those that doesn't like reading on a tablet because of backlighting, so I'm curious to see how that compares.

04-10-2012, 12:40 PM	#29
mncowboy Wanderer Posts: 106 Karma: 472218 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3, PaperWhite 2	For reading most fiction and non-fiction, I can't see how to improve the K3 wifi. I have the M-edge cover with light, so don't need the flex light. For this size, additional color and graphics don't mean much. It won't be a replacement, but an additional gadget: When they come out with a DX size flexible color display that can show the National Geographic magazine's layout and photos equal to the priint version, I'll buy it!