Kindle Touch available again? - Page 2

tomsem · 03-26-2013, 05:20 PM

I've seen it at Best Buy as well. I would not assume that it is still in production, however. Just now there are also refurbished KTs as well: $89 for wifi, $129 for wifi+3g. The latter is $50 less than the KPW 3g. Definitely worth considering due to the much greater storage and TTS option.

Katsunami · 03-26-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sparklemotion

Nice find. Very interesting that they brought it back.

But it has a premium of $20 over the newer Paperwhite. Why would you want a Touch? They run the same software at this time.

(edit: except for TTS and storage, I see. Never used those... If I want to listen to audiobooks, which I don't, I'd use my much smaller mediaplayer.)

twobob · 03-26-2013, 08:16 PM

it has a microphone too... just saying

eureka · 03-26-2013, 11:22 PM

KT also has easy acccess to USB downloader mode. It's obscure, but well researched and very useful thing for recovering after possible bricks in experiments with stock software (or for complete replacing of stock software).

If you are bored with reading (

) and want to safely explore internals of your gadget, KT is a bit better choice than PW.

Tabatha · 03-28-2013, 09:40 AM

Sold mine when I received a good PW, but when they upgraded the software to match the PW, I bought a used one due to audio and storage. It is now my send to Kindle as a backup to the cloud since it has double the storage of the others.

copyrite · 03-28-2013, 10:16 AM

My husband would probably shoot me if I bought another Kindle but I'd love one for the TTS capability as a backup for my PW.

HarryT · 03-28-2013, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by copyrite

My husband would probably shoot me if I bought another Kindle but I'd love one for the TTS capability as a backup for my PW.

Have you heard the TTS? I really couldn't bear to listen to it.

copyrite · 03-28-2013, 10:40 AM

I use it on my Kindle Keyboard all the time. I've gotten used to it.

HarryT · 03-28-2013, 10:42 AM

OK, fair enough

. I find the "computer voice" so distracting that I completely lose track of what it's actually saying.

copyrite · 03-28-2013, 10:58 AM

LOL, when I first started listening to Audible books I found the various intonations of the reader distracting because I was so used to the bland monotone of the TTS voice.

twobob · 03-28-2013, 11:08 AM

I love my TTS.

whilst in the beginning it was distractingly dalek... now I don't notice it.

HarryT · 03-28-2013, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by twobob

whilst in the beginning it was distractingly dalek... now I don't notice it.

You have something against Daleks?

twobob · 03-28-2013, 12:04 PM

hehehe only as narrators...

"Exterminate all emotion", now I find it soothing

booklover6 · 03-28-2013, 12:11 PM

Amazon was kind enough to remove the ads from my used KT when I requested it...now I have custom screen savers on it. Nice.

copyrite · 03-28-2013, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

You have something against Daleks?

I had to look Dalek up, and was surprised to see Dictionary.com's comment

Quote:

[C20: from a children's television series, Dr Who]

03-26-2013, 11:22 PM	#19
eureka but forgot what it's like Posts: 741 Karma: 2345678 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: north (by northwest) Device: Kindle Touch	KT also has easy acccess to USB downloader mode. It's obscure, but well researched and very useful thing for recovering after possible bricks in experiments with stock software (or for complete replacing of stock software). If you are bored with reading () and want to safely explore internals of your gadget, KT is a bit better choice than PW.

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03-26-2013, 05:20 PM	#16
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,905 Karma: 27013865 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I've seen it at Best Buy as well. I would not assume that it is still in production, however. Just now there are also refurbished KTs as well: $89 for wifi, $129 for wifi+3g. The latter is $50 less than the KPW 3g. Definitely worth considering due to the much greater storage and TTS option.

03-26-2013, 08:16 PM	#18
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	it has a microphone too... just saying

03-28-2013, 09:40 AM	#20
Tabatha Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 1314940 Join Date: May 2011 Location: MA Device: KTouch-PW-WIFI Galaxy Tablet 7 Plus 32gb Galaxy Player 5.0-4.2	Sold mine when I received a good PW, but when they upgraded the software to match the PW, I bought a used one due to audio and storage. It is now my send to Kindle as a backup to the cloud since it has double the storage of the others.

03-28-2013, 10:16 AM	#21
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,835 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	My husband would probably shoot me if I bought another Kindle but I'd love one for the TTS capability as a backup for my PW.

03-28-2013, 10:40 AM	#23
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,835 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	I use it on my Kindle Keyboard all the time. I've gotten used to it.

03-28-2013, 10:42 AM	#24
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	OK, fair enough . I find the "computer voice" so distracting that I completely lose track of what it's actually saying.

03-28-2013, 10:58 AM	#25
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,835 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	LOL, when I first started listening to Audible books I found the various intonations of the reader distracting because I was so used to the bland monotone of the TTS voice.

03-28-2013, 11:08 AM	#26
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	I love my TTS. whilst in the beginning it was distractingly dalek... now I don't notice it.

03-28-2013, 12:04 PM	#28
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	hehehe only as narrators... "Exterminate all emotion", now I find it soothing

03-28-2013, 12:11 PM	#29
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	Amazon was kind enough to remove the ads from my used KT when I requested it...now I have custom screen savers on it. Nice.

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