How many of us upgrade our readers because of new technology - Page 4

BWinmill · 03-22-2014, 06:55 AM

Once, from a Kobo Touch to an Aura HD. All of my other purchases were due to cracked screens. At this point, the one feature that may get me to upgrade is durability. I do carry my ereader around a lot so it's hard to be gentle.

HarryT · 03-22-2014, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BWinmill

Once, from a Kobo Touch to an Aura HD. All of my other purchases were due to cracked screens. At this point, the one feature that may get me to upgrade is durability. I do carry my ereader around a lot so it's hard to be gentle.

You must be awfully hard on your devices! I've been using eInk devices since 2006, carry mine around all day, too, and never damaged one. Perhaps you should invest in a good case?

Terisa de morgan · 03-22-2014, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BWinmill

Once, from a Kobo Touch to an Aura HD. All of my other purchases were due to cracked screens. At this point, the one feature that may get me to upgrade is durability. I do carry my ereader around a lot so it's hard to be gentle.

It's luck at the end. I fell yesterday at the underway stairs, and my Kobo Aura fell down, with the screen over the floor, the cover was open and no damage (my knee is quite worse).

oldhaggis · 03-22-2014, 08:11 AM

I upgraded to the Sony T3 due to several reasons,a higher 1024x758 screen resolution, this makes for very crisp text,I thought the kindle PW1 and my 650 were good, but this takes the biscuit! It is lighter to carry than all my other readers,I travel a lot and it just slips in a pocket, battery life is now really important to me, Sony quote two months without wi-fi, one and a half with, I've only had it a few days so will have to wait and see ,I'm lucky if I get three weeks on my older readers so this was a big plus. The other thing it has, that my other readers do not, is a 3 minute quick charge, I liked this idea, could be invaluable at a later date. Finally It may or may not be Sony's last ereader so I had to have it for that as well!

HarryT · 03-22-2014, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by oldhaggis

Sony quote two months without wi-fi, one and a half with, I've only had it a few days so will have to wait and see ,I'm lucky if I get three weeks on my older readers so this was a big plus.

You have to read the small print and see under what conditions the battery life claim holds. Eg, for the Kindle PW, which also claims a "2 month" battery life, it is reading half an hour a day, with WiFi turned off. With my typical reading patterns, I get a one and a half to two week battery life from my PW2.

dublincheri · 03-22-2014, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

I'm a bugger for upgrading but hopefully now I've finally got my iPad mini retina I'm going to stay static for a while. I've promised to sit on my hands for at least a year

I always say that, but sometimes when the next device appears I lose my resolve! The iPad mini retina is lovely, my 1st gen paperwhite is grand now that I can flip to the end of a book without losing my place, and I haven't seen a phone that really tempts me since I got my iPhone 4 so I'm very satisfied right now. That could always change with the next product announcement though!

crich70 · 03-22-2014, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

You have to read the small print and see under what conditions the battery life claim holds. Eg, for the Kindle PW, which also claims a "2 month" battery life, it is reading half an hour a day, with WiFi turned off. With my typical reading patterns, I get a one and a half to two week battery life from my PW2.

And I imagine it also has to do with the age of the battery too. i.e. The older a battery is the faster it will lose its charge.

Bricorn · 03-22-2014, 12:03 PM

Upgraded for a bigger screen, but that's it.

Tarana · 03-22-2014, 02:26 PM

I don't actually upgrade. I just buy new technology because it has a feature that I need and continue to use the old stuff.

I prefer buttons to touch screens. The software seems to get confused if I do two actions too closely together. Plus a lot more memory is involved - you have to remember all these swipes and dabs with the touch screen. Probably not a problem for most who use only one reader.

Ipods are much harder for me to resist upgrading.

Victoria · 03-23-2014, 08:58 AM

Yes for ereaders - I've wanted the new feature sets. It's hard to see how the PW2 could be improved - I love it, and it 's my primary reading device.

I used the original ipad until last year, and then got the ipad4. Wow - a completely different device! It's amazing. I only use my laptop for photography now. I use the ipad daily, and again, it's hard to see how it could be improved. So I don't have plans to upgrade for a while, but I've learned never to say never

Latinandgreek · 03-23-2014, 10:38 AM

I do, but only if I feel that it is a significant upgrade, at least with ebook readers. With more expensive tech I tend to wait it out until I feel that there is both a significant upgrade and that my current device is on its last legs. An ebook reader is probably the type of device that I use and enjoy most, so I feel that upgrading fairly regularly is worth it for me.

BWinmill · 03-23-2014, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

You must be awfully hard on your devices! I've been using eInk devices since 2006, carry mine around all day, too, and never damaged one. Perhaps you should invest in a good case?

I walk, bike, and bus everywhere. It means that my devices electronics is constantly in a bag that shifts around in my body, which isn't exactly the friendliest environment for them.

samhy · 03-23-2014, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BWinmill

I walk, bike, and bus everywhere. It means that my devices electronics is constantly in a bag that shifts around in my body, which isn't exactly the friendliest environment for them.

I do pretty much the same thing and my bag is in a pannier or a basket when I'm biking so everything is experiencing a lot of shaking. After 14 months the Kobo Mini is still going strong (despite two small falls within its two first weeks

).
However I subscribed to an additional 2-year warranty (or would that be insurance?) for my tablet. And the Aura HD doesn't have to face this kind of treatment

So I agree with the luck being part of the life expectancy of an ereader.

tovare · 03-23-2014, 04:28 PM

All of my readers work. I upgrade when i think it will improve my reading experience. When i got my first reader i found that the investment would pay itself inn less than six months. Minor improvements in readers doesn't have that business case ... i just ignore that part and get a new one anyway ��

taosaur · 03-24-2014, 08:33 PM

I upgrade for new technology, but with an eye toward getting value and longevity out of my tech, and getting noticeable improvements in my user experience. I upgraded from the Nook Color to the Nook HD+ mainly for the larger screen and greater pixel density, because I had uses that would benefit (comics and magazines). A device appeared with a feature set relevant to my needs and at a decent value.

With eInk, I entered the market (just this past week

) because of new technology. Until the latest improvements in pixel density, refresh rates, and integrated lighting, the other benefits weren't enough to lure me away from multipurpose devices. I'd been eyeing the current gen for a while, and with a couple of long reads coming up that I knew I'd want to Whispersync with Audible (The Stormlight Archives), I sprung for a Paperwhite.

03-22-2014, 02:26 PM	#54
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,030 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I don't actually upgrade. I just buy new technology because it has a feature that I need and continue to use the old stuff. I prefer buttons to touch screens. The software seems to get confused if I do two actions too closely together. Plus a lot more memory is involved - you have to remember all these swipes and dabs with the touch screen. Probably not a problem for most who use only one reader. Ipods are much harder for me to resist upgrading. Last edited by Tarana; 03-23-2014 at 10:34 AM.

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03-22-2014, 06:55 AM	#46
BWinmill Nameless Being	Once, from a Kobo Touch to an Aura HD. All of my other purchases were due to cracked screens. At this point, the one feature that may get me to upgrade is durability. I do carry my ereader around a lot so it's hard to be gentle.

03-22-2014, 08:11 AM	#49
oldhaggis Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 21494 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3, Sony T3, Oasis 2	I upgraded to the Sony T3 due to several reasons,a higher 1024x758 screen resolution, this makes for very crisp text,I thought the kindle PW1 and my 650 were good, but this takes the biscuit! It is lighter to carry than all my other readers,I travel a lot and it just slips in a pocket, battery life is now really important to me, Sony quote two months without wi-fi, one and a half with, I've only had it a few days so will have to wait and see ,I'm lucky if I get three weeks on my older readers so this was a big plus. The other thing it has, that my other readers do not, is a 3 minute quick charge, I liked this idea, could be invaluable at a later date. Finally It may or may not be Sony's last ereader so I had to have it for that as well!

03-22-2014, 12:03 PM	#53
Bricorn Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 7788748 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fun Town, Thailand Device: Kindle DXG	Upgraded for a bigger screen, but that's it.

03-23-2014, 08:58 AM	#55
Victoria Wizard Posts: 1,017 Karma: 19767610 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia Canada Device: ipad, Kindle PW, Kobo Clara; iphone 7	Yes for ereaders - I've wanted the new feature sets. It's hard to see how the PW2 could be improved - I love it, and it 's my primary reading device. I used the original ipad until last year, and then got the ipad4. Wow - a completely different device! It's amazing. I only use my laptop for photography now. I use the ipad daily, and again, it's hard to see how it could be improved. So I don't have plans to upgrade for a while, but I've learned never to say never

03-23-2014, 10:38 AM	#56
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I do, but only if I feel that it is a significant upgrade, at least with ebook readers. With more expensive tech I tend to wait it out until I feel that there is both a significant upgrade and that my current device is on its last legs. An ebook reader is probably the type of device that I use and enjoy most, so I feel that upgrading fairly regularly is worth it for me.

03-23-2014, 04:28 PM	#59
tovare Addict Posts: 221 Karma: 1133312 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oslo/Norway Device: PRS-600, Kindle kb Wifi, new Kindle NT, PW2, Kindle Oasis	All of my readers work. I upgrade when i think it will improve my reading experience. When i got my first reader i found that the investment would pay itself inn less than six months. Minor improvements in readers doesn't have that business case ... i just ignore that part and get a new one anyway ��

03-24-2014, 08:33 PM	#60
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	I upgrade for new technology, but with an eye toward getting value and longevity out of my tech, and getting noticeable improvements in my user experience. I upgraded from the Nook Color to the Nook HD+ mainly for the larger screen and greater pixel density, because I had uses that would benefit (comics and magazines). A device appeared with a feature set relevant to my needs and at a decent value. With eInk, I entered the market (just this past week ) because of new technology. Until the latest improvements in pixel density, refresh rates, and integrated lighting, the other benefits weren't enough to lure me away from multipurpose devices. I'd been eyeing the current gen for a while, and with a couple of long reads coming up that I knew I'd want to Whispersync with Audible (The Stormlight Archives), I sprung for a Paperwhite.

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