Do I need a new one? - Page 4

JSWolf · 03-29-2017, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NullNix

Quite. I'd have bought a Voyage if it hadn't been for the Oasis coming out and having all the new and shiny on it (and being ergonomically better, which matters to an RSIan like me).

As to the Oasis being ergonomically better is a matter of opinion. In my opinion, I would find the Oasis less ergonomically better than the Voyage.

NullNix · 03-29-2017, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

As to the Oasis being ergonomically better is a matter of opinion. In my opinion, I would find the Oasis less ergonomically better than the Voyage.

It's ergonomically better if you have RSI, or at least the sort I've got. Less finger/thumb motion needed, better thumb and wrist angles, and the damn thing is lighter. That matters a *lot*.

(Yes, I can pick up books without discomfort -- but I know people with much worse RSI, and they can't any more. They're too heavy. Intense RSI is horrible.)

montalex · 03-30-2017, 08:45 AM

Thanks, Nullnix, for that battery education! I charge my Kindle Keyboards (at least the 2 that I use regularly) every weekend, just because it's convenient to do so. Now I suspect that is why they are still on the original batteries (I bought them when they first came out). I use 3G often in one of them. I have no idea how long the batteries would last with just reading, as I never let the batteries get much below half charge. I have ordered a couple of new batteries now....

Dr. Drib · 03-30-2017, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

I have the older paperwhite with 212 ppi. I pretty much only read on my paperwhite in bed in the dark. As I get more tired, I just up the font size. Anyone who switch to the new paperwhite from the old, do you really think it made a difference?

I'm sure your question has no relationship at all to what my Drill Sgt. once asked me, so I'll give a different answer:

I could tell the different between the two and in a significant way. For me, it added additional pleasure to my reading.

If you can afford it, I would suggest you go for it. Perhaps you could bring your old reader to a location that has the newer models set up and then you could compare the two.

03-30-2017, 08:45 AM	#48
montalex Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1283268 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: KindleDX,Kindle 4, Kindle Keyboard 3G	Thanks, Nullnix, for that battery education! I charge my Kindle Keyboards (at least the 2 that I use regularly) every weekend, just because it's convenient to do so. Now I suspect that is why they are still on the original batteries (I bought them when they first came out). I use 3G often in one of them. I have no idea how long the batteries would last with just reading, as I never let the batteries get much below half charge. I have ordered a couple of new batteries now....

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