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Old 10-29-2021, 06:44 AM   #61
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I have a kindle oasis 3 and I’m contemplating getting the new paperwhite. It would be as a second device. I would still keep the Oasis.
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Old 10-29-2021, 06:48 AM   #62
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I've been wanting the new UI and figured I'd just do it manually like I did on my PW4, but there's an error with the download from Amazon. Anyone else have this issue?
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Old 10-29-2021, 06:55 AM   #63
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Same issue, I can't download the firmware for a manual update.
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Old 10-29-2021, 09:07 AM   #64
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Could be a technical glitch or possibly the update was pulled because a major bug was discovered.
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Old 10-29-2021, 09:37 AM   #65
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I asked customer service and apparently they are working on it.
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Old 10-29-2021, 12:17 PM   #66
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Same issue, I can't download the firmware for a manual update.
Yes, the file for the Paperwhite 11 gen was on Amazon site yesterday but is gone today.
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Old 10-29-2021, 12:30 PM   #67
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I've noticed significant ghosting on the new Paperwhite 5. Anyone else?
I bought an Oasis 3 this spring and it has the worst ghosting I've ever seen on an e-ink device, so I suspect that the occasional lemon pops up. If most people aren't having ghosting trouble with PW5, it seems that an exchange is in order.
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Old 10-29-2021, 12:53 PM   #68
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Yes, the file for the Paperwhite 11 gen was on Amazon site yesterday but is gone today.
Amazon has removed the PW4 5.14.1 download link from the Kindle E-Reader Software Updates page. This implies that the update was pulled intentionally. I have seen reports of people having lockups and other problems with that firmware.
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Old 10-30-2021, 11:05 AM   #69
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I've been using my new Paperwhite 5 gen. 11 for the past two days and no ghosting for me either.
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Old 10-30-2021, 11:36 AM   #70
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Pretty sure that this is the first time that new Kindles weren't sent out for reviews ahead of release. I'd like to see what I paid for in some hands-on videos and tech site reviews. That's pretty standard, no?
I received my new PW 3 days ago. Below is my personal review:

It's a Paperwhite, only bigger, and with a bigger screen. I like the larger screen, but for most people, I doubt it is going to be significant. BUT...you can cram more text onto that screen. Fewer page turns. The screen is sharp and clear.

You can make the screen have a brown/red cast if you want, but it really only shows on the white parts.

It uses a type C USB port, which is nice.

If you love the previous PW devices, you will love this one. I had a Voyage, and I miss the buttons, and the placement of the power switch. The screen taps in place of the buttons, is...OK, but still not the same.

I like it well enough that I won't return it, but if they made a larger Voyage, I'd seriously consider trading this in on it.
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Old 10-30-2021, 12:41 PM   #71
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So, how good is this product's signature edition compared to the Oasis 3?
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Old 10-30-2021, 03:36 PM   #72
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The "Group Series in Library" setting keeps getting reset to ON for me after a reboot. I prefer to have this option OFF.

The option works correctly with my Oasis 3 and Paperwhite 4.

Is anybody else seeing this?
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Old 10-30-2021, 03:44 PM   #73
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So, how good is this product's signature edition compared to the Oasis 3?
It's fine. It's good. I expected to love it more than the Oasis 3 since I never use the page turn buttons but I find that I slightly prefer the Oasis 3. I'm not sure why. It feels a little more solid.

However, if the short battery life of the Oasis 3 bothers you or you'd really like USB-C, it's a fair swap, assuming you don't need the page turn buttons. I wouldn't be disappointed with the Paperwhite 5 SE if I had to use it over the Oasis.
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Old 11-02-2021, 06:39 PM   #74
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First off, there was a screen about accepting the Kindle Kids or whatever it is, with no button to get out of the screen. I set it down with the cover closed. When I came back, the screen was gone, was in the main screen.
Thanks for mentioning this; I would've been lost otherwise. I got the Kids version as well, and I got the same acceptance screen. I remembered your post, so I left it alone for about 10 minutes and it was at the main screen when I picked it up again.
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Thanks for mentioning this; I would've been lost otherwise. I got the Kids version as well, and I got the same acceptance screen. I remembered your post, so I left it alone for about 10 minutes and it was at the main screen when I picked it up again.
Glad that was helpful.

Does anyone's new PW5 want you to enter the wifi password almost every time you want to connect? We are having wifi issues here so I don't know what's to blame.

I love, love, love the color changing ability. Now when I pick up my PW4 to read, the screen color is so cold. I never knew it would make such a difference! I love reading on the PW5!
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