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Old 10-11-2017, 11:47 PM   #151
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For both Oases, when they are flat on a table, is the display level, and does the device rock when the page turn buttons are pressed? The Voyage meets these criteria.
Yes and no, respectively. (With the cover attached).
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Old 10-12-2017, 05:25 AM   #152
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If it was an updated Voyage and not an Oasis, I might have bought one as a Christmas gift.
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Old 10-12-2017, 08:18 PM   #153
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If it was an updated Voyage and not an Oasis, I might have bought one as a Christmas gift.
Two things you may be missing:

1) You're assuming the screen will mimic the characteristics of the Oasis (which, by the way, I do agree was not as sharp as the Voyage's screen).

2) There is no longer a battery in the cover, which was a concern that you expressed.
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Old 10-13-2017, 07:39 AM   #154
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Two things you may be missing:

1) You're assuming the screen will mimic the characteristics of the Oasis (which, by the way, I do agree was not as sharp as the Voyage's screen).

2) There is no longer a battery in the cover, which was a concern that you expressed.
1. That makes a 7" Voyage much better than a KO2.
2. True.

But, what I don't know for sure is how fragile the KO2 is because of being so thin.
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1. That makes a 7" Voyage much better than a KO2.
2. True.

But, what I don't know for sure is how fragile the KO2 is because of being so thin.

About the thinness of the first Oasis: For me, I always found that holding the Oasis was problematic due to its very lightness. Personally, I just wanted a little more 'heft' to the unit.
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Old 10-13-2017, 08:59 AM   #156
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About the thinness of the first Oasis: For me, I always found that holding the Oasis was problematic due to its very lightness. Personally, I just wanted a little more 'heft' to the unit.
That's one reason I always use a case: it makes the reader more comfortable to hold.
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Still happy with my 3-yo Kindle 7. My backup is a 6-yo Kindle 4S.
My two main "reading machines" are a 3G Kindle Touch (using the Constantia font) and a Kindle Basic Black (I guess 4B?). They both have nice Amazon lighted cases. After I bought the Fire 7 I tried to use it for reading but I just can't my eyes to work right with it (it's nice to have for technical books, illustrated books, however). Besides a tablet is heavier and clunkier than an eReader. The Fire 7 gets plenty of use for other stuff, though. Now that I've got a good, illuminated Bluetooth keyboard it makes one heck of a light (easy to carry) word processor.
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