Kindle damage or not?

vinny3777 · 08-13-2014, 04:05 PM

I recently dropped my kindle paperwhite 2nd generation. All off the outside looks fine, it functions correctly, but is it possible something is destroyed inside and what on the inside is easily breakable. The kindle was in a case at the time of drop.

vinny3777

eschwartz · 08-13-2014, 04:40 PM

If it isn't doing anything weird, it probably isn't broken.

That's what cases are for

.

pidgeon92 · 08-13-2014, 08:49 PM

The part most likely to be damaged in a drop is the screen (the bottom layer is glass). If the screen is OK, you're probably fine. If there is a tiny crack on the inside of the screen somewhere, it could develop into a large crack over time.

Mostly likely your screen is just fine. My Kindle falls off my bed onto a hardwood floor several times a month, and it hasn't broken yet. I keep mine in the Amazon cover.

vinny3777 · 08-13-2014, 09:01 PM

Thanks guys

08-13-2014, 04:05 PM	#1
vinny3777 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Generation	Kindle damage or not? I recently dropped my kindle paperwhite 2nd generation. All off the outside looks fine, it functions correctly, but is it possible something is destroyed inside and what on the inside is easily breakable. The kindle was in a case at the time of drop. vinny3777

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08-13-2014, 04:40 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	If it isn't doing anything weird, it probably isn't broken. That's what cases are for .

08-13-2014, 08:49 PM	#3
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	The part most likely to be damaged in a drop is the screen (the bottom layer is glass). If the screen is OK, you're probably fine. If there is a tiny crack on the inside of the screen somewhere, it could develop into a large crack over time. Mostly likely your screen is just fine. My Kindle falls off my bed onto a hardwood floor several times a month, and it hasn't broken yet. I keep mine in the Amazon cover.

08-13-2014, 09:01 PM	#4
vinny3777 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Generation	Thanks guys

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