07-12-2010, 11:24 AM | #2 |
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It would appear Amazon is cleaning out the warehouse to get ready for the August launch of the 6" Graphite?
Might even see the "magic" $99 price point yet! |
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07-12-2010, 11:40 AM | #3 |
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Changed thread title to note these are Refurbished models.
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07-12-2010, 12:01 PM | #4 |
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Great find.
Slight caveat. I bought one 10 days ago at the previous price ($140). It was in perfect condition, with no screen fade. I loved the experimental web (using Basic with all mobile sites and with images turned off). But I returned it because its background was just too dark for me. About as dark as my early-production Sony PRS-505 (which had better contrast, I think because of darker fonts). A highly individual preference. But in reading the Kindle GDX comments, there was at least one who said their later K2i had a noticeably clearer screen than their earlier K2 U.S. At this price, though, this caveat would only apply to the fussiest among us about screen whiteness (maybe that's just me). |
07-12-2010, 12:16 PM | #5 |
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So does their warehouse deals site have the same deal as the Amazon.com one where if an item drops in price within a certain amount of time they'll refund you the difference?
I thought it was a great deal at 140, now it's an excellent deal at 110. |
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07-12-2010, 12:43 PM | #6 |
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What a great price! I had it in my basket ready to go, then double checked to see it K2US received the recent update...the answer is no. (sigh) Back it went. I'll wait til August.
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http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2010...9-refurbished/ What recent update do you mean? If you mean 2.5 then yes it got the update just like the K2i did. |
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Anyway, which update did the US Wireless model not receive? As far as I can tell, the latest Kindle Update was 2.5 and I can say for a fact that I installed it on my girlfriend's US wireless model not 2 weeks ago. Is there a newer version that I'm not aware of? |
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07-12-2010, 01:20 PM | #9 |
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whew. I must have been reading an old Amazon Kindle thread w/ folks saying they didn't receive their 2.5 update. Since folks did, I'll just hop over there now and purchase one.
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07-12-2010, 01:21 PM | #10 |
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zsmomma may be referring to the Graphite features - the darker font & lighter screen. Otherwise the K2 US model can be updated to 2.5.
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07-12-2010, 02:05 PM | #11 |
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I just bought one awesome deal.
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07-12-2010, 02:41 PM | #12 |
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wow awesome deal ,thanks
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07-12-2010, 04:57 PM | #13 | |
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Something about the lower price kindles @ $109 being in worse condition then the $139 kindles. IMHO its a bunch of BS. All refurbished kindles are in the same 'new' like condition.. |
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Amazon got rid of that policy quite some time ago. It's very hit or miss now, but it's definitely no longer part of their policy.
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