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I have had a Kindle Paperwhite for quite some time, and love it. It's the first-gen, so maybe the illumination is a little uneven but never an issue unless you want to go looking for it. And you can't set up a Family account on it.
Having it transformed my reading habits. I used to be a '4 books while on summer holidays' guy and nothing the rest of the year. Now I read at least 30 mins every night, until my eyes start closing.
I just had a small windfall and decided to spend it on a Kindle Voyage. The thinking being I would appreciate auto-brightness sensor, the extra dpi (up to 300 from 212) and the page turn sensors would work better for me.
So far I am underwhelmed. I paid a big premium for this. Yes I now have a Family account with my wife. Don't like the auto-brightness (if you have a light source behind you, such as a bathroom window, it is very up and down if you move at all). But my biggest disappointment is the page-turn sensors. When in bed I hold it in one hand, with the my thumb along the bottom edge and my forefinger running up one side. The problem I have is, despite having what many would think of as short fat fingers, my finger tip actually rests on the page-back sensor rather than the page-forward sensor. Very frustrating, I have to resort to two hands or swiping the screen as with the old one.
I read a review that said it gets much easier when you add a case, and I have a 3rd party 'origami' case arriving tomorrow, so we will see. But at the moment I am regretting my indulgence.
1st-world problems eh?
T.
Having it transformed my reading habits. I used to be a '4 books while on summer holidays' guy and nothing the rest of the year. Now I read at least 30 mins every night, until my eyes start closing.
I just had a small windfall and decided to spend it on a Kindle Voyage. The thinking being I would appreciate auto-brightness sensor, the extra dpi (up to 300 from 212) and the page turn sensors would work better for me.
So far I am underwhelmed. I paid a big premium for this. Yes I now have a Family account with my wife. Don't like the auto-brightness (if you have a light source behind you, such as a bathroom window, it is very up and down if you move at all). But my biggest disappointment is the page-turn sensors. When in bed I hold it in one hand, with the my thumb along the bottom edge and my forefinger running up one side. The problem I have is, despite having what many would think of as short fat fingers, my finger tip actually rests on the page-back sensor rather than the page-forward sensor. Very frustrating, I have to resort to two hands or swiping the screen as with the old one.
I read a review that said it gets much easier when you add a case, and I have a 3rd party 'origami' case arriving tomorrow, so we will see. But at the moment I am regretting my indulgence.
1st-world problems eh?
T.
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