there’s a reason why the kindle is as cheap as it is,
Indeed, cf lemmy.world/comment/15163037 unfortunately too cheap usually comes at a non financial cost.
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matterofact@sh.itjust.works 4 days agoThing is, the pinenote is €610, and the kindle paperwhite is £160, cheaper on discount.
I get your point and there’s a reason why the kindle is as cheap as it is, but I can understand why someone would see those prices and go for the kindle.
utopiah@lemmy.world 4 days ago
madjo@feddit.nl 4 days ago
Or go for the Kobo, which is similarly priced as the Kindle. The Kobo Clara Colour is £150
Deway@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I’ve had three ereaders, all three were kobo.Yet I wouldn’t recommend them anymore. There’s a mandatory online activation now. There are ways to bypass it but it’s not great.
Many models are unstable with KoReader so it’s not even an alternative anymore.
The day I replace my eReader is going to be a hard day.
madjo@feddit.nl 4 days ago
I’ve bought myself a Boox Go Color 7. I love that one, even though it’s twice as expensive as a Kobo or Kindle.
jzzvid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
I love how hackable Kobos are. I put KOReader on mine and it’s honestly just the best experience I could ask for.
Echolynx@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
That and the upgradeable storage… as soon as I can figure out how to solve my partition issues.
nasduia@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Absolutely the reason I bought mine too. While we are probably a small niche, looking for this functionality was how I found Kobo in the first place.