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I wouldn't bother with touch, personally. More expense, and you only use two buttons mostly anyway. The other advantage of touch is smaller size and no keyboard on the bottom, but the cheap UK Kindle has the same form factor anyway.
There's a touch-screen Sony one if you really love wiping fingerprints off screens.
Dunno about the touch ones, but the really nice thing about the standard one is that the matt screen doesn't pick up fingerprints. Far nicer than something like the iPad.
i really fancy the Kindle touch
The Kindle functionality cannot be improved upon
Buy it now before it gets ruined
Think about it - how many people have said "well I tried it but thought the acme one was better"
i agree. i love my wifi only keyboard kindle, nothing i'd improve on it. get a refurb one now while you can from amazon, only £80.
but not sure if it's worth waiting for the Fire to be released in the UK.
The battery life on the Kindle is 2 months.
The battery life on the fire is 8 hours 😯
That's why I won't buy a Fire. It's no longer an ereader, it is a tablet.
a fairly decent one that can easily be jailbroken and modified to be an awesome android tablet, apparently.
Cost is less of an issue, it will be bought withproject money, so 50 quid here or there won't matter, what i'm looking for is something that will do the job best.
The 3g is free, but it doesn't give you web access globally. Some countries it does, some it doesn't. If you look for 'mobi' or 'kindle' on the piratebay you can get massive libraries. Lonely planet pdfs work quite well too
Your choice is 3G or no, I think. Although, on the small cheap one the case is a lot less sturdy. Of course neither protect the thing fully of course but there's no clasp on the small one, the cover is a lot thinner and doesn't overlap the device.
I was thinking i may as welll get 3G, just for some web access in awkward situations?
Get a 3G refurb - I did after my first one got destroyed (they are definitely not as drop resistant as a mobile phone). I only ever use 3G, not wi-fi. As for the loading up before you go thing, with 3G it's one less thing to bother about, and as someone mentioned previously you can buy books recommended at the back of the one you've just finished without shifting from your sun-lounger. Even better, you can read a sample before you buy.
Web access is a bit clunky, but it is possible.
OT slightly, but I'd consider a £120 android tablet before I'd buy the Amazon Fire, just seems too limited to me.
i don't need a refurb. It is bought through work, so needs to be new.
If you can spare the £50 it's a no brainer in my eBook.
I can, so the 3G is selected. Next, Keyboard or not
Keyboard. Get it done.
3g, keyboard, now do i have to decide on size?
Wait.. are you in the US or what? There are only two on the UK site...
no, not in US
Yes.
When the time comes I will put your name forward for STW's most indecisive shopper award.
When the time comes I will put your name forward for STW's most indecisive shopper award.
Really? Oh in that case I might not get them
£51 for a case??
You're mad, did I mention the beans I have for sale?
Are they the very best beans available anywhere?
They're magic mate, the very best available 🙂
I'll have ten!