Are there still a lot people like Kindle Keyboard?

Smartie · 06-12-2014, 09:58 PM

I recently just realized that when People sell Kindle keyboard(3), they usually asked high price,most case, the price is higher than kindle NT and close to PW. K4NT's price is actually quite low. But performance wise, I assume K4nt is better than K3. Is this because K3 is the last Kindle that has keyboard and it has high demand?

AnemicOak · 06-12-2014, 10:00 PM

It has a keyboard, more storage and audio. IMO the K3 is one of the better devices Amazon has done.

Smartie · 06-12-2014, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

It has a keyboard, more storage and audio. IMO the K3 is one of the better devices Amazon has done.

sure. but the page turn is slower and it refresh every page,also heavier than K4nt at least.

AnemicOak · 06-12-2014, 10:45 PM

I suppose, but a lot of folks have ended up going to every page refresh anyway on some of the newer readers due to ghosting problems. Coming from early eInk readers I guess every page refresh has never been a big deal to me. :shrugs: As for slower I don't know. I don't use a K3 everyday any more, but I was just helping someone with one yesterday and the page turns seemed as fast as my newer eInk devices (I'm sure it is slower, but it wasn't noticeable for me like say a Sony 505 vs a newer device).

Smartie · 06-12-2014, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I suppose, but a lot of folks have ended up going to every page refresh anyway on some of the newer readers due to ghosting problems. Coming from early eInk readers I guess every page refresh has never been a big deal to me. :shrugs: As for slower I don't know. I don't use a K3 everyday any more, but I was just helping someone with one yesterday and the page turns seemed as fast as my newer eInk devices (I'm sure it is slower, but it wasn't noticeable for me like say a Sony 505 vs a newer device).

Thanks.i saw you k3.how do you like it

AnemicOak · 06-12-2014, 11:57 PM

I like it just fine, but don't really use it any more. It wouldn't be a hardship if I had to go back to using it though.

Hampshire Nanny · 06-13-2014, 01:12 AM

I love my K3 -- it's my workhorse reader. It's also the newest reader that I have, so it's faster than the Sony and BeBook. I have two i-devices, but don't read on them because of the light.

I'd consider a newer Kindle eInk device if I could get one without a touch screen. I don't like touch screens & prefer buttons, levers, whatever.

jbcohen · 06-13-2014, 07:42 AM

I guess the old expression that gors "Your Experience May Vary" is still true here. I had a Kindle three some time ago, it broke down after fifteen months of service, the power on/offf button broke and I could no longer turn it on or off. My current paper white is closing in on two years old and is doing much better then my three did, so I do not have the good experience with the three that Anemic Oak does.

kevinp · 06-13-2014, 07:45 AM

When I got my Nook HD+, I gave my Kindle to my 72 year-old mother who worked at the public library for many years and loves to read. She loves it and I don't think I'll be getting it back.

Dr. Drib · 06-13-2014, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Smartie

sure. but the page turn is slower and it refresh every page,also heavier than K4nt at least.

....and those are the negatives.

The positives were listed by AnemicOak.

copyrite · 06-13-2014, 07:55 AM

My Kindle Keyboard still goes back and forth to work with me. I use it for TTS (I'm one of the few that doesn't seem to mind TTS) in the car and occasional reading at breaks and lunchtime. Yesterday there was a Special Offer on it for 80% off a cover.

rcentros · 06-13-2014, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Smartie

I recently just realized that when People sell Kindle keyboard(3), they usually asked high price,most case, the price is higher than kindle NT and close to PW. K4NT's price is actually quite low. But performance wise, I assume K4nt is better than K3. Is this because K3 is the last Kindle that has keyboard and it has high demand?

Part of the reason is that -- originally -- Kindle Keyboards (K3s) started out costing a good deal more than the Kindle 4s (and, even at the end, cost almost twice as much), and prices tend to be a percentage of the original price. But it's also, as others have pointed out, the added features, the physical keyboard, the speakers (and ability to have it read to you and play music), and the fact that 3G was available on K3s. Personally I think the screen was a little sharper than on the Kindle 4s and the "white" background seems a little whiter -- at least that is the case with the K3 I currently have. You also have to add in the fact that Kindle 4s are still available -- often on sale, new, for $50. Those who want a K3 have to look at the used market.

That said, if I only had the K3 I'd be happy, but the K4 was my first Kindle and I'm used to it -- and I really don't need a physical keyboard -- so the K4 gets used more, as I like its size better.

crossi · 06-13-2014, 04:34 PM

I haven't considered giving up my K3 for a K4 mainly because of the huge decrease in available memory and lack of page turn buttons. Now if I could have a paperwhite with page turn buttons and 8K memory I'd pay a premium price for that. As for the quicker page turns I don't even notice the page turns with my K3 and in any case it's much quicker than paper book page turning.

Smartie · 06-13-2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by crossi

I haven't considered giving up my K3 for a K4 mainly because of the huge decrease in available memory and lack of page turn buttons. Now if I could have a paperwhite with page turn buttons and 8K memory I'd pay a premium price for that. As for the quicker page turns I don't even notice the page turns with my K3 and in any case it's much quicker than paper book page turning.

True.but do we really need keep thousand books on ereader?we can just keen them on cloud and only download when we ready to read,I usually remove books after I finished

Hampshire Nanny · 06-13-2014, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by crossi

I haven't considered giving up my K3 for a K4 mainly because of the huge decrease in available memory and lack of page turn buttons. Now if I could have a paperwhite with page turn buttons and 8K memory I'd pay a premium price for that. As for the quicker page turns I don't even notice the page turns with my K3 and in any case it's much quicker than paper book page turning.

It's the page turn buttons for me. As I said above, I just don't like touch devices.

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Originally Posted by Smartie

True.but do we really need keep thousand books on ereader?we can just keen them on cloud and only download when we ready to read,I usually remove books after I finished

Back when I got my first Kindle (the original!) I put as many books on it as I could and filled up an SD card with books from MobileRead, Feedbooks, Fictionwise, ManyBooks, Baen, etc. Then I realized there was no need to carry all those around *on* the device since I've almost always got a laptop with me. Also, Amazon keeps everything I've ever bought up in their cloud and I can download again any time I want. I've got everything backed up to a hard drive and I'm now in the process of importing them into a Calibre library on a thumb drive.

Love my K3. Use the Keyboard a lot less these days when I used to store notes on the reader, so I'd give it up for an inexpensive Kindle with page turn buttons. The built-in light might be nice, but I don't view it as a necessity. A basic reader meets my needs.

06-12-2014, 09:58 PM	#1
Smartie Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 1150760 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle PW,KOBO H2O	Are there still a lot people like Kindle Keyboard? I recently just realized that when People sell Kindle keyboard(3), they usually asked high price,most case, the price is higher than kindle NT and close to PW. K4NT's price is actually quite low. But performance wise, I assume K4nt is better than K3. Is this because K3 is the last Kindle that has keyboard and it has high demand?

06-12-2014, 10:45 PM	#4
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I suppose, but a lot of folks have ended up going to every page refresh anyway on some of the newer readers due to ghosting problems. Coming from early eInk readers I guess every page refresh has never been a big deal to me. :shrugs: As for slower I don't know. I don't use a K3 everyday any more, but I was just helping someone with one yesterday and the page turns seemed as fast as my newer eInk devices (I'm sure it is slower, but it wasn't noticeable for me like say a Sony 505 vs a newer device). Last edited by AnemicOak; 06-12-2014 at 10:47 PM.

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06-12-2014, 10:00 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	It has a keyboard, more storage and audio. IMO the K3 is one of the better devices Amazon has done.

06-12-2014, 11:57 PM	#6
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I like it just fine, but don't really use it any more. It wouldn't be a hardship if I had to go back to using it though.

06-13-2014, 01:12 AM	#7
Hampshire Nanny Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 8064562 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3 KB, iPad2	I love my K3 -- it's my workhorse reader. It's also the newest reader that I have, so it's faster than the Sony and BeBook. I have two i-devices, but don't read on them because of the light. I'd consider a newer Kindle eInk device if I could get one without a touch screen. I don't like touch screens & prefer buttons, levers, whatever.

06-13-2014, 07:42 AM	#8
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	I guess the old expression that gors "Your Experience May Vary" is still true here. I had a Kindle three some time ago, it broke down after fifteen months of service, the power on/offf button broke and I could no longer turn it on or off. My current paper white is closing in on two years old and is doing much better then my three did, so I do not have the good experience with the three that Anemic Oak does.

06-13-2014, 07:45 AM	#9
kevinp Fanatic Posts: 580 Karma: 3549018 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle PW (10th & 11th gen); Fire HD 10	When I got my Nook HD+, I gave my Kindle to my 72 year-old mother who worked at the public library for many years and loves to read. She loves it and I don't think I'll be getting it back.

06-13-2014, 07:55 AM	#11
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,814 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: ...lots! ;) mostly reading on a Kindle Voyage	My Kindle Keyboard still goes back and forth to work with me. I use it for TTS (I'm one of the few that doesn't seem to mind TTS) in the car and occasional reading at breaks and lunchtime. Yesterday there was a Special Offer on it for 80% off a cover.

06-13-2014, 04:34 PM	#13
crossi Guru Posts: 992 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	I haven't considered giving up my K3 for a K4 mainly because of the huge decrease in available memory and lack of page turn buttons. Now if I could have a paperwhite with page turn buttons and 8K memory I'd pay a premium price for that. As for the quicker page turns I don't even notice the page turns with my K3 and in any case it's much quicker than paper book page turning.

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