expired Posted by pippypoppy • Oct 8, 2023
Oct 8, 2023 2:08 PM
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expired Posted by pippypoppy • Oct 8, 2023
Oct 8, 2023 2:08 PM
Kindle Oasis (9th Gen) 8gb $79.99 or 32gb $99.99 @ woot (refurbished)
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I only buy something less than $20 from Woot. Of course, I had received products different from advertised from Woot. Problems happened about 3 times out of 20 times. And the customer support responded to my query.
Still, I wouldn't want to spend more than $20.
By the way, I still have Oasis 9th gen but I rarely use it. It drains battery very fast. It is probably more to do with the software. Once I download a Kindle ebook, the sorting of the Oasis is non stop and it may drain the battery like that. And the battery is non replaceable by design. I am keeping Oasis as a collector item.
For my primary reading, I just use Paperwhite 2018.which has power saver option under Advanced Options.
The battery on it didn't even last 40 minutes of casual reading, wifi turned off, 50% brightness.
So I RMA'ed it and they gave me another -- that lasted just a little over an hour of use in similar conditions.
My old-as-sin paperwhite lasts for MUCH longer than that. Heck, even my active-refresh pocket computer CELL PHONE lasts longer, and that's with goodness how many radios turned on.
Not worth it.
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I don't like being 'ghosted' to begin a return process.
I don't like being 'ghosted' to begin a return process.
The battery on it didn't even last 40 minutes of casual reading, wifi turned off, 50% brightness.
So I RMA'ed it and they gave me another -- that lasted just a little over an hour of use in similar conditions.
My old-as-sin paperwhite lasts for MUCH longer than that. Heck, even my active-refresh pocket computer CELL PHONE lasts longer, and that's with goodness how many radios turned on.
Not worth it.
I believe the Oasis was designed to use a special case that had an auxiliary battery. When they dropped the special case they never redesigned it to get rid of the notch and fill it with the missing case battery.
Like they sent me some clothes One of the shirts had a rip and they let me keep all of the shirts (it was a pack of five) and then refunded me all the money. Another time they let me keep a perfectly functional mechanical keyboard rather than make me return it.
All of that said, it's owned by Amazon and my sample size is small enough that I could just be lucky.
But I'd rather not have to buy any more tech that still uses micro USb... Unless the value proposition is just so good.
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I believe the Oasis was designed to use a special case that had an auxiliary battery. When they dropped the special case they never redesigned it to get rid of the notch and fill it with the missing case battery.
EVERY single one of them would last longer than an hour of use. The Paperwhites were very excellent, lasting several novels before I'd even consider putting a charge on them. Even my mobile phones/tablets lasted several hours, with an active-refresh screen + several comms radios active + goodness knows how many background processes running.
With that said, it's absolutely UNFORGIVABLE to get 40 mins of reading on the Oasis with wifi off and screen brightness at a moderate level. Simply put, Amazon via Woot is selling garbage devices. A battery shouldn't fall from 80% to 30% in 5 minutes, then utterly die 3 more minutes later.