ijeffDon't waste your money on an awful Android tablet on Black Friday
rynzcycleIt gets worse. Visiting a friend recently, they tried to give me an old Kindle, (which I politely declined). They have a drawer of about 6 old ones because they can't help buying the latest every sale. They don't even read that much!!
Crazy. I still have an old Kobo ereader which is a bit slow and has a low res screen but it’s fine for just reading (the slowness is almost a benefit since it’s less likely to be a distraction). I can’t imagine buying a new model every year.
That’s so wasteful. And I dragged my old Sony reader for like 7 years and then even handed it down until the battery just wouldn’t hold a charge anymore. In 14 years I’m my second reader and feel the Kobo I’ve got is perfectly fine.
aardBattery replacement on the old Sony readers is trivial.
I relatively recently checked out some other ebook readers, mainly as the Sony isn’t too responsive with a big library on it, and I prefer just having everything on there - but turns out neither Kindle nor Kobo perform that well with a big library either. The UI of the old Sony reader is still way better than any of the other ebook readers I’ve tried.
I’m currently carrying a kindle in flight mode, filled via calibre - in the night the backlight is nicer than the clip on light I’ve been using with the Sony, but I still keep the Sony charged and use now and then.
Ha, didn’t think the battery would be easily changed, good to know. I don’t have it anymore, sold it cheap second-hand.
The whole reader series is just such an un-Sony thing, it’s almost a miracle it survived as long as it did. You’d never expect Sony to have an easy to use device, without forcing DRM or custom software, utilizing open standards, while also being easily repairable by the user. Or if it existed you’d think it was a fluke, and will be “fixed” in the next iteration.
Maybe they gave the project to a new guy who didn’t know the rules
If only more people realised this or could spare the 30 minutes it takes to educate themselves. I recently replaced the battery and charging port on an “old” Samsung phone (three years or so) and it’s as good as new. While I did use my 3D printer to soften the glue, I’ve been able to do the same with a hairdryer in the past. All you need is a couple of guitar picks or a set you can buy for next to nothing.
omg.. fuck, totally forgot i could have used the printing bed for that.. used a hair-dryer, worked too
I would have personally accepted. So much modding and tinkering potencial! 🔥
kratoz29A fellow SBCgamer perhaps?
I’ve been using old kindles for homeassistant interfaces for across the house.
How do you hide the power cables?
Eink ones?
That’s a good idea, but you can buy e-ink screens made specifically for that purpose, they use them in retail stores.
Those ones were free for OP though.
Ah, nothing cheaper than free.
Damn I would take a free Kindle!
Kobo is better and locked into amazon bullshit.
ParadoxThey should stick them on swappa. Kindles hold value fairly well, and they’re great gifts to kids, as they can often encourage reading
I need an old Kindle. It’s the only way to strip DRM from books so I can use a good TTS app instead of the Kindle app.