Amazon Kindle 3rd gen

My Kindle Keyboard (3rd gen) from 2010 still works fine. After upgrading to a higher-capacity battery, it actually performs better (i.e. lasts longer between charges) than when it was new. The best part is I'll always have the reliable USB file transfer option.

I just replaced the battery on my Kindle 3rd gen (2010?) and it's basically as good as new now. Batteries are easy to find online.

I've got an Oasis 3rd gen (2019). My last Kindle before that was the 3rd gen "Kindle Keyboard" (2010). I'd say the Oasis has a longer-living battery than the old one, but I've always been pretty aggressive about turning off its radios and 'smart' features. I love the Oasis, I'd like it if they made a slightly larger variant with USB-C. Basically the form of the Scribe, but I'd rather skip the pen input.

I'm an e-reader fanatic, having bought a total of six for myself and friends/family over the years. I have 3 Kindles - one third gen for reading novels in one hand (I don't have particularly large hands but I can palm the 6" while using my thumb to move to the next page by clenching my hand), one PaperWhite for night reading, and one Kindle DX from ~5 years ago that I still use for PDF's. Believe it or not there's a huge scene for people who love the 8-9" form-factor. A NIB DX runs 500ish on ebay. I was waiting for this release for ages, but I see no reason to buy it. It looks like you're paying an extra $100 just to get back the side-buttons the Kindle fanatics demanded (it feels way more natural to press a button than make a slide motion, to the point where you don't even realize you're pressing the button after a few pages of immersive reading, unlike the slide action which breaks the continuity -- the same reason why I keep my 3rd gen around). For $100 more, the Onyx BOOX N96[1] is definitely the best buy out there right now for that larger form factor. You get the same Paperwhite tech, the ability to jot notes down with a stylus, and a significantly bigger screen. I don't have one but I've heard nothing but good things about support from Onyx and let's be honest making an e-reader isn't the most complicated thing out there so odds are you won't need much tech support (you can buy a DX 9.7" replacement screen for ~65 and drive it with a uC almost trivially easily). [1] h