Hands-on review: Updated: Amazon Kindle Oasis

Hands-on review: Updated: Amazon Kindle Oasis

By James Peckham

Hands-on review: Updated: Amazon Kindle Oasis

Update: We now have an Amazon Kindle Oasis in the office and you can expect our full review soon.

Ever since the original Amazon Kindle hit the virtual shelves back in November 2007, the company has managed to refine the design with each passing generation, chipping off bits here and there to make it one of the best-looking ereaders around.

What the new Kindle Oasis proves is that Amazon has struggled to refine the device any further in its current form. The Kindle Oasis is a time for change.

The new ereader sits at the top of the Kindle hierarchy as the highest-priced ereader so far; it’s even more expensive than the Kindle Voyage, which Amazon launched back in 2014 to criticism that it was too pricey.

Amazon Kindle Oasis

The Kindle Oasis, however, costs a whopping US$289.99 (£269.99, AU$449) which at first glance seems like too much money to spend on a device you can only read ebooks on.

The question is much would you pay for the opportunity to read a book? Especially when you compare this to the price of buying the cheapest Kindle that is only £59/US$79 (about AU$103). But if you’re an avid reader then surely it’s worth …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac

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