POST your K.2 thoughts here: unOFFICIAL K2 Thread:

[Neekeebee]

ANYONE keeping K1

Yes, keeping K1!  Can't justify the price of upgrading after 6 months; too attached to LyBerry in a way I never got attached to my iPods, though I like them very much; and still want folders!

The battery thing on K2 can turn out to be a problem.  When my iPod's battery life got too short and I looked up how to replace it, I had the option of sending it in to Apple, and for $80, they would replace the battery.  But they would just send back somebody else's iPod (same model) instead of mine, specifically!  That last part was the deal breaker and luckily, I found some other vender to order a battery replacement kit from to replace it myself.  (Actually, Hubby did it.)  Hope Amazon will know better than to send back a random Kindle. 

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[sjc]

A very valid point.

[sjc]

Boy I am soooooooooo glad I had today off.  If I were at work right now; I'd be climbing the walls.  My boss can see my desk from his desk and I would be missing all of this.  Makes me want to sing:

Monday, Monday...so good to me
Monday morning, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh, Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening, K1 would still be here with me...

[KindleMom]

ANYONE keeping K1

Me!  I love my K1.  When it dies I will get a new one.  I hope it never dies.  Unless there's a color screen. 

[Cowgirl]

I love my k1 and don't see anything in k2 that would make me want one this soon after only owning it since October.  I'm hoping it lasts at least 3 years and by then there will probably be a k5.  It's hard to stay one step ahead of electronics.

[sjc]

Yipee Cowgirl; way to go.  I'm proud of you.

[chobitz]

I'm keeping Phoebe and I have a new battery on back order just in case she gets sick 

My husband is shocked I don't want to upgrade because I have new gadgetitis but there are sooo many reasons why I don't like the K2 that IMO the original kindle is a better device.

So maybe K3 will be function over form, unlike the K2.

Phoebe is like the nerdy girl in HS with brains and a great personality while the K2 is the anorexic cheerleader thats gorgeous but dumb as dirt.. but thats just my opinion!

[Anju No. 469]

Phoebe is like the nerdy girl in HS with brains and a great personality while the K2 is the anorexic cheerleader thats gorgeous but dumb as dirt.. but thats just my opinion!

well put 

[Linda Cannon-Mott]

Keeping K 1, not enough pro's for me to order a K-2. I've only had my Kindle since Sept 29th. Leisel and I are very happy with each other.

[sjc]

Linda said it earlier...$359.  I can find oh so many things to do with that $$.

What are we gaining:

Longer Battery (but not removable)
Thinner (I don't care...K1 fits in my purse just fine)
Faster Page turns (without the 2 units side by side we wouldn't notice)
Crisper Text (again; without the 2 units side by side we wouldn't notice)
Voice to Text:  for some yes, me personally no.

KILLER for me:

I want SD card slot; I don't care how large the memory is.  I want to know that I can add to it if I so choose.  To me that is the difference between me owning my own "library" or not. Libraries house their books all in the same spot; so shall I.

I don't want to have to bog down my computer with books for backup; nor do I want Amazon to do it for me (I'm glad they do; don't get me wrong, but I want my own back up as well).

[quiltingdiva257]

Eh, I'm keeping the K1.  I'm not too impressed with the K2, and I'm not into the super snazzy tech kind of look.  I have already almost filled up my Kindle memory and the addition of a 4GB SD card was a must for me.  I would have loved to have folders, because I agree with the PP that the Kindle is just a big mess when you have as many pages of books as I have.  As for the battery, that's also important to me, since I read everyday and would not like to be without my Kindle to send it in for a replacement.

Plus, I'm just weird I guess, because I acutally LIKE the bigger side buttons, and when it's in my Oberon cover I don't hit them by accident.

They would have to really make some significant changes for me to be interested in switching.

[Kimblee]

Generally, not impressed at all. First time I've ever said that about Amazon. There are no improvements that would make me want to get a K2, and a lot of steps backwards in my opinion. I'm glad I got my K1 when I did....I like it a whole lot better than the new one.

[tessa]

I decided to wait a while before I get k2 (I don't know why).  Theres no rush for me to get it today.  (I only  wish   my sister  could see it.  She read more than any person I knew.  she lost her eye sight to diabetes 6 years before she died).

anyway watch the price go up on the 11th.

[sjc]

Tessa: 
The text to speech would have been great.  Why do bad things happen to good people.  I'm so sorry.

[B-Kay 1325]

I have decided to keep my K1.  It does everything I want it to do.  I think that those receiving the K2 will be just as happy with their reader as I am with mine.  When I got the Kindle I didn't have anything to compare it to I just knew that I would be able to read books (the most important reason to have it) and being able to buy a book at anytime 24/7 was over the top.  Yes having folders would be nice to have and I am sure that at some point in the future Amazon will incorporate them in their format, in the meantime I will organize my books by SD cards and since they are small, carrying them with me is not a big hardship.  I don't see the purpose in a color screen, do you buy books that are in color?  I don't buy picture books and since I read fiction/entertainment books they don't come in color anyway.  I have an MP3 player for music and I have as yet never bought an audio book so even some of the K1 features I haven't used and I have had my K1 since October 30th and use it everyday.  I think that the best thing about the K2 is the text to speech feature and that has opened a whole new world for a hugh group of people that have been left out of alot of things for too long.

Congratulations to all of you that are receiving the K2 and do enjoy them for what they are, a devise for reading books.

[sjc]

B-Kay:  Well said. Good for you (I, too, am keeping my K1) and congrats to all the new K2 owners.

[sherylb]

I was curious so I read through the Kindle 2 User's Guide and one of the differences I found is the switch on top does three things-

"Power switch — puts your Kindle to sleep, wakes it up, and turns your Kindle on or off. To put
your Kindle to sleep, slide and release the power switch; a full screen image appears on the
display. While your Kindle is asleep, other keys and buttons are locked so that you don't
accidentally change the place in your reading. To turn your Kindle off, slide and hold the power
switch for four seconds until the screen goes blank and then release. To wake up or turn on your
Kindle, slide and release the power switch again.
If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use, try resetting the device by
disconnecting your Kindle from any power source, and then sliding and holding the power
switch for 15 seconds before releasing."

That is a lot of switch usage...I sure hope they made it sturdy!
Also, whispernet is now a software selection instead of a dedicated switch.

I do not really think it is any better, just different.

[Luvmy4brats]

I was curious so I read through the Kindle 2 User's Guide and one of the differences I found is the switch on top does three things-

"Power switch — puts your Kindle to sleep, wakes it up, and turns your Kindle on or off. To put
your Kindle to sleep, slide and release the power switch; a full screen image appears on the
display. While your Kindle is asleep, other keys and buttons are locked so that you don't
accidentally change the place in your reading. To turn your Kindle off, slide and hold the power
switch for four seconds until the screen goes blank and then release. To wake up or turn on your
Kindle, slide and release the power switch again.
If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use, try resetting the device by
disconnecting your Kindle from any power source, and then sliding and holding the power
switch for 15 seconds before releasing."

That is a lot of switch usage...I sure hope they made it sturdy!
Also, whispernet is now a software selection instead of a dedicated switch.

I do not really think it is any better, just different.

Thanks. I was wondering how to put it to sleep now. That will be easier for some people with mobility issues who had trouble pushing both buttons at the same time. (My mom can't, some days I have trouble)

[altompkins]

Well, I did it!  I ordered the K2 today.  My wife encourged me to order th K2 simply so she can have 100% possession of our K1 that we ordered and received in late October.  Although we have yet come to blows over it, we do have to "discuss" who will get to use "her" Kindle (It was originally purchased as a Christmas gift to each other.  So, I'll get the new one as soon as it arrives.

Now I have to wait a few weeks.

Al Tomkins in Taylors, SC

[Linda Cannon-Mott]

Congratulations Al, I think it is great that each of you will have your own Kindle!  My hubby isn't a reader but I am very selfish when it comes to my Kindle, I would have a difficult time sharing her. 

[Jen]

I'm honestly a bit surprised that so many K1 users are willing to fork over the money for this version 2!  I can see how the voice feature would be good for some, but I have no interest in it.  For those that say they have long commutes - try books on cd!  I got hooked forever ago, it's great. 
I have absolutely no desire to buy a new one, I'm just fine with my version 1.  I like (and USE) the SD cards.  There just isn't anything too impressive for me to justify upgrading.  I'll use mine until it breaks and I can't fix it, and like others have said hopefully that'll be around version 5.