Anyone upgrading their K3 for the Kindle Touch

hmgreen · 10-04-2011, 07:44 PM

I am upgrading from a K3 with 3G and WiFi to a Kindle Touch with the same and special offers. Anyone else? If so, why are you and if not, why not? Just curious....

Blog Kindle · 10-04-2011, 09:10 PM

I've ordered one for review purposes anyway but I think that I'll transition from K3 to KT as my main reading device because I like smaller form factor achieved by eliminating keyboard, but on-screen keyboard + 5 way is too much hassle to use. So on-screen touch keyboard is a nice compromise. KT also doesn't cut costs like K4NT (audio, 3G, battery)

Daithi · 10-04-2011, 09:45 PM

I have no plans to upgrade. I like my K3 just fine, and actually prefer the buttons to a touch screen.

tubemonkey · 10-04-2011, 10:02 PM

Yep, I'm making the switch. Plan on getting the KTSOwf. I don't like the keyboard, because I don't use it. I welcome the smaller form factor of the Touch.

stickybuns · 10-04-2011, 10:12 PM

No plans to buy since the one I have works just fine, but if the K3 were to suffer some sort of misfortune, I'd be open to the Touch.
Of course, I would have to try it out since I haven't really cared for any of the touch screen e-readers that I've tried so far. Try to turn the page and I end up highlighting a bunch of text; try to tap a word to bring up the dictionary and I end up turning the page.

Blossom · 10-04-2011, 11:14 PM

I had planned too but the verdict is still out. I'm now leaning towards a PRS-T1 instead. But I will say if the touch had been out I would of gotten it instead of the K4 NT probably.

kranu · 10-04-2011, 11:14 PM

I was seriously considering (I love having the latest tech), but then I decided that I would rather keep my free internet

pidgeon92 · 10-04-2011, 11:36 PM

You betcha. I've been wanting a Special Offers Kindle, and I do like using the touchscreen on my Sony 950.

I don't consider it an "upgrade," so much as a complement to my existing Kindles.

lumanz · 10-05-2011, 01:00 AM

Me! me! preordered.

Blossom · 10-05-2011, 04:27 AM

If the screen is better then the K4 I will gladly upgrade but if the same screen is the same as the K4 then I am keeping my K3.

geoffwood · 10-05-2011, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kranu

I was seriously considering (I love having the latest tech), but then I decided that I would rather keep my free internet

I still have one on order in case Amazon has a change of heart, but failing that I will be canceling and will just keep the K3 3G, the upgrades to the Touch aren't enough to make up for the loss of 3G web access

PG4003 · 10-05-2011, 08:43 AM

I feel the same as Pigeon, it's not a replacement for my K3, it's a complement. I ordered the Kindle Touch as soon as it was announced but I plan on keeping my K3.

HarryT · 10-05-2011, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmgreen

I am upgrading from a K3 with 3G and WiFi to a Kindle Touch with the same and special offers. Anyone else? If so, why are you and if not, why not? Just curious....

No, because Amazon are not currently making the Touch available to people outside the US.

Quake1028 · 10-05-2011, 08:48 AM

Not quite the situation for me. I have moved to the iPad 2 as my reader of choice. My Kindle 3 is now the property of my fiancee. I did however pre-order a Kindle Touch for my mom's birthday present, with a purple lighted case

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Lizzie in Ma · 10-05-2011, 08:50 AM

I love my K3 and in particular the keyboard. No plans to change.

10-04-2011, 07:44 PM	#1
hmgreen Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505, -600, -900, Kindle 2, Touch, PW1 (all gone), PW2, Voyage	Anyone upgrading their K3 for the Kindle Touch I am upgrading from a K3 with 3G and WiFi to a Kindle Touch with the same and special offers. Anyone else? If so, why are you and if not, why not? Just curious....

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Blog Kindle Addict Posts: 224 Karma: 25122 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 1/2/3/4/Touch/DX/Fire\|PRS-600/350\|Nook(color)\|iPad\|iPad2\|EVO 4G	I've ordered one for review purposes anyway but I think that I'll transition from K3 to KT as my main reading device because I like smaller form factor achieved by eliminating keyboard, but on-screen keyboard + 5 way is too much hassle to use. So on-screen touch keyboard is a nice compromise. KT also doesn't cut costs like K4NT (audio, 3G, battery)

10-04-2011, 09:45 PM	#3
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I have no plans to upgrade. I like my K3 just fine, and actually prefer the buttons to a touch screen.

10-04-2011, 10:02 PM	#4
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,666 Karma: 158546452 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Yep, I'm making the switch. Plan on getting the KTSOwf. I don't like the keyboard, because I don't use it. I welcome the smaller form factor of the Touch.

10-04-2011, 10:12 PM	#5
stickybuns Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 479729 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Paperwhite 2	No plans to buy since the one I have works just fine, but if the K3 were to suffer some sort of misfortune, I'd be open to the Touch. Of course, I would have to try it out since I haven't really cared for any of the touch screen e-readers that I've tried so far. Try to turn the page and I end up highlighting a bunch of text; try to tap a word to bring up the dictionary and I end up turning the page.

10-04-2011, 11:14 PM	#6
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I had planned too but the verdict is still out. I'm now leaning towards a PRS-T1 instead. But I will say if the touch had been out I would of gotten it instead of the K4 NT probably.

10-04-2011, 11:14 PM	#7
kranu I <3 my Kindle Posts: 528 Karma: 51332 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: United States Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	I was seriously considering (I love having the latest tech), but then I decided that I would rather keep my free internet

10-04-2011, 11:36 PM	#8
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	You betcha. I've been wanting a Special Offers Kindle, and I do like using the touchscreen on my Sony 950. I don't consider it an "upgrade," so much as a complement to my existing Kindles.

10-05-2011, 01:00 AM	#9
lumanz Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Bold 9000/Kindle Keyboard/Kindle Touch	Me! me! preordered.

10-05-2011, 04:27 AM	#10
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	If the screen is better then the K4 I will gladly upgrade but if the same screen is the same as the K4 then I am keeping my K3.

10-05-2011, 08:43 AM	#12
PG4003 Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 987250 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kentucky Device: Kindle PW I & II, Kindle Voyage, Fire HD 7", Fire HD 8.9"	I feel the same as Pigeon, it's not a replacement for my K3, it's a complement. I ordered the Kindle Touch as soon as it was announced but I plan on keeping my K3.

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10-05-2011, 08:48 AM	#14
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Not quite the situation for me. I have moved to the iPad 2 as my reader of choice. My Kindle 3 is now the property of my fiancee. I did however pre-order a Kindle Touch for my mom's birthday present, with a purple lighted case .

10-05-2011, 08:50 AM	#15
Lizzie in Ma Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 159192 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cape Cod Device: Nook, Kindle 3, Vizio 8" tablet runn and Samsung Galaxy running Aldiko	I love my K3 and in particular the keyboard. No plans to change.