Plastic rules
Key Takeaways
Amazon
Theres no need to spend a lot of money on anAmazon Kindle.
The retail giant wants to sell you the top-end model, the Kindle Oasis, for $279.99.
After all, I spend several hours a day reading.
Amazon
The basic Kindle would strain my eyes, I thought.
But thats not what happened.
I own both the lowest-end Kindle reader and the most expensive Kindle Oasis.
Lifewire / Sascha Brodsky
I drooled over the descriptions of the upgrades this model offered over my dearly departed Kindle Paperwhite.
Best of all, the Oasis isnt stuck with the same cold white lighting.
Instead, its got a relatively new innovation that lets you shift the screen lighting from white to amber-colored.
This e-reader is waterproof to a level IPX8, so its been tested to withstand accidental immersion in water.
I own both the lowest-end Kindle reader and the most expensive Kindle Oasis.
It’s more ergonomic and less fussy.
I figured it would be suitable only for quick reading sessions while I was on the road.
Dont try scuba diving with the basic Kindle.
Its got no water resistance rating at all.
Most damningly, the basic Kindle feels like the cheap e-reader it is.
This model is made entirely of plastic instead of the sleek aluminum on the Kindle Oasis.
The plastic, it turns out, is a warmer and less slippy experience than metal.
I’ve learned that the more expensive options arent always the best.
Im sticking with the basic Kindle as my go-to e-reader.
