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Amazon Kindle vs Kindle Paperwhite

2019-05-07 · Tech review, setup or bag tour · Ali · recording, 3:37 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Tools, apps and tech (also: Books and reading) · mode: Review and recommendation

Junior doctor Ali compares Amazon's budget 2019 Kindle with the Kindle Paperwhite and says there is no contest: the Paperwhite's 300 pixels per inch against 167 is worth the extra £30 or $40, waterproofing matters little, and the Kindle is his most valuable tech after his first camera because it cuts the friction to reading.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Budget 2019 Kindle against the Kindle Paperwhite: no comparison, screen resolution, The Verge's review and price

  • ★★★ Ali says there is no comparison between the budget 2019 Kindle and the Kindle Paperwhite: anyone in the market for a Kindle should buy the Paperwhite and forget the budget model. — 00:00:00 · Kindle
  • ★★ Ali says the budget 2019 Kindle has a screen resolution of 167 pixels per inch, against 300 on the Kindle Paperwhite, a noticeable difference. — 00:00:00 · Kindle
  • ★★ Ali fully agrees with The Verge's review of the Kindle: reading on the 2019 Kindle feels like looking at an old computer screen, while the Kindle Paperwhite feels like reading on paper. — 00:00:29 · Kindle
  • ★ Ali puts the cheap 2019 Kindle at about $89 or $70. (hedged) — 00:00:29 · Kindle
  • ★★ The 2019 Kindle's screen makes Ali's eyes want to bleed: like looking back at an old MacBook Air display after switching to a Retina MacBook Pro. (overstated) — 00:00:58 · Kindle, MacBook
  • ★★★ The budget Kindle saves £30 or $40, but since a Kindle's only function is reading books, Ali says you might as well buy the Paperwhite's pleasurable 300 pixels per inch. — 00:00:58 · Kindle

00:01:27 — Waterproofing, and his 2015 Paperwhite in the bathtub and on holiday

  • ★★ Ali says the Kindle Paperwhite is waterproof and the normal budget Kindle is not. — 00:01:27 · Kindle
  • ★★ Ali does not think the Kindle Paperwhite's waterproofing is a big deal, asking when anyone would need to submerge a Kindle in water. — 00:01:27 · Kindle
  • ★ Ali has used his 2015 Kindle Paperwhite, also 300 pixels per inch, in the bathtub and on holiday everywhere, without ever submerging it. — 00:01:27 · Kindle

00:01:56 — The Kindle as his most valuable tech after his camera, paper books, and less friction to reading

  • ★★★ After the camera he bought in his fourth year of medical school, which started his YouTube channel, Ali calls the Kindle the single most valuable piece of tech he has bought, because it lets him read books so easily. — 00:01:56 · Kindle
  • ★★★ Ali used to share the wish for the feel and smell of a paper book until he got a Kindle; for him reading is far more about a book's content than about holding a book. — 00:01:56 · Kindle
  • ★★★ A Kindle will change your life, Ali says: it reduces the friction to reading books until it is minimal. — 00:02:26 · Kindle, friction
  • ★★ Whenever he hears a book recommended on a podcast or by a friend, Ali buys it on Kindle from his phone without looking at the price, since the value a book can give is astronomical. — 00:02:26 · Kindle, Amazon

00:02:55 — Verdict, Kindle sales, and sign-off

  • ★★ Kindle prices are often cut in Amazon's Black Friday and Prime Day sales, Ali says, so anyone for whom money is an object can pick up a Kindle Paperwhite cheaply then. — 00:02:55 · Kindle, Amazon

Threads in this video

  • refine · Which tech is worth buying? — Ali says there is no comparison between the budget 2019 Kindle and the Kindle Paperwhite: anyone in the market for a Kindle should buy the Paperwhite and forget the budget model. (00:00:00)
  • restate · Which tech is worth buying? — After the camera he bought in his fourth year of medical school, which started his YouTube channel, Ali calls the Kindle the single most valuable piece of tech he has bought, because it lets him read books so easily. (00:01:56)
  • refine · How do you decide whether a purchase is worth it? — The budget Kindle saves £30 or $40, but since a Kindle's only function is reading books, Ali says you might as well buy the Paperwhite's pleasurable 300 pixels per inch. (00:00:58)
  • restate · How do you decide whether a purchase is worth it? — Whenever he hears a book recommended on a podcast or by a friend, Ali buys it on Kindle from his phone without looking at the price, since the value a book can give is astronomical. (00:02:26)
  • shift · Should you read on a Kindle, on paper or by audiobook? — Ali used to share the wish for the feel and smell of a paper book until he got a Kindle; for him reading is far more about a book's content than about holding a book. (00:01:56)
  • restate · How do you read more books? — A Kindle will change your life, Ali says: it reduces the friction to reading books until it is minimal. (00:02:26)

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Central: Kindle

Also: Amazon · Cambridge · friction · MacBook · The Verge

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