On the downside, using Audible requires either Bluetooth headphones or speakers.
The original Oasis weighed 4.6 ounces with a thickness of 3.4mm at itsthinnestpoint.
On paper, it sounded like the smallest and lightest Kindle (next to the DX) ever made.
In reality, it had two dimensions and weights: with its cover and without.
The battery cover put the Oasis at 240 grams, the heaviest Kindle ever made.
The all-new Kindle Oasis’s chassis is forged from aluminum.
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While that normally means a thinner, more solid machine, it also comes with a trade-off.
First, aluminum devices don’t do well when dropped.
Aluminum’s rigidity and softness make it more likely to warp and bend under pressure.
Plastic, on the other hand, handles impacts far better.
For the accident-prone, the 2017 Oasis may be a less than optimal purchasing decision.
But it’s not like the 2016 model is all that good.
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With very small price increments, variants go up to 32GB of storage.
Unfortunately, there has been no word on user-added content.
It’s very different from PDF books.
The tips include how to convert an EPUB into a format that the Kindle can read, and more.
Users can turn the font on, making it available in all texts.
Here’s a TED Talks video on YouTube explaining how theOpenDyslexic fonthelps make reading easier:
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However, the light color isn’t amber-tinted.
It’s still the same bluish-green backlight seen in most Kindles.
The Kindle Oasis Is Still Expensive
The Kindle comes in five variations.
It’s available as a pre-order only up until October 31.
However, the pre-orders appear to have a substantial discount.
The initial sticker price at launch for the high-end Oasis is $490.
But its price on the preorder page is $350.
Going a step down,the Oasis’s pricedrops $50, but it loses its on-the-go cellular capabilities.
The other components and features, though, remain the same as the highest tier Oasis.
Thethird version of the Kindle Oasisdrops another $20, but it includes advertising.
The tradeoff is advertising.
It loses the overt advertising but only comes down $10 from the third version.
The fifth andcheapest Oasis modelcomes with 8GB of storage and advertising.
Is the All-New Kindle Oasis Worth Buying?
We won’t know until the all-new Kindle Oasis is released on October 31.
However, my gut tells me to look at the numbers.
And that’s simply not possible.
