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minus-squareColdgoron@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 month agoMy very early gen, Nook glowlight is still going somehow. I even bought it used for 50 bucks about 10 years ago. The battery is still decent and backlights fine and I am able to keep it offline. Im not sure what I would do if it croaked.
minus-squareJack_Burton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI’ve got a decade old Sony ereader that’s still good as new. Battery lasts a couple weeks too, I love it.
minus-squarejpablo68@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI bought a Kindle 3rd generation (the one with the keyboard) and it also still functions correctly, I just brought it to a beach trip I had last week.
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI bought a nook simple touch a couple of weeks ago for $20, look into the Phoenix Project for those.
My very early gen, Nook glowlight is still going somehow. I even bought it used for 50 bucks about 10 years ago. The battery is still decent and backlights fine and I am able to keep it offline. Im not sure what I would do if it croaked.
I’ve got a decade old Sony ereader that’s still good as new. Battery lasts a couple weeks too, I love it.
I bought a Kindle 3rd generation (the one with the keyboard) and it also still functions correctly, I just brought it to a beach trip I had last week.
I bought a nook simple touch a couple of weeks ago for $20, look into the Phoenix Project for those.