Tech Question

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 05/20/2018 at 11:42 • Filed to: None

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I was cleaning out some recently and I found an old Kindle E-Reader that I got many years ago as a present. A bit of research reveals that it’s a Kindle 4, so it’s 7-8 years old. However, the idea of an E-Reader with a no-glare screen seems like it should still work fine. This one still worked ok after I plugged it in, with the exception of the fact that the bottom 1/3 of the electronic paper display isn’t working. Is this something worth fixing? How hard/expensive would it be to do and is there still any support for this device if I do get it fixed?

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/19/2018 at 18:12

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A new Paperwhite, which is the basic non-glare Kindle is $120. Do with that what you want.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/19/2018 at 18:28

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You can get an amazon fire tablet for like $70 so I’d say no.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/19/2018 at 20:22

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I found something similar over at the Goodwill Outlet, albeit a Nook instead of a Kindle. Instructions to disassemble it were found on ifixit.com, and I think t he display set me back about $10 on eBay.

The good sites list the difficulty of the repair, and for some jobs it’s not worth the hassle. I still have scars from an iPod repair I agreed to do before I looked at the ratings. I had worked on plenty of iPods before, but not that particular model, and made the assumption that it would be as easy as previous jobs - wrong...

Kiltedpadre > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/20/2018 at 12:07

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I ran into a similar question when I had an issue with my kindle e-reader. It was a 4th gen as well. I was looking for replacement screens on Amazon and most of them were in the $35 range. At the same time I could get a second hand kindle from a local used book store for the exact same price.

Basically, it can be done if you can track down a replacement screen, but other than the satisfaction of fixing something instead of replacing it it simply doesn’t make much sense.

Thomas Donohue > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 05/20/2018 at 12:30

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The equivalent basic non-glare 6" Kindle is $80, and every few weeks goes down to $60. (the Paperwhite is the higher end model, which also has a backlight)

Svend > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/20/2018 at 12:30

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We had one years ago and within a few months it became obsolete because it was limited in what it could do while similar readers you could do a lot more with.

If it’s not fully working, discard it. Any repair costs would be far more than it’s worth and go a very long way into buying a tablet.

jtso > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/20/2018 at 12:53

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Might as well try to trade it in for a discount on a newer one.

Thomas Donohue > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/23/2018 at 09:19

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FYI - the Kindles are on sale today.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Thomas Donohue 05/23/2018 at 09:22

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Thanks for the heads up!