I have a 10 year old kindle Paperwhite and it's still going strong. This video was exactly what I was looking for. I don't think I'll be upgrading any time soon
I have the 7th and 11th generation and I can say that this 6.8” display does wonders (not forgetting the warm light), but I agree with you, the older model still does a great job and I enjoy using both.
I recently purchased a new kindle after using an original kindle1 since 2012, now with a failing battery. Well the new ones system is mainly different and just seems difficult for me to mess with and I was not happy, so I just bought a new battery for the old one and put it in after watching youtube videos. I'm much happier and now my grand daughter has a new kindle. Being in my mid seventies is no time to get a new kindle. Good video, thanks.
Yeah I can understand that. I won't upgrade my Kindle because the original ones came with a certain feature which was the text to speech that you can use regardless of whether you had an audiobook subscription and I personally love that feature
Thank you! Your video encouraged me to buy refurbished kindle paperwhite 2 from aliexpress for only 30% of a price of the newest kindle paperwhite 5. I want it only for basic reading. No need for wifi, browser or any other function. I love that paperwhite 2 has backlight so I can read in dark at night.
@neclamat hey, yeah. The piece I bought for $60 is like new. No scratches, no damages whatsoever. The battery holds up very well too. It came charged up at 80% so I added a few books, charged it up and tested if for 2 days (~2 hours of use in total) and in those 2 days battery dropped down to 83% and I was using 75-100% brightness. So 1 hour of reading time = around 8% battery. I am very happy with my purchase. I love it! Kindle Paperwhite 2. It has 3.15GB of free space too, that is so many books.
@@neclamat shipping was also kinda fast, it took exactly 10 days. Unfortunately the seller stopped selling the product to my country (IDK why), but I needed just this one anyways. Also this is a refurbished piece, and it looks like new. After I ordered this one (paperwhite 2), I checked second hand online shops in my country and one was selling Paperwhite 4 for ~$60 haha, so I could have had paperwhite 4 for roughly the same price. But I am very happy with this one, it has a great display, battery holds up well and it has built-in light (adjustable brightness) which is genius. I can read before I go to sleep in total darkness with just the lowest brightness on the kindle and it's so perfect.
@@neclamat yeah, most books I have downloaded were in epub format, which is not supported in kindle. But it takes just a few seconds to convert PDF, epub or any other format to native kindle format AZW3 through online in browser convertors which let you usually convert 10 ebooks a day, but there are multiple free convertors that work perfectly for free so you can convert 30 books into kindle format without any issue.
This was fantastic, thank you! I bought my mom a Kindle Paperwhite in 2017 and her 90th birthday is in November so I was thinking of buying her a new one, but your comprehensive video makes me think she's fine with the one she has. And now I have to start thinking of something else to get her instead!
I was going through the same purchase decision. For me maybe it’s not worth the upgrade I’m only slightly interested in the warm backlit option and the use cover as screen saver . Your video was very informative
Thank you very much for such a perfect and proper review. This certainly helped me! I wish that all reviews were as good as yours. 95% of the others talk too fast (as if they are reading a script (which is so obvious) and leave out the most vital things that we need to know. Yours on the other hand covered the right issues, and was truly complete for a genuine review. By the way, your choice of literature and pdfs was top notch.
Thanks for the review. I have 7th generation kindle and i think i wont be upgrading. I usually use it to read novels etc. One thing, i think newer kindle paperwhite has audio support? Language learners might need to take this in to consideration.
I purchased a new Kindle, Kindle touch basic 2022 I purchased Kindle 4 basic in 2011, and right now things aren't going good with that one. The battery life for that one is 60% or less. The charging cable has green and yellow colours, recently there are black colours, this means that the wire had corrosion, if I continue to use the cable, the corrosion will get worse, one day it might cause fire. That Kindle also had indexing problem a few years ago. I felt that there's no point changing the battery, that would be a hard task because I live in New Zealand, I most likely have to do this myself if I want to change the battery, not to mention that the charging cable needs to be replaced, too, and Amazon may not be selling charging cables that supports Kindle 4 basic anymore. So that's basically why I purchased a new Kindle, which will last me a good amount of years.
@@Desert371 And why would I dare use other cable to charge it? It's not safe to do so, that Kindle was from 2011, remember. It's charging a lot slower than usual, the instruction manual says that charging should take less than three hours, but this is no longer the case now, it takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to charge it at this stage.
@@shaunzhang733 Because your original cable is damaged und you are corncerned of it catching fire. Of corse a cable can be replaced. Just use a propper one from a well known brand, not something cheap rom Ali express. Would be catastrophic if you have to throw away every device after its cable broke because you are not supposed to use an other cable. The power a device gets is not defined by the cable but by the device itself (except the cable is too weak).
@@Desert371 There is also indexing problem with that Kindle 4, too (this happened a few years ago but I didn't care at that point), a week ago, I let it generate a txt file by itself, the txt file took forever to index (which means that Kindle can't index that file at all), I bet it is a hardware issue that is causing the indexing problem. If Kindle can't index a txt file it generated by itself, how on earth will it be able to index other files properly? If a document cannot be indexed, there will be no way to do search in that document, and indexing kills battery, too.
@@shaunzhang733 Never said you shouldn‘t upgrade. The new devices are very good! Indexing problems can even happen on new kindles. Specially when you load a lot of sideloaded books at once on the device. But never heared of a kindle creating it‘s own .txt file. Downloaded books from Amazon already have Amazons format, sideloaded books are brought into propper format by the user. You can also send a .pdf file via mail on the kindle. When you put „convert“ in the subject, it gets converted into amazons format so it behaves like an e-book and not a static .pdf anymore. This conversion takes place on amazons server.
I have the same paperwhite from 2013 and can't think of a reason to upgrade. The tech doesn't seem to have changed much. At least not for 6 inch devices.
I have the oldest model, with physical buttons and no backlight... It still works great but the rubber back has become sticky from the plastic degrading. I'm thinking about upgrading to a new one but I can't choose between the basic one and the paperwhite...
I have the same kindle 6th generation I think but battery is the issue now seems to keep running out. Have looked up how to change battery and looks like need special tools too. Bummer as I liked old kindle just hadn't used for a while but like you started to reuse. Also like someone else said my charging cable has lost its outer bit too so maybe is time for a new one.
I don't see you looking thew your library. I have the 6th gen as well, and it is extremely sluggish searching the library. The new one might be faster searching the library.
Great review. To the point. Currently pondering upgrading my Paperwhite 1 (gen 5) from 2012 --> Kindle basic 6" 2022 vs Paperwhite 11th gen, or just persisting with the old one until it carks it. Only real advantage to a latest generation basic would be dark mode, USB-C, and 16GB storage instead of 2GB. The newest Paperwhite only offers 32GB, warm & more even lighting, and waterproofing, beyond that, but it bigger & heavier (definite downside for me). Think I might buy a new case for ye olde 2012 Paperwhite for now, and ponder a new 6" basic replacement if the archaeologically significant one dies. 🙂
I have the '22 Basic and have zero desire for the newest paperwhite. The only thing I'd consider getting it for is the warm light if my headaches get worse (not kindle caused but a bitch nonetheless), and maybe the water resistance (just so it could come to the pool). But the size and weight is a decided drawback to me. I got my mom a PW3 for her birthday and have putted around on it and it's not a significant difference to the Basic. I say use yours til it dies (not that you asked my input), then get the Basic, it's a really great product and killed any desire for me to "upgrade".
@@SJisReading Looking at pulling the pin on the basic 6" 11th gen ... 8 x the storage as my 2012 Paperwhite (2GB), but the selling point is DARK MODE. My wife is allergic to stray photons at bedtime. 🙂
@chriscole4559 I never need the dark mode (my husband isn't allergic like your wife), but it sounds like it might be the move for you. The storage capacity is HUGE, I know I'm never going to use all that, and thus won't need to upgrade for a very, very long time. Plus it's insanely portable. Only downside (to me) is the smaller bezels. I think the older models are easier to hold, despite not looking as sleek.
Thank you for your review! Lots of useful information. I noticed that the new Paperwhite shows pagenumbers instead of 'location'. Is that something that is also different, or is that depending on the book you're reading?
Yeah, wherever the page numbers are available depends on the book, but showing progress or page number is a setting. I’m not sure why the old kindle shows location in that example? I have the same version of old kindle and mine shows page numbers.
Yes you should! Amazon is stopping older Kindles from being able to download books! Plus the new Kindle is much better with the bigger screen and longer battery life!
Thank you for watching! I did more research to provide more accurate information here. Amazon is stopping the 5th generation or old Kindle from accessing the store. The 2013 Kindle is the 6th generation so it still has access.
@@QTTechReview i had no idea about that. I think i will not buy the new version. I will save my money and i will buy something to eat while i read using my 7th gen paperwhite kindle. I use it to practice my English.
There probably is. Old batteries usually have a lower capacity. But Kindle batteries usually last for days, not just for hours. So even if it is lower, it will still last you several days.
lol, i too have the paperwhite 2 from 2013, just ordered the 11th gen 32gb signature version several days ago from amazon, but....."Arriving Feb 28, 2024 - May 28, 2024" wth.
I’ve been thingking to buy 2nd handed kindle, it’s kindle 7th gen paper white 8gb the minus part is that the seller says that the kidle couldn’t connect to the wifi but it can still transfer ebook file from usb cable and has little death pixel like one tiny dot on the screen. It’s the cheapest price I could find on the market it is $31.86 i need some advice here, should i buy it or not?
Thanks fot this video. I also have the paperwhite 6th generation. One thing that annoys me on this version is that Amazon updated with 5.1.1 OS version only for 7th generation and beyond, meaning the 6th generation and older won't be able to see covers of epub files sent to Kindle. So my question is if you send Epub files to your devices the covers will appear on both of them, or if you send to the 6th generation (without a cover) it will automatically be show on the newer paperwhite. I want to make the move later this year, but I wish I could keep mu library organized. Thank you!
I have a kindle paper White 11th generation which is ok Issue is I bought 10 year old kindle also.its existing account not possible to register.try to creat new account is fail. Please guess where is the problem.
The really shocking thing is that the really old kindles without a backlight were better and clearer and easier to use. I love this very old ones. Forget the new ones. Inflation is fucking you. Cheap shitty products.
Hi my sister gave me a kindle paperwhite 6th generation. I’ve never had one. Can I use it to chat on fb or WhatsApp. I tend to be busy with family & close friends when reading too.
I have a 10 year old kindle Paperwhite and it's still going strong. This video was exactly what I was looking for. I don't think I'll be upgrading any time soon
I have the 7th and 11th generation and I can say that this 6.8” display does wonders (not forgetting the warm light), but I agree with you, the older model still does a great job and I enjoy using both.
@@angelsrosenaI have the 7th and I'm here to see if there's much improvement for the cost 😄
This is how reviews should be. Straight to the point, honest, useful info, great side by side comparison!
Thank you for watching!
Totally agree, such a clean and accurate review.
@@ruihanosh8861 Thank you for the support!
I already like this comment and haven't seen the video yet lol
I recently purchased a new kindle after using an original kindle1 since 2012, now with a failing battery. Well the new ones system is mainly different and just seems difficult for me to mess with and I was not happy, so I just bought a new battery for the old one and put it in after watching youtube videos. I'm much happier and now my grand daughter has a new kindle. Being in my mid seventies is no time to get a new kindle. Good video, thanks.
Thank you for watching!
I hope you get 100 years.. ❤🎉😊
Yeah I can understand that. I won't upgrade my Kindle because the original ones came with a certain feature which was the text to speech that you can use regardless of whether you had an audiobook subscription and I personally love that feature
Thank you. I have a 7th generation and I was thinking about getting an upgrade but this video helped me. I will stick on mine till it dies
Thank you for your support.
Same!
Thank you! Your video encouraged me to buy refurbished kindle paperwhite 2 from aliexpress for only 30% of a price of the newest kindle paperwhite 5. I want it only for basic reading. No need for wifi, browser or any other function. I love that paperwhite 2 has backlight so I can read in dark at night.
hi! im also planning to do the same, did you bought it? are you satisfied with it?
@neclamat hey, yeah. The piece I bought for $60 is like new. No scratches, no damages whatsoever. The battery holds up very well too. It came charged up at 80% so I added a few books, charged it up and tested if for 2 days (~2 hours of use in total) and in those 2 days battery dropped down to 83% and I was using 75-100% brightness. So 1 hour of reading time = around 8% battery. I am very happy with my purchase. I love it! Kindle Paperwhite 2. It has 3.15GB of free space too, that is so many books.
@@neclamat shipping was also kinda fast, it took exactly 10 days. Unfortunately the seller stopped selling the product to my country (IDK why), but I needed just this one anyways. Also this is a refurbished piece, and it looks like new. After I ordered this one (paperwhite 2), I checked second hand online shops in my country and one was selling Paperwhite 4 for ~$60 haha, so I could have had paperwhite 4 for roughly the same price. But I am very happy with this one, it has a great display, battery holds up well and it has built-in light (adjustable brightness) which is genius. I can read before I go to sleep in total darkness with just the lowest brightness on the kindle and it's so perfect.
@@porttek0oficial thanks for your answer. and what about uploading books? can you upload your epud or pdf file books to the device?
@@neclamat yeah, most books I have downloaded were in epub format, which is not supported in kindle. But it takes just a few seconds to convert PDF, epub or any other format to native kindle format AZW3 through online in browser convertors which let you usually convert 10 ebooks a day, but there are multiple free convertors that work perfectly for free so you can convert 30 books into kindle format without any issue.
This was fantastic, thank you! I bought my mom a Kindle Paperwhite in 2017 and her 90th birthday is in November so I was thinking of buying her a new one, but your comprehensive video makes me think she's fine with the one she has. And now I have to start thinking of something else to get her instead!
I was going through the same purchase decision. For me maybe it’s not worth the upgrade I’m only slightly interested in the warm backlit option and the use cover as screen saver . Your video was very informative
Thank you for watching!
I love this review straight to the point and no bias comments. Thanks
Thank you for watching!
Thank you very much for such a perfect and proper review. This certainly helped me! I wish that all reviews were as good as yours. 95% of the others talk too fast (as if they are reading a script (which is so obvious) and leave out the most vital things that we need to know. Yours on the other hand covered the right issues, and was truly complete for a genuine review. By the way, your choice of literature and pdfs was top notch.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your support!
Thanks for the review. I have 7th generation kindle and i think i wont be upgrading. I usually use it to read novels etc. One thing, i think newer kindle paperwhite has audio support? Language learners might need to take this in to consideration.
Great comparison video. I love that you pulled up Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis - one of my favourite books!
Perfect review! Exactly what I needed! Buying the 11th for my mom and her PDFs and keeping my Paperwhite 7th generation for my books! Thanks a lot!! ❤
Glad it was helpful. Thank you!
So glad you made this video, exactly what I needed to see to make the same decision.
Glad it was helpful. Thank you!
Kindles have come so short in 10 years. I can't believe the technology hasn't gotten better!
I love your voice. The info is straightforward and clear. I will subscribe.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks for the review, this is exactly what I was looking for.
Glad to hear it! Thank you for your support.
Just what I needed thank you!
Glad it helped! Thank you!
Thanks for the review! Honestly, don't see any difference to pay more. They looks almost the same
Agreed! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this review. Really helpful
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
I purchased a new Kindle, Kindle touch basic 2022
I purchased Kindle 4 basic in 2011, and right now things aren't going good with that one.
The battery life for that one is 60% or less.
The charging cable has green and yellow colours, recently there are black colours, this means that the wire had corrosion, if I continue to use the cable, the corrosion will get worse, one day it might cause fire.
That Kindle also had indexing problem a few years ago.
I felt that there's no point changing the battery, that would be a hard task because I live in New Zealand, I most likely have to do this myself if I want to change the battery, not to mention that the charging cable needs to be replaced, too, and Amazon may not be selling charging cables that supports Kindle 4 basic anymore.
So that's basically why I purchased a new Kindle, which will last me a good amount of years.
Isn’t it charged via micro usb? Then every cable should charge it.
@@Desert371 And why would I dare use other cable to charge it? It's not safe to do so, that Kindle was from 2011, remember.
It's charging a lot slower than usual, the instruction manual says that charging should take less than three hours, but this is no longer the case now, it takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to charge it at this stage.
@@shaunzhang733 Because your original cable is damaged und you are corncerned of it catching fire.
Of corse a cable can be replaced. Just use a propper one from a well known brand, not something cheap rom Ali express.
Would be catastrophic if you have to throw away every device after its cable broke because you are not supposed to use an other cable. The power a device gets is not defined by the cable but by the device itself (except the cable is too weak).
@@Desert371 There is also indexing problem with that Kindle 4, too (this happened a few years ago but I didn't care at that point), a week ago, I let it generate a txt file by itself, the txt file took forever to index (which means that Kindle can't index that file at all), I bet it is a hardware issue that is causing the indexing problem.
If Kindle can't index a txt file it generated by itself, how on earth will it be able to index other files properly?
If a document cannot be indexed, there will be no way to do search in that document, and indexing kills battery, too.
@@shaunzhang733 Never said you shouldn‘t upgrade. The new devices are very good!
Indexing problems can even happen on new kindles. Specially when you load a lot of sideloaded books at once on the device.
But never heared of a kindle creating it‘s own .txt file. Downloaded books from Amazon already have Amazons format, sideloaded books are brought into propper format by the user. You can also send a .pdf file via mail on the kindle. When you put „convert“ in the subject, it gets converted into amazons format so it behaves like an e-book and not a static .pdf anymore. This conversion takes place on amazons server.
Very informative....thank you!
Thank you!
I have the same paperwhite from 2013 and can't think of a reason to upgrade. The tech doesn't seem to have changed much. At least not for 6 inch devices.
Good choice. I made the same decision.
I have the oldest model, with physical buttons and no backlight... It still works great but the rubber back has become sticky from the plastic degrading. I'm thinking about upgrading to a new one but I can't choose between the basic one and the paperwhite...
Thank you! Your videos was helpful. Cheers.
No. I bought the 2013 version for €10,-
Works like a charm.
Start with 100% accu, read some, forget for 3 weeks. Accu is @ 53%
👍👍
I have the same kindle 6th generation I think but battery is the issue now seems to keep running out. Have looked up how to change battery and looks like need special tools too. Bummer as I liked old kindle just hadn't used for a while but like you started to reuse. Also like someone else said my charging cable has lost its outer bit too so maybe is time for a new one.
I don't see you looking thew your library. I have the 6th gen as well, and it is extremely sluggish searching the library. The new one might be faster searching the library.
What about battery? The old one?How long will it take to charge and runs after full charge?
Great review. To the point. Currently pondering upgrading my Paperwhite 1 (gen 5) from 2012 --> Kindle basic 6" 2022 vs Paperwhite 11th gen, or just persisting with the old one until it carks it.
Only real advantage to a latest generation basic would be dark mode, USB-C, and 16GB storage instead of 2GB. The newest Paperwhite only offers 32GB, warm & more even lighting, and waterproofing, beyond that, but it bigger & heavier (definite downside for me).
Think I might buy a new case for ye olde 2012 Paperwhite for now, and ponder a new 6" basic replacement if the archaeologically significant one dies. 🙂
Thank you for your support. Good information!
I have the '22 Basic and have zero desire for the newest paperwhite. The only thing I'd consider getting it for is the warm light if my headaches get worse (not kindle caused but a bitch nonetheless), and maybe the water resistance (just so it could come to the pool). But the size and weight is a decided drawback to me. I got my mom a PW3 for her birthday and have putted around on it and it's not a significant difference to the Basic. I say use yours til it dies (not that you asked my input), then get the Basic, it's a really great product and killed any desire for me to "upgrade".
@@SJisReading Looking at pulling the pin on the basic 6" 11th gen ... 8 x the storage as my 2012 Paperwhite (2GB), but the selling point is DARK MODE. My wife is allergic to stray photons at bedtime. 🙂
@chriscole4559 I never need the dark mode (my husband isn't allergic like your wife), but it sounds like it might be the move for you. The storage capacity is HUGE, I know I'm never going to use all that, and thus won't need to upgrade for a very, very long time. Plus it's insanely portable. Only downside (to me) is the smaller bezels. I think the older models are easier to hold, despite not looking as sleek.
Thank you for your review! Lots of useful information. I noticed that the new Paperwhite shows pagenumbers instead of 'location'. Is that something that is also different, or is that depending on the book you're reading?
I have the old one and it can show the page. I'm not sure it's for all books but I think so.
Yeah, wherever the page numbers are available depends on the book, but showing progress or page number is a setting. I’m not sure why the old kindle shows location in that example? I have the same version of old kindle and mine shows page numbers.
The same dillema I have now. I have ppw2 too
Yes you should! Amazon is stopping older Kindles from being able to download books! Plus the new Kindle is much better with the bigger screen and longer battery life!
Thank you for watching! I did more research to provide more accurate information here. Amazon is stopping the 5th generation or old Kindle from accessing the store. The 2013 Kindle is the 6th generation so it still has access.
@@QTTechReview i had no idea about that. I think i will not buy the new version. I will save my money and i will buy something to eat while i read using my 7th gen paperwhite kindle. I use it to practice my English.
My kindle paperwhite the one right before yours on left I love and hope they don't stop me getting books via wifi
Thank you! Your video very helpful
Glad it was helpful! Thank you.
Please...there is any difference between the batteries?
There probably is. Old batteries usually have a lower capacity. But Kindle batteries usually last for days, not just for hours. So even if it is lower, it will still last you several days.
Great review. Thanks
Thank you!
Hello, I have the same Kindle as you Paperwhite 6th Generation 2013. How did you change the lockscreen wallpaper?
You will have to pay an extra $20, I believe, to have Amazon to unlock it. When you buy another Kindle, you will have to do the same thing.
Excellent review. Gracias
Thank you.
lol, i too have the paperwhite 2 from 2013, just ordered the 11th gen 32gb signature version several days ago from amazon, but....."Arriving Feb 28, 2024 - May 28, 2024" wth.
Well has it come in yet? Lol
@@SJisReading yeah, i finally received it on May 28th, the last day.
Yes, you should. ❤
I’ve been thingking to buy 2nd handed kindle, it’s kindle 7th gen paper white 8gb the minus part is that the seller says that the kidle couldn’t connect to the wifi but it can still transfer ebook file from usb cable and has little death pixel like one tiny dot on the screen. It’s the cheapest price I could find on the market it is $31.86 i need some advice here, should i buy it or not?
It is a good deal if i were you i would buy it
Thanks fot this video. I also have the paperwhite 6th generation. One thing that annoys me on this version is that Amazon updated with 5.1.1 OS version only for 7th generation and beyond, meaning the 6th generation and older won't be able to see covers of epub files sent to Kindle. So my question is if you send Epub files to your devices the covers will appear on both of them, or if you send to the 6th generation (without a cover) it will automatically be show on the newer paperwhite. I want to make the move later this year, but I wish I could keep mu library organized. Thank you!
Should i buy a 6th generation kindle? Because i dont know
This is useful. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
You can turn the brightness down in in the old kindle
You can also turn it down in the new one.
(...Little boys have bananas and little girls have peaches....)
@@RawFitChrisshut up
I have the first kindle paperwhite and will upgrade when it stops working or I run out of books and can't get books on it
Great choice!
I have a kindle paper White 11th generation which is ok
Issue is I bought 10 year old kindle also.its existing account not possible to register.try to creat new account is fail. Please guess where is the problem.
the world was better back then :)
The really shocking thing is that the really old kindles without a backlight were better and clearer and easier to use.
I love this very old ones.
Forget the new ones.
Inflation is fucking you.
Cheap shitty products.
Quick answr: is no
Kindles are becoming like apple phones, you buy the latest and in a couple of months it’s considered old.
She upgraded a 10 years old device.
You could have cleaned your dirty prints from them
Hi my sister gave me a kindle paperwhite 6th generation. I’ve never had one. Can I use it to chat on fb or WhatsApp. I tend to be busy with family & close friends when reading too.
I think one of the main point of a dedicated e-reader is to NOT get distracted by apps and blips:) that said: no it cannot run whatsapp.
It's an ebook not a tablet so you can only use it for books :)
It is an ebook reader, if you want to read and check social media you are better off with a tablet