The Fire is useful for surfing and media, but I'm doing most of my reading on the Paperwhite.
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Consuela - Jan 31, 2013 10:44:58 am PST #21884 of 25497
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jessica - Jan 31, 2013 11:03:39 am PST #21885 of 25497
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Definitely the Paperwhite. I have an old keyboard Kindle, and I love it, but I definitely envy the contrast on the Paperwhite.
Liese S. - Jan 31, 2013 11:10:45 am PST #21886 of 25497
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
So I bought an extra 3TB USB drive to extend my 2TB NAS. Only the NAS is currently RAID1 mirrored. So since the USB drive is a new volume, I can't just say, hey, extend onto here. I'm thinking maybe I should go to RAID5?
But then I'd need to store the current backup somewhere while I reconfigured. Which I will probably have to do anyway. In which case I'm thinking about moving off Memeo to some other, more robust, backup software. But then I'd have to figure out how to migrate the old backups.
Hm.
Atropa - Jan 31, 2013 11:21:48 am PST #21887 of 25497
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So my next question: Where has the best price on the Paperwhite? Is it Amazon? (Full disclosure: I'm a Prime member, so I don't pay shipping.)
Gudanov - Jan 31, 2013 12:04:07 pm PST #21888 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
So I bought an extra 3TB USB drive to extend my 2TB NAS. Only the NAS is currently RAID1 mirrored. So since the USB drive is a new volume, I can't just say, hey, extend onto here. I'm thinking maybe I should go to RAID5?
You'll lose 1TB, but I can't think of another option if you want redundancy.
le nubian - Jan 31, 2013 12:06:12 pm PST #21889 of 25497
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jilli,
you might want to look at prices on Amazon and Target and Best Buy for comparison. I bet Amazon has the best price though.
Rayne - Jan 31, 2013 12:36:27 pm PST #21890 of 25497
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
If you're looking to save a little money, you can always get the version that has the ads. If you absolutely hate them, you can pay $20 at any time and Amazon will remove the ads (pretty much instantly).
Your other decision is between 3G (more expensive) or Wi-fi. I had 3G on my last Kindle and rarely used it. So I went with Wi-fi this time and don't regret it.
I adore my Paperwhite!
Liese S. - Jan 31, 2013 12:46:16 pm PST #21891 of 25497
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
You'll lose 1TB, but I can't think of another option if you want redundancy.
That's what I thought. I dunno. I'm eating up space pretty quick here on my main drive. Maybe redundancy is less important? Maybe I should do a regular optical drive backup, store the dvds offsite and call that my redundant backup?
Gudanov - Jan 31, 2013 12:48:55 pm PST #21892 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
That'll be a ****load of dvds. OTOH, offsite storage is a good thing.
Consuela - Jan 31, 2013 12:52:42 pm PST #21893 of 25497
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I went with Wi-fi this time and don't regret it.
Yeah, the Wifi is fine.