I’m wondering if Amazon has determined to section out the 8GB model of the Kindle Paperwhite, or perhaps they’re simply having inventory points, however it’s been out of inventory for some time now.
You’ll be able to nonetheless order the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite from Amazon for $139.99, however the webpage says it isn’t anticipated to ship for 1-3 months—that’s fairly a very long time to attend when you possibly can simply get the 16GB model in a couple of days for $10 extra. It’s the identical story for each the ad-supported model and the ad-free mannequin.
I additionally checked the Amazon Canada web site and it’s not out there from there both, and there’s no anticipated ship date listed—you possibly can solely purchase them used.
Then I checked the Amazon UK web site and the 8GB model doesn’t seem to exist in any respect there, they usually solely record the 16GB possibility on their comparability tables.
Amazon used to supply an 8GB model of the Kindle Paperwhite Children, however they stopped promoting it a few yr in the past, and now they solely provide the 16GB model so it wouldn’t be shocking in the event that they determined to ditch the common 8GB mannequin as properly sooner or later.
The entry-level Kindle is just out there in a 16GB variant, so it’s type of bizarre the “upgraded” Paperwhite mannequin remains to be out there with half the space for storing, however it’s $10 cheaper than the 16GB model and 8GB remains to be sufficient to carry 1000’s of ebooks.
It’s gotten to the purpose the place the quantity of space for storing out there on ereaders doesn’t actually matter except you’re a heavy reader that wishes to have all of your books downloaded and out there suddenly.
Personally, I’d be effective with 2GB of space for storing if it got here with a cheaper price tag, however most individuals appear to need as a lot space for storing as they’ll get today.
