I observed this morning that Amazon is promoting the Kindle Oasis 3 once more. It’s in new situation too, not refurbished such as you would possibly anticipate at this level, they usually have the 8GB model and the 32GB model in inventory.
It was round this time final yr when Amazon began phasing out the Kindle Oasis, after which by February they’d eliminated it from the Kindle lineup and not using a substitute and stopped promoting it.
Now it’s again once more for some cause. Perhaps they discovered a field of them in warehouse someplace. Both manner, I wouldn’t anticipate them to final lengthy, however in the meanwhile a premium Kindle with web page buttons is accessible as soon as once more, at the very least for a restricted time.
Sadly they’re promoting them for full retail at $249 for the 8GB model and $279 for 32GB. You’d suppose they’d decrease the worth on a mannequin that’s been discontinued, however Amazon doesn’t function that manner. At this level I feel the brand new Kindle Paperwhite is a greater deal, and it has for much longer battery life, however in order for you web page buttons and a premium construct then the Oasis is the one choice.
On the plus facet, Amazon’s official leather-based cowl and cloth cowl for the Oasis are each on sale, however they’re solely out there in pink.
Not less than Amazon continues to be updating the software program on the Kindle Oasis 3 so software-wise it isn’t missing any options in comparison with the newer fashions, however the {hardware} is a bit dated with the microUSB port and the older E Ink display screen.
Should you stay outdoors the US and don’t have a neighborhood Amazon web site, you may get the Kindle Oasis for a steal. Amazon has had the worldwide variations on sale for months now, they usually’re each terribly good offers. The 8GB Worldwide Kindle Oasis is barely $135 and the 32GB Kindle Oasis with 4G LTE is barely $175, which is half worth. Each are in new situation and are being offered by Amazon, however they’ll solely ship them to sure nations so don’t get your hopes up. In the event that they offered these within the US they’d be gone very quickly at these costs.
