Graphite Kindle-3 has 3-5 day shipping delay. White 3G/WiFi in stock

Graphite Kindle 3's are "Expected to ship in 3 to 5 days" while the white Kindle 3's are "in stock."

  Could one reason be that the default Kindle 3 (UK: K3) image is the graphite-colored Kindle?  Or is the graphite frame considered more 'cool' or even 'sexy' than the 'plain' white one?  After 2 yrs of similar white Kindle models, the "different one" attracts, some have said.
  On the other hand, many in the forums have been posting that they were ordering the white version and that one way to do it was to order the 3G/Wifi model at $50 more even if they felt they needed just the WiFi-only K3.

  The image to the left, above, is of my white Kindle 3 alongside the larger Kindle Graphite DX.  Some have felt the graphite frame would make the contents brighter or more contrasty, but the text on the eggshell-framed one pops out too.

Clicking on the image at the right will get you a larger and clearer version of the text in both cases.  The 9.7" DX has more etched-looking fonts than the smaller-screen Kindles.

  That earlier story, which is about getting the Kindle 3 fonts to have the larger effect seen in the 9.7" DX, w/o having large spacing on the small screen, gives an idea of what their screens are like, relatively speaking.

I didn't expect the shortage again, although Amazon now has to have enough supply at Target, Staples, and Best Buy nationwide and of course in their warehouses for Amazon's online customers.  I saw, though, CrunchGear's headline yesterday - "Graphite Kindle 3 Sold Out Again"

  At any rate, 3-5 days isn't that long a wait, and if anyone has to have one 'now' the white one's in stock.


Kindle 3's   (UK: Kindle 3's),   DX Graphite

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