I’m still steaming through a book a month on the little monster. Battery lasts forever, the screen reads great…

The ReLaunch rom for it is quite nice to work with, I can access my server with books using Total Commander and SSH, AlReader is quite adjustable (if not updated for Android 2.1 since forever, of course)… I even downloaded a couple of custom eReader fonts for it, Using Bookerly, now.

I just wish some apps were still updated for it. But then that’s the bleeding-edge software lover in me talking, it actually works fine and doesn’t need any updates.

  • keyez@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I’m still rocking a kindle paperwhite 2 from 2013. Don’t even buy books on amazon anymore and the things still chugging along.

  • klef25@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I had to stop using mine when I ignored it for about 6 months and came back and it couldn’t connect to wifi anymore because it needed a system update. I have had time to try to do anything with it through my desktop, so it just sits on my nightstand and does nothing. I got a new Nook since then (easier to buy something than fix something. Ugh.)

    • toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nlOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Ah, yes, that can be fixed by installing a custom mod on it, as I recall, but that does take some time to do, as you say. That is, I recall having that issue and fixing it somehow with help from XDA, but that’s about it.

  • velitedi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    This is still such a solid device in 2023. Just finally gave up on mine that I bought clearance from a RadioShack in 2013 after a friend sat on it.

    Even then the only problem was the backlight caught the screen imperfection in an irritating way.

    Went with a Kobo Libra 2 to replace it, great little upgrade after ten years, but I could have seen myself doing another ten on the Nook

  • JohnWorks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Had to retire my simple touch since the back rubber started to melt and get sticky. Replaced it with a current gen glow light I think is what they’re called now.

  • HovringSquidworld97A@beehaw.orgEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Still using mine as well. I used to browse Reddit and RSS feeds on it, but have gone back to just using it as an e-reader. I am planning to give that text game emulator a spin. I use ReLaunch, but I’m still on the system reader. How is AlReader? Is it worth the switch?

    • toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nlOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I really like it, it has a good bunch of configuration options which is something I always really appreciate.

      I haven’t heard of this text game emulator, what is that?

      • HovringSquidworld97A@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        It is called nookZax. According to the readme it re-implements the interpreter used on Zax hardware for text games. Honestly I need to look into more of this myself, as I’ve never dealt with software that old directly.