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Amazon Denies Reports That Airport Scanners Ruin Kindle's e-Ink

Posted by samzenpus on from the not-our-problem dept.

judgecorp writes "Amazon has poured cold water on the story, but reports insist that Kindles are sometimes rendered useless by airport baggage handling and security checks. Many people report no problems at all but if something is going wrong, the culprit may not be the X-ray scanner, but a static shock."

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  1. Re:Nothing here by DocJohn · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've had both 1st and 2nd generation Kindles and have flown with them each dozens of times. Which means they've been each X-rayed dozens of times.

    They both work fine and have never had to be reset. With the 3G radio off, a single charge on either of them lasts weeks, even with daily use.

    Kindles are bullet-proof, hardy devices that you can read in direct sunlight. I've even dropped them both, with no damage to either.

    This is exactly what an e-reader should be.

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