"Prying the back cover away from the back of the kindle past the point of about 30 to 40 degrees puts pressure on the tabs that insert into the kindle casing."
Exactly, this is what is the cause of the problem. Because the front and back covers are almost identical (except a small Amazon logo on the front), when you pick up the Kindle and trying to open it, there is a 50% chance you will open from the back cover. I have done that a few time, and felt the pressure on the Kindle's case and immediately stopped putting more pressure on the hinges.
The back cover should either:
1) completely attached to the back side of the kindle, so you can NOT flip open from the back cover.
2) redesign the hinges so you can open the back cover freely without exerting any pressure on Kindle's case.
For now, the best solution is to put a piece velcro on the inside of the back cover to attach it to the back of the Kindle.
The X-Fi3 keeps with the company's commitment to audio fidelity, thanks to the apt-X codec, which supposedly offers audio quality similar to a wired connection when streaming. On that front, the device also handles FLAC files.
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"Prying the back cover away from the back of the kindle past the point of about 30 to 40 degrees puts pressure on the tabs that insert into the kindle casing."
Exactly, this is what is the cause of the problem. Because the front and back covers are almost identical (except a small Amazon logo on the front), when you pick up the Kindle and trying to open it, there is a 50% chance you will open from the back cover. I have done that a few time, and felt the pressure on the Kindle's case and immediately stopped putting more pressure on the hinges.
The back cover should either:
1) completely attached to the back side of the kindle, so you can NOT flip open from the back cover.
2) redesign the hinges so you can open the back cover freely without exerting any pressure on Kindle's case.
For now, the best solution is to put a piece velcro on the inside of the back cover to attach it to the back of the Kindle.