Review: A decent run of the mill screen protector
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2013
Like many screen protectors, this one offers "hassle-free installation" that is only likely to be so if you're particularly adept at avoiding or removing air bubbles. It uses a two-sticker installation: you peel down the rear sticker partway, place the protector on the Kindle screen, and remove the rear sticker entirely. Then you use the included microfiber cloth to push air bubbles toward the side, and remove the front sticker to complete installation. In theory, anyway; I didn't find that the microfiber cloth cleared many air bubbles. I'm sure I could have removed more if I'd wanted to make the effort, but I don't care enough. My Kindle has survived a year without a screen protector, and I'd rather risk damage than drive myself crazy pushing out bubbles with a credit card or whatever. If you're like me, looking for a genuinely easy bubble-free screen protector, this isn't it; probably one doesn't exist. If you do have the necessary patience, this probably isn't a terrible choice, though it's pretty expensive, considering it doesn't work any better than cheap models that offer three protectors for the cost of this 1-pack. (The microfiber cloth is very thin and tiny, not really worth keeping around after you've used it for installation.) Don't pay more for this product thinking that higher price means better quality: in this case, it doesn't.