Calibre users — are you happy with your Kindle Paperwhite 2021?

Hi everyone,

I currently use a 2014 Kindle Basic. It's been fantastic, and a faithful companion for the past seven years. The adjustable warm backlight on the 2021 Paperwhite is turning my head though. That's the one additional feature I always wanted.

If you've got one, as a fellow Calibre user, are you happy with it? I know Calibre support for it is fairly recent, but in general does the device work well?

I don't connect my Kindle to the internet at all, and I'd like it to stay that way. My current one has been in aeroplane mode since the day I got it, and I use Calibre exclusively to manage what's on it. Will I still be able to do that? I know that more and more devices these days positively demand to be online, and sometimes won't even function properly if they're denied access. Will I be able to take this new one out of its box, put it in aeroplane mode right away, copy my books to it, and basically pick up where I left off with my current Kindle? I don't want to be forced through any kind of registration process. I just want a dumb device that displays what I put on it, and does nothing else.

Many thanks for any thoughts or advice.