According to this Amazon video, the Kindle DX can survive a 30-inch drop with ease. Good, because apparently the old Kindle can’t survive some shaking in a padded sleeve, inside a laptop bag.
https://gizmodo.com/busted-why-i-cant-wait-for-flexible-displays-5290328
Like Matt’s real life Kindle problem shows, it doesn’t matter how many tests you run, something will always screw your toys. [Silicon Alley Insider]