Introducing the new Amazon Kindle DX ...
- Lightweight - at
just 18.9 oz it's lighter than the average hardback
- Slim - no
thicker than the average magazine at just over 0.38"
- Wireless - 3G technology lets you download books
anywhere - no fees and no need to find a WiFi hotspot
- Built-in PDF Reader
- Fast - Download books in under a
minute
- Huge Storage - Enough for 3500 books
- Long Battery Life - Read for days without
recharging
- Great Display - 16 shades of grey for crisp clear text
and images - reads like real paper
- Huge Selection - Choose from over 285,000 books plus
US and international newspapers and magazines
- Low
Prices - Cheaper than printed books
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The New Kindle DX - How Does It
Compare With The Kindle 3?
The latest in Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader family
– the DX was announced in early May 2009, just a few weeks after the launch of the Kindle 2 in February of
the same year. Ever since then Kindle owners and prospective owners have been speculating about just how big
the changes and enhancements in the DX in comparison with the Kindle 2 actually were. If you’re an existing
Kindle owner or if you’re an avid reader wondering which of the two devices would be the best for your needs,
then check out the comparison below:
Display
The Kindle DX has a
9.7” screen (measured across the diagonal) – which is two and a half times larger than the Kindle 3’s 6”
screen. Apart from the obvious size advantage, the DX screen has an auto-rotate feature which allows you to
switch from the standard portrait mode to landscape mode simply by rotating the device. This makes the DX
better for reading newspapers, magazines and other text which contains graphics.
Overall Device Size
The DX
has overall dimensions of 10.4” X 7.2” X 0.38” and weighs in at 18.9 ounces. The Kindle 3 has overall
dimensions of 8” X 5.3” X 0.36” and a weight of 10.2 ounces. So, whilst the Kindle DX isn’t too large or
heavy to carry around, the Kindle 3 is deinitely the more portable of the two devices.
On Board Memory Storage
Capacity
The DX has 4 GB of internal
memory - which equates to storage for approximately 3,500 books. The Kindle third generation also has
4GB of memory, enough for about 3,500 books – not too shabby, and more than enough to keep most people supplied
with reading material for a long while.
PDF
Support
The Kindle can read pdf files
– but only after you e-mailed them to Amazon for conversion. There is a fee – very small admittedly – for the
conversion. All in all, a bit of a hassle. The DX on the other hand has pdf support built in so you can just
load up your pdf files and read them with no conversion, no fee and no fuss.
Price
The Kindle 3.0 is currently available for $139 (wi-Fi) or $189 (Wi-Fi +
3g). The latest DX model, released on July 7th 2010, costs $379. It’s hardly surprising that the price is somewhat higher than the third
generation Kindle, the larger screen is one of the most expensive items in the device so a higher price point is
to be expected. If you compare the DX’s $379 ticket price with the $859 of the iRex Illiad – a comparable 10”
ebook reader device – the DX doesn’t look quite so pricey anymore.
Final Analysis
Although the
Kindle 3 is relatively new, and was itself a big step forward in comparison with the original Kindle and
the Kindle 2.0, the DX offers significant further enhancements. The larger display and the ability to handle
pdf files is more than enough justify you spending a little extra – especially when you consider the price of
other similarly sized ebook readers on the market.
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