Rob posted his review earlier today after getting his hands on Amazon’s latest e-reader, the $489 Kindle DX:
“Though based on the Kindle 2, it’s the first version that seems a beautiful thing…
That said, Amazon’s weird pay-to-play online service for converting file formats is still a black mark against Kindles of any size–especially when you pay $480 for the hardware.”
Here’s what others are saying…
• Wired’s Steven Levy likes the improvements, but thinks the price isn’t quite right.
• Gizmodo found the inclinometer useful for PDFs.
• The NYT’s take: “For those of us who don’t need to read PDFs or, say, all 1,328 pages of ‘Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies,’ the regular Kindle should suffice.”
• Walt Mossberg at the WSJ would prefer “on-screen touch controls that could instantly adapt to its size and orientation.”
• Ed Baig at USA Today didn’t see any major differences with the speed at which pages refresh; he did enjoy the big screen, but not the price.
• Engadget unboxed the thing and found a “less comfortable keyboard.”
• CNET decided the DX’s “larger chassis has its pluses and minuses.”
• Early Amazon user reviews are posting, too: 4 out of 5 stars based on 20+ reviews thus far.
From Gizmodo:
“Best ebook reader to date”
Um, compared to what? The other Kindle? Other eReaders – at any price? Grrrr!
Great Review, thanks
Definitely not for me, but I’m glad you guys are enjoying it.
As for Gizmodo…something happened over there.
It’s like they’ve lost their focus or something, I don’t know.
I think its feature made it a great kindle to buy. Thanks for the review.