I've been wanting a large format e-reader for at least two years, but they all have just been too expensive.
Until I saw a Kindle dx for sale at Staples for $279. Regular price for the past year has been $379.
So I bought it.
It's sort of a step back in time. The display is wonderful, and it renders pdfs pretty well, but the interface reminds me of gadgets from the 80s. I chose this version because I use a lot of 8 1/2 X 11 pdfs--the Federal Courts require this format for filing.
I also have a whole bunch of pdf books that read pretty well.
One thing--this is definitely not a tablet. It's a reading machine. The pdfs render well, but navigation is a bit cumbersome. No table of content support for pdfs, no annotations or highlighting for pdfs either. I can book mark sections I want, and that works fine. pdfs are searchable too.
But I also have a lot of free Kindle books I've collected, and they work very well on the machine.
All in all, I think it's a justifiable expense for me at this price. I have a veritable small library on it already, including complete works of Owen, a lot of Calvin, numerous Puritans, commentaries, Bibles, not to mention all of my active case documents.
Still on sale at Staples through 10/8/2011. I don't know, maybe the price will drop even further, but I suspect the dx will become an abandoned platform as tablets become more popular. Still, the e-ink does make a lot of difference on tired eyes.
Until I saw a Kindle dx for sale at Staples for $279. Regular price for the past year has been $379.
So I bought it.
It's sort of a step back in time. The display is wonderful, and it renders pdfs pretty well, but the interface reminds me of gadgets from the 80s. I chose this version because I use a lot of 8 1/2 X 11 pdfs--the Federal Courts require this format for filing.
I also have a whole bunch of pdf books that read pretty well.
One thing--this is definitely not a tablet. It's a reading machine. The pdfs render well, but navigation is a bit cumbersome. No table of content support for pdfs, no annotations or highlighting for pdfs either. I can book mark sections I want, and that works fine. pdfs are searchable too.
But I also have a lot of free Kindle books I've collected, and they work very well on the machine.
All in all, I think it's a justifiable expense for me at this price. I have a veritable small library on it already, including complete works of Owen, a lot of Calvin, numerous Puritans, commentaries, Bibles, not to mention all of my active case documents.
Still on sale at Staples through 10/8/2011. I don't know, maybe the price will drop even further, but I suspect the dx will become an abandoned platform as tablets become more popular. Still, the e-ink does make a lot of difference on tired eyes.