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Should you buy Amazon’s latest ebook reader, the Kindle DX – those of you that can afford the 
$489 price tag? Don't despair if you can’t find a Kindle DX review to answer that question. Today, first-look bloggers, reader-appointed gadget authorities, old school tech magazines scrambled to offer Kindle DX “reviews,” photos, comparisons and speculations. Many failed.
Instead, with minutes to hours of solid Kindle DX experience, the gadget reviewers from the I-got-to-touch-a-Kindle DX-and-you-didn’t crowd offered American Idol-esque ratings and critiques about the new and improved third-generation Kindle.
Though the Kindle DX is heavily marketed for college students -- and offers uber-cool features for this consumer group – an informal study by Cnet shows that many Kindle users are 50 years of age and older -- both casual and business users. Many of today's Kindle DX reviews target the former.
But, regardless of age, you -- the consumer and ultimate judge --have to decide if the Kindle DX is right for you. The following Kindle DX reviews stand out among the new Amazon gadget noise. Also, a list of ebook readers -- for comparison with the Kindle DX -- is provided below.
Photo: Amazon Kindle DX displaying the New York Times
Kindle DX Review (Video): This commercial presentation provides an up-close look at the features and specs of the Kindle DX including: display features, how the text-to-speech sounds, wireless access and technology, buying content (periodicals and books) through Amazon, web browsing, PDF viewing and much more.
The Kindle DX cons are not covered in this Amazon sponsored presentation.
Takeaway: The Kindle DX review shows a wealth of productivity benefits for avid book, periodical and PDF document readers who need in-demand, portable content – college students and medical professionals, for example. The sight impaired or those with reading disabilities may benefit from the portable text-to-speech technology. But with few variably worthy exceptions, the Kindle DX is not drastically different from the Kindle 2.
Kindle DX: To Buy or Not To Buy? (Popular Science)
Both a Kindle newbie and veteran review the latest Amazon gadget and offer unique perspectives for both markets. Takeaway: Kindle 2 versus Kindle DX – compare both products before you buy.
Early analysis of Amazon's Kindle DX: E-textbooks
Part III in a series that shows some of the drawbacks in the colorless display which may affect a number of professsional and academic uses.
Questions for Amazon at the Kindle 3 Event (New York Times)
Covers:
--Are reading devices with E Ink displays truly suited for newspapers, magazines and textbooks?
--What is Amazon’s proposition to universities, textbook publishers and students?
--Why would people buy Kindle subscriptions to newspapers when they can read them free on the paper’s Web site?
--Generally, is Amazon more interested in making money from Kindle devices or from the sales of books and publications?
Photo: Kindle DX
What are the alternatives to the Kindle DX?
Latest ebook readers to review and compare:
FLEPia by Fujitsu
Kindle 2 by Amazon
eSlick by Foxit Software
PRS-700BC Reader Digital Book by Sony
Digital Reader 1000 by iRex Technologies
Older/ budget ebook readers
Sony Reader by Sony
iLiad by iRex Technologies
Upcoming ebook readers and prototypes
Plastic Logic Reader (January 2010)
txtr, (2009, 3rd quarter), 6 inch reader from Wizpac
Readius by Polymer Vision (Autumn 2008)
BeBook 2 by Endless Ideas (Q3/Q4 2009)
Boox by Onyx International (2009)
Papyrus by Samsung (2009)
Other budget alternatives and useful comparisons to Kindle DX
Assorted netbooks --and tablet PCs -- may make a better purchase than an ebook reader for many consumers, including the compact Asus EEE, Acer Aspire One and MSI Wind. Google Mobile Reader, optimized for the Apple iPhone and the Google backed G1 Android handset from T-Mobile, works for the casual reader.
Further reading:
Kindle DX: What Works and What Amazon Still Needs To Do
Food for thought:
Alliance with text book publishers
iPhone app updates
Keep improving the screen, and Investigate LCD – Let’s see some color E-ink.
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