The Amazon Kindle DX was announced to press with big fanfare on 06 May. This new device is a small upgrade over the Kindle 2. Sure is has a bigger screen, more storage space, better battery and pdf support. It also has a bigger price tag. This device is being targeted to college students and as a newspaper savior. Many analysts don’t think this device will advance the ebook reader further into the mainstream. One only thinks the DX will survive due to piracy. I don’t feel the upgrades are worth the upgraded price.
The biggest features that people are clamoring for are color and a touch screen. When you add color and a touch screen you will be adding $100 - $150 to the cost of the DX. Now you are looking at a $550 device. The first of the netbook tablets (Asus T91) comes to market this summer and has a price point of $525. It has the touch screen, color, pdf support, storage space. It beats the Kindle DX in every aspect except the battery life and the e-ink display. The argument of e-ink vs the LCD for reading seems to stem around the length of time you will spend reading on the screen at one time. So last is battery length. Will the T91 last long enough for you? The T91 also has GPS and TV Tuner built in.
If you are buying or looking to buy I recommend the T91 over the DX. First is the added computing power. You can do more than just read books with the T91. Most everyone is looking for more than just the book functionality. If you are looking for reducing bulk for textbooks i recommend the T91. The better highlighting capability of Acrobat or any other PDF reader on the computer beats the DX and the T91 battery should last through a couple classes. If you are looking for a text-to-voice reader i recommend the DX. Amazon has done a better job on this than any PDF reader on the computer. So unless your only desire is text-to-speach get a T91. And by the time you are actually looking for one other tablet netbooks might just be on the market giving you more options.
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