October 21, 2009
Amazon Kindle DX Reviews - The Low-Down
If you check out the huge number of Amazon Kindle DX reviews available on the internet, you will find a mixed bag. While the DX has received mostly positive reviews, it is impossible to please everyone and many people have some complaints. Many problems people have with the DX are personal issues such as the 12 hour battery not being enough to keep up with their travel- intensive job. But for the vast majority of people, 12 hours is more than enough time to read for one day. In order to decide if the Kindle DX is the right electronic book reader for you, you have to break down the pros and cons.
The pro list is a big one. The DX boasts so many features, it's impossible to list them all in a short article. One thing the Kindle does very well is live up to what it claims. The screen is huge and perfect for easy-on-the-eyes reading anywhere. It can hold more books that most people can even think of and other documents as well. Offering you a rotating screen, the Kindle DX is perfect for reading newspapers or kid's books with a lot of pictures. The DX also boasts an improved design over the Kindle 2, making it easier to hold without accidentally hitting buttons.
The Kindle DX still has to contend with some issues though, some of which are not found on the device itself. One big complaint users have is the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) which Amazon has chosen to implement with the DX. Although widely-used before, DRM is now somewhat an outdated method of protecting material, yet it limits the documents that you are able to access on your Kindle. Users find that many of their files will not work with the DX and so one would be forced to buy most reading content from Amazon.
There are also complaints about the organizational abilities, or lack thereof, with the DX. If you have a huge library, your options for sorting and managing your files are limited, making your library hard to navigate. As always, the price must be discussed. The DX is a luxury that many readers just cannot afford, costing nearly as much as a small laptop.
All that taken into account, it’s time to take a step back and consider if the Kindle DX is worth having. True, it is one of the most expensive gadgets around given the fact that it’s more of a hobby gadget than necessity, but the features that also come with it as an ebook reading device certainly can’t be easily dismissed. It may have its share of flaws which are quite off-putting for some, but these flaws do not affect 100% of buyers. The bottom line is, the Kindle DX may not be for everyone just yet, but for most of those privileged to own one, their purchase was worth the price.
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