Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 9.7" Display, White, 3G Works Globally – 2nd Generation | 
| Brand: Amazon
Category: Amazon Devices
Buy New: $359.00
as of 9/10/2010 08:28 EDT details
New (1) Used (8) Refurbished (1) from $289.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  2128 reviews
Sales Rank: 59
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7.2 x 0.4
Model: D00801
UPC: 892685001232
EAN: 0892685001232
ASIN: B0015TG12Q
Release Date: January 19, 2010
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper. | | • | Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing. | | • | Wireless connectivity enables you to find, buy, and read instantly;whether you're in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed. | | • | Shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle. | | • | Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute. |
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Product Description
Sleek & Trim Kindle DX is as thin as most magazines. Just over a third of an inch in profile, you'll find Kindle DX fits perfectly in your hands. International Coverage: Enjoy 3G wireless coverage at home or abroad in over 100 countries. Beautiful Large Display Kindle DX's large display is ideal for a broad range of reading material, including graphic-rich books, PDFs, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Kindle DX's display is two and a half times the size of the Kindle display. Whether you're reading the latest bestseller or a financial report, text and images are amazingly sharp on the 9.7" screen. Auto-Rotating Screen By simply turning the device, you can immediately see full-width landscape views of maps, graphs, tables and Web pages. Built-In PDF Reader Unload the loose documents from your briefcase or backpack, and put them all on Kindle DX. From neighborhood newsletters to financial statements to case studies and product manuals--you can take them all with you on Kindle DX. Native PDF support allows you to carry and read all of your personal and professional documents on the go. With Amazon's Whispernet service, you can send your documents directly to your Kindle DX and read them anytime, anywhere. 5-Way Controller Kindle DX has an easy-to-use 5-way controller, enabling precise on-screen navigation for selecting text to highlight or looking up words. Simple to Use, No Computer Required Kindle DX is completely wireless and ready to use right out of the box--no setup, no cables, no computer required. Long Battery Life - Read for Days Without Recharging With Kindle DX's long battery life, you can read on a single charge for up to 4 days with wireless on. Turn wireless off and read for up to 2 weeks. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage, such as shopping the Kindle Store and downloading content. In low coverage areas or in 1xRTT only coverage, wireless usage will consume battery power more quickly.
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 Useful, easy to use, but a bit limited from the point of software and hardware September 10, 2010
Mazinguer Z (Spain)
The Kindle DX is easy to use, fast enough, and overall, I'm happy with it.
To me, it's very useful to have a large screen (but a bit larger would help) and the possibility of viewing PDFs. In landscape mode, the size of the screen is almost DIN A4, so viewing PDFs is easy. Bowever, the PDF reader is a bit limited: there is no free zoom rate (only 150%, 200%, and 300%), and in landscape mode, the PDF reader includes some annoying margins. It would be useful to remove margins altogether and make fonts as large as possible.
With respect to hardware, I'm missing wifi and a SD card reader. Being forced to use a computer in order to load PDF files is annoying.
 Review September 10, 2010
VK
The Kindle DX is a good piece of technology. If you are on a computer all day long and I have to read after work the Kindle would be the solution to the eyes problem. The Kindle is strongly oriented to the amercian user. If you want to read in cyrillic or other alphabeth you will have to have the text in pdf format. There are no monolingual dictionaries except for English. Monolingual dictionaries for the big languages are a necessary product that would sell well and are available in mobopocket format. Helas, the DRM would impead you from using these dictionaries on the Kindle. The most important thing about the Kindle DX is the big screen and the fact that you can read normal PDF files with no DRM in them. All the other things are secondary to me.
Nearly perfect September 9, 2010
John Prince (Ukiah, California United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Newest version has excellent to read print and contrast, best for articles with pictures, maps, newspaper descriptions make more sense in the larger format, easy on the eyes, better than an Ipad for reading, not as heavy, Ipad's bright screen sooner or later will bring you to a halt and the DX won't. I would give it five stars but think the software could be better for newspapers,provide more of newspaper view in miniature, allow you to get to articles in a more outline form. But this is a relatively small criticism. Also the hardware is better set up and provides more for a real estate feel to it than the new 3rd generation kindle which has miniaturized the controls so much as to create difficulty at times using the cursor without striking the back button.
Worldtraveller September 9, 2010
A.C.de Zwart
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a merchant navy Chief Engineer and I read a lot to spent the time during my months at sea. I live in Thailand where English books are very limited available.
I used to buy a stack of books on airports where I passed to join a vessel anywhere in the world and where English books are sold (like Johannesburg) to have reading matter on board. Once I had 17 books with me and after 3 months I was through them. Upon leaving the ship, most of the times I had to leave the books there as they put too much weight to my luggage.
Now with my Kindle DX I have more than 300 books with me, no more quick browsing in an airport bookstore, I just can select what I want comfortable in my home as Thailand is fully covered by the whispernet.
Moreover, I have subscribed myself to several magazines and they are automatically uploaded to my Kindle when I reach several ports. I can read them about the time of release and do not have to wait until I come home and find a 4 month stack of magazines waiting for me.
I needed some information from the internet and to my surprise it was possible to get to the internet from the ship with my Kindle DX in Apapa, Nigeria and get the information I needed.
Regarding my job, I can put manufacturer's manuals on my Kindle in PDF format in my office and show them to my engineers when they are on the job in the engineroom to give proper instructions or clarify things for them from the drawings.
Other features like the easy access to the dictionary is great, access to the internet is slow but I appreciated it very much when normal computers were not available or in hotels without internet availability.
Unfortunately, the Text to Speech feature is lost to me as a non native English speaker.
I had never expected it would become such a big part of my life. I enjoy it every day, not only on board of ships as was my intention but also at home.
Great for pdf reading, however lacking in music and internet function September 9, 2010
D. Echevarria (Houston, TX USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great product I wish it was selling for $249, then it would be five stars. However, I feel it lacks in certain aspects such as internet browsing and music playing for a $379 price tag.
PROS:
Screen, Screen, Screen! So pretty!
9.7" allows comfortable reading of magazines and pdf files.
Resolution is Impressive.
Plays Music.
Browses Internet.
Text-to-Speech.
Battery Life.
Cool Factor.
Kindle Store (Free eBooks, low-cost eBooks, best selection of eBooks)
Free 3G!
As of 9/8/2010 is IN STOCK! (other Kindle models are out of stock)
CONS:
Some pdf files (large paged textbooks)require landscape view to read, maybe 10.1" screen would be better.
Can't change battery.
Screen not back light for night time reading.
No color, only shades of black.
No touch screen
Music player just plays mp3's in the order you add them to the kindle" /music" folder.
Internet Browsing is comparable to early pda's. No flash support, no video, etc...
Text-to-Speech sounds like a freaky robotic voice.
Relatively big price jump ($190 more than the 6" Kindle w/3G+Wifi) from the other two smaller Kindle models.
No Wifi.
Page turn reload time is noticeable.
Laggy/slow menu.
No way to rearrange file order within folders.
3gb of memory ( I want MORE!!)
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