Kindle DX Review
Amazon’s Newest Masterpiece

The Kindle DX was announced in May 2009 as the latest ebook reader offer from Amazon. The upgrade that Kindle received through the DX model mainly revolved around its larger screen size. The model is still thin, still sleek, but larger, and for a reason.

A lot of Kindle users felt limited by the 6-inch screen; most of those who were not satisfied with the smaller screen were users who preferred reading newspapers and magazines over novels. A much larger space is definitely necessary in order to comfortably read newspapers.

Amazon answers this problem by coming out with a Kindle with a larger screen, and that is the Kindle DX, with its 9.7-inch diagonal E-ink display screen with 1200 x 824 pixel resolution, 16 levels of grayscale, and the unit’s overall 10.4 x 7.2 size.

Added Features

Aside from that, the memory capacity also received an upgrade. The DX holds up to 4 GB storage compared to the 2 GB of the Kindle 2. This means you can pack in up to 3500 ebooks into your device and carry that much reading material with you all the time.

Even with no support for external memory, the DX offers more than enough memory for your favourite books. And unlike the earlier models of Kindle, the DX can also natively support PDF files with no need for conversion.

The new Kindle also comes with built-in stereo speakers. And even though it has the same EVDO wireless connectivity from Amazon’s Whispernet, it is still equipped with a backup 1xRTT wireless technology for guaranteed connectivity everywhere.

The First of Its Kind

In a way, though, the Kindle DX is also the first of its kind in the Kindle line of e book readers. It is the first model that features an accelerometer, a special feature that automatically rotates the pages between landscape and portrait orientations. The device simply detects the change in orientation and adjusts to it, so you get to make more use of your larger screen.

The Same Amazing Ebook Reader

Despite some changes to its appearance and some additional features, the DX is nevertheless the same amazing digital book reader from Amazon. Featuring a thin frame of over 1/3 of an inch or 8.5 mm, it is also as light and portable as the original Kindle.

It also comes with the same long-lasting battery as the one found in the Kindle 2. With the wireless on, you can use the device continuously for four days. With the wireless off, the device just keeps on going for up to 2 weeks.

The DX is also packed with the celebrated Text to Speech feature first seen on the Kindle 2. The Text to Speech feature allows users to sit back and listen as the device reads their ebooks out loud to them.

Price vs. Package

When the price and the overall package of the Kindle DX is compared, it seems like quite a worthy buy, especially for consumers who want nothing less than the highly regarded quality of Amazon digital book reading but prefer a larger screen than the original Kindle.

At $489, it offers quite a reading experience that you cannot complain about, and you definitely have options what with Amazon’s collection of 360,000 different ebook, newspaper, magazine, and blog titles.

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