Is the Kindle DX Worth the Money? 263
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timothy
from the wouldn't-turn-it-down-in-a-gift-basket dept.
from the wouldn't-turn-it-down-in-a-gift-basket dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Now that some little time has passed, and the hype has died down a bit, I'm wondering if anyone has taken the $500 plunge and gotten a Kindle DX. From the academic-paper-reading-geek perspective, is it worth the money? How well does it work with PDFs, and is it easy to get them on and off? I haven't been able to find any good reviews on the interweb that address its usability as I would like to use it."
Re:Dumbfuck Mods (Score:3, Funny)
Is it just me, or are random nonsensical first-posts getting more randomly nonsensical?
What is the Kindle like? (Score:2, Funny)
Kindle DX (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Interweb. (Score:3, Funny)
What are your thoughts on the term "irony"?
Re:Why not a laptop? (Score:4, Funny)
Seriously though. Is 'lending' as easy as you say while using legit sources? I'm sure with torrented books it will be wonderful. However, it does sound like a great way to store all books ever written in your living room.
No, I'm New Here (Score:0, Funny)
No, I'm New Here
Re:Why not a laptop? (Score:3, Funny)
it does sound like a great way to store all books ever written in your living room.
How many books have you written in your living room?
Re:Why not a laptop? (Score:2, Funny)
My issue with the DX is that you can download newspapers, but not as an image of the front page -- just as a list of files. If I wanted to do that, I'd use a web browser. When I can d/l a paper and read it like a paper -- lots of stories per page, ability to scan quickly over it all -- I'll buy one in a heartbeat. I woudl guess that's a few years away though.