New Graphite Kindle DX on July 7th! - Page 2

AprilHare · 07-01-2010, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Catch up in what sense, April? Do Sony have a large-screen reader available for world-wide sale? It's news to me if they do!

The graphite look, silly! :P
That PRS-900 screen does look rather large..

HarryT · 07-01-2010, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AprilHare

The graphite look, silly! :P

Ah, OK

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That PRS-900 screen does look rather large..

True, but unfortunately the PRS-900 is only sold in the USA (and perhaps Canada as well).

kacir · 07-01-2010, 05:43 AM

What is the difference between "ordinary" DX and Graphite DX?
I can't see any, except for possibly newer screen and obviously different case color.

tablettweet · 07-01-2010, 06:07 AM

Social networking, perhaps ?

ricou · 07-01-2010, 06:49 AM

For reading ebooks and PDFs, this new Kindle will do the job !
I was holding out for the Adam Ink, but with a PixelQi screen, handling and shipping costs, it will cost me twice the amount that the International Kindle would cost me...

I could settle for a low priced second hand Kindle DX and wait one more year for the notion ink (or another PixelQi like screen tablet).

Anyway, this is good news.

With all large ebook reader going bust one after the other (irex, skiff, plastic logic), it is still good that we have a good quality larged sized reader still available...

I would rather have a Pixel Qi Kindle DX, but I think I will have to wait at least two more years !

stargazertony · 07-01-2010, 07:08 AM

Just watched the video on Amazon's website about the new DX and when they show people holding it and it looks huge and uncomfortable. It weighs 18.9oz. Don't think this is anything I would want to travel with. Was disappointed in the video because they didn't really talk about the new DX but concentrated mostly on features that Kindles already have. Also looks they combined the numbers with the letters keys. Still no ePub or removable card slot.

SensualPoet · 07-01-2010, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

True, but unfortunately the PRS-900 is only sold in the USA (and perhaps Canada as well).

Nope, Sony Canada has not seen fit to sell anything except the 300 (Pocket Edition, 5") and 600 (Touch Edition, 6") series readers (and the now abandoned 500 series). The larger 7" screen Daily Edition with3G is not for sale here. The Daily Edition now carries a $299 price point at sonystyle.com. Somewhat more annoyingly, the Touch is now US$169 in the US and the same device in Canada is Can$249 ... yet the US/Canada currencies are close to par.

My guess is the DX Graphite is a "stop gap" edition. At $389 for a 9.7" screen with free 3G access, it's a competitive e-reader device where colour is not essential (newspapers, most books and magazines being examples). The mid-range 3G iPad is over $900 with 1st yr 3G charges ($728+$15/mth). It's a bit of a surprise they haven't added a wifi chip as well in order to deliver larger files or an SD slot for additional content ... but admittedly, 3.3GB of user space is a LOT of e-book content.

The timing suggests -- early July instead of late summer -- there could still be a Kindle 3 in the works for, say, Sep or Oct. My understanding is a colour edition is NOT in the cards because the technology isn't quite ready for mass production in 2010.

All in, this updated Kindle occupies a unique place in the e-reader market. There really is nothing comparable from any vendor combining price, 3G connectivity, screen real estate and access to the Amazon store. And isn't it $10 less than the original Kindle 1 that was released just three years ago?

SamuraiXSendai · 07-01-2010, 07:23 AM

I bought an Ipad while waiting for the DX price to go down, and waiting and waiting. Reading on that larger screen has spoiled me. I've found that I prefer the larger LCD screen to a smaller e-ink one (just too few words on the page at the font I require at my age), but a large e-ink screen with better contrast would be even better. I may just get this later in the year.

If you think the DX is heavy, the Ipad is heavier, though I do agree with people who say they are different. It does have true one advantage for me though - I can read comic books in their full splendor.

flowoeB · 07-01-2010, 07:27 AM

tried to buy it... i'm not allowed to... in europe I can only order the old one... WTF?

Anarel · 07-01-2010, 07:33 AM

I already preordered it! Though more for the reason that I'm hoping the contrast is a world's difference between the DX I have now...

HarryT · 07-01-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by flowoeB

tried to buy it... i'm not allowed to... in europe I can only order the old one... WTF?

I've just checked, and it can be ordered in the UK.

drofgnal · 07-01-2010, 07:55 AM

I like it. I think the graphite case will help bring out the screen improved contrast more. Nice price drop as well, $110.

I now have an ipad having passed the kindle on to my wife. If I were to need or desire a backup reading device or one that I could use outdoors in bright sunlight the DX would get my vote. I've been spoiled by having more words on a page with the larger ipad screen and don't think I could go back to an ordinary kindle size, but a DX as a backup, hmmm, possibly.

Graham · 07-01-2010, 08:43 AM

I'm tempted. And this is the first Kindle that's got me to say that. It's amazing what a price drop and the demise of larger-screened competition will do...

Clever move by Amazon, I'd say.

Graham

eLiNK · 07-01-2010, 08:45 AM

they certainly know how to use economies of scale.
Other firms can learn a lot.

cheerio6414 · 07-01-2010, 09:25 AM

I really like the new look, more modern than the white

07-01-2010, 06:49 AM	#20
ricou Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 106 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: bebook	good news For reading ebooks and PDFs, this new Kindle will do the job ! I was holding out for the Adam Ink, but with a PixelQi screen, handling and shipping costs, it will cost me twice the amount that the International Kindle would cost me... I could settle for a low priced second hand Kindle DX and wait one more year for the notion ink (or another PixelQi like screen tablet). Anyway, this is good news. With all large ebook reader going bust one after the other (irex, skiff, plastic logic), it is still good that we have a good quality larged sized reader still available... I would rather have a Pixel Qi Kindle DX, but I think I will have to wait at least two more years !

07-01-2010, 07:33 AM	#25
Anarel Evangelist Posts: 424 Karma: 61399 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: K1, GKDX, K3	I already preordered it! Though more for the reason that I'm hoping the contrast is a world's difference between the DX I have now... Last edited by Anarel; 07-02-2010 at 01:52 PM.

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kacir Wizard Posts: 3,450 Karma: 10484861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	What is the difference between "ordinary" DX and Graphite DX? I can't see any, except for possibly newer screen and obviously different case color.

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tablettweet Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Thailand Device: IPad 1&2,IPod Touch 4G, DXG, Kindle 3, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch	Social networking, perhaps ?

07-01-2010, 07:08 AM	#21
stargazertony Connoisseur Posts: 92 Karma: 906 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SouthWest Pensylvania Device: Kindle 3, iPod Touch, Pre-electronic devices	Just watched the video on Amazon's website about the new DX and when they show people holding it and it looks huge and uncomfortable. It weighs 18.9oz. Don't think this is anything I would want to travel with. Was disappointed in the video because they didn't really talk about the new DX but concentrated mostly on features that Kindles already have. Also looks they combined the numbers with the letters keys. Still no ePub or removable card slot.

07-01-2010, 07:23 AM	#23
SamuraiXSendai Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Earth Device: Kindle 1. Kindle 2. IPAD. KDXG. Kindle 3.Fire	I bought an Ipad while waiting for the DX price to go down, and waiting and waiting. Reading on that larger screen has spoiled me. I've found that I prefer the larger LCD screen to a smaller e-ink one (just too few words on the page at the font I require at my age), but a large e-ink screen with better contrast would be even better. I may just get this later in the year. If you think the DX is heavy, the Ipad is heavier, though I do agree with people who say they are different. It does have true one advantage for me though - I can read comic books in their full splendor.

07-01-2010, 07:27 AM	#24
flowoeB E-Reader Sammler Posts: 134 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austria Device: plenty...	tried to buy it... i'm not allowed to... in europe I can only order the old one... WTF?

07-01-2010, 07:55 AM	#27
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,238 Karma: 7838248 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	I like it. I think the graphite case will help bring out the screen improved contrast more. Nice price drop as well, $110. I now have an ipad having passed the kindle on to my wife. If I were to need or desire a backup reading device or one that I could use outdoors in bright sunlight the DX would get my vote. I've been spoiled by having more words on a page with the larger ipad screen and don't think I could go back to an ordinary kindle size, but a DX as a backup, hmmm, possibly.

07-01-2010, 08:43 AM	#28
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,743 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	I'm tempted. And this is the first Kindle that's got me to say that. It's amazing what a price drop and the demise of larger-screened competition will do... Clever move by Amazon, I'd say. Graham

07-01-2010, 08:45 AM	#29
eLiNK Addict Posts: 344 Karma: 6494 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: PRS-505, KDXG	they certainly know how to use economies of scale. Other firms can learn a lot.

07-01-2010, 09:25 AM	#30
cheerio6414 Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 36 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle 2	I really like the new look, more modern than the white

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