Is the Kindle DX Worth the Money?

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."

Comments

Re:$500 is way too much no matter how good it is

[Anonymous Coward]

You sir, are an idiot troll.
Apparently there are 1000s and 1000s of people who are "stupid enough to buy a Kindle at full price".
I do believe you when you say "less fathomable", as it is clear your are too dull to understand the business concepts as they relate to book publishers. I'm sure someone could try and explain it to you, but you have demonstrated your mental capacity and feelings on the matter.

The original poster asked for a review of the DX, not your blathering idiocy. Next time, try turning off your network connection before typing up your comment. That would save us all some time.

Re:$500 is way too much no matter how good it is

[spire3661]

The DoJ didnt look into it because APPLE HOLDS NO MONOPOLIES, MORON. Having a big marketshare DOES NOT mean you have a monopoly. Microsoft installed on 95% of all desktops(at the time of the DoJ anti-trust hearings) is a monopoly, Apple owning less then HALF the music market does not make a monopoly.