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Is the Kindle DX Worth the Money?

Posted by timothy on 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."

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  1. Not an anti-DRM Nazi.... by Rick+Zeman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...by any means here, but I'd never buy a Kindle unless I can borrow or lend a Kindle book like a dead tree book. Serialize it to the purchaser, and have the mothership ensure it's only on one device at any one time. To me, that's a reasonable compromise. The way it is now SUCKS and should be avoided at all costs (pun intended....)

  2. Re:Why not a laptop? by MBoffin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why not a laptop, you ask?

    Because a laptop battery doesn't last for two weeks.
    Because a laptop screen can't be read from any angle.
    Because a laptop is much heavier than a Kindle.
    Because a laptop doesn't have always-on, free Internet access.

    Because a laptop is not a book reader.