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October 2011
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The editors liked
For the first time
Picking up a Kindle doesn't feel like I'm firing up the ol' Book Reading Machine. The waif-thin proportions and low-profile design make it feel like a natural successor to the paperback—more like a Book Reading Accessory. And from the
Lightweight and pocketfriendly
Solid build quality
Easy to use interface
Cheap price tag
Easy to use – even without a touchscreen
Fast page turns
Feature rich
Relatively inexpensivePocket-sizedFast processor
Low price
Sleek and light
Well-placed page-turn buttons
File conversions by e-mail
Cloud-based storage of notes and page location
Lowest-price mainstream e-reader
Lighter than the competition
Easy-to-reach page-turn buttons
Extremely affordable and portable
Good Pearl E Ink display
Extremely light and portable
Sharp screen
Readable in all conditions
Fast page turns with no annoying flash
New lower price. Lightweight. Even better contrast than last year's model. Packed Kindle Store.
Lowest-priced Kindle to date
Significantly smaller and lighter than before
High-contrast screen
Kindle Store is fun to browse and is packed with books
Lists
And customer reviews
Faster page turning
Lightweight and small
Excellent value
Good storage
See Also
LisezVous Français? Kindle Takes A Big Global Step
Remove Ads From ‘Special Offers' Kindle for $30
The Nook Nails It
How the Kindle Fire Could Make 7Inch Tablets Huge
Old Kindle Renamed ‘Kindle Keyboard
' New Touch Just $10 Cheaper Than Fir
The most affordable Kindle gets a subtle but worthwhile design upgrade (it's slimmer
Lighter and less angular) and adds Bluetooth audio for accessibility
So visually impaired readers can hear VoiceView audio
The editors didn't like
The easy
Ergonomic simplicity of the Kindle 3 is kind of gone
The page-turning buttons being the biggest offenders. On the previous models
They were flush on the front of the device. But on the new model
In the service of clean lines and industrial de
Would be nice to have a touchscreen
But at this price you can hardly complain
No touchscreen / physical keyboardNo memory card slotNot ideal for one-handed reading
Low price means you'll see ads
Lacks touch input
Memory-card slots
Or audio playback
Virtual keyboard is tiring to use
AC adapter costs extra
Meager font choices
Still no ePub support
Ads in the screensaver
Still no support for ePub
Navigation not a joy without touchscreen or keyboard
Only basic features
No speakers for text to speech or music playback
Software keyboard not suitable for note taking
No userreplaceable battery or memory expansion slot
Screen requires external light for night reading
No touch screen. No memory card slot or ePub support. Ad-free version costs $20 extra
Ad-free version costs $30 extra
Page turn buttons are a little awkward to press
No memory card slot or ePub support
Irritating virtual keyboard input
Lack of 3G connectivity
Typing is torture. Power switch is now a button
Not a slider
And easier to trigger when you don't want to. Screen can get scuffed if you carry it everywhere
Lowest-priced Kindle to date, Significantly smaller and lighter than before, High-contrast screen, Kindle Store is fun to browse and is packed with books, lists, and customer reviews,
Ad-free version costs $30 extra, Page turn buttons are a little awkward to press, No memory card slot or ePub support,
The new Amazon Kindle rings in at a bargain $79 price, establishes the new class standard for affordable ebook readers, and still features the best ebook store on the market. ...
See Also, LisezVous Français? Kindle Takes A Big Global Step, Remove Ads From ‘Special Offers' Kindle for $30, The Nook Nails It, How the Kindle Fire Could Make 7Inch Tablets Huge, Old Kindle Renamed ‘Kindle Keyboard,' New Touch Just $10 Cheaper Than Fir
Typing is torture. Power switch is now a button, not a slider, and easier to trigger when you don't want to. Screen can get scuffed if you carry it everywhere, necessitating an accessory cover or sleeve
Extremely affordable and portable, good Pearl E Ink display
Navigation not a joy without touchscreen or keyboard, only basic features
If you're a novel reader who doesn't take notes and has little use for a keyboard, the Kindle 4 is an enticing proposition. When you buy into the Amazon ecosystem you get their very large and competitively priced ebookstore and their excellent custome...
For the first time, picking up a Kindle doesn't feel like I'm firing up the ol' Book Reading Machine. The waif-thin proportions and low-profile design make it feel like a natural successor to the paperback—more like a Book Reading Accessory. And from the
The easy, ergonomic simplicity of the Kindle 3 is kind of gone, the page-turning buttons being the biggest offenders. On the previous models, they were flush on the front of the device. But on the new model, in the service of clean lines and industrial de
Maybe, if you want an ereader for under or around a hundred bucks. But there are a bunch of caveats. The size difference makes it really hard to justify going back to the Kindle 3, because the size difference breaks the barrier for true portability and po...
Published: 2011-10-03, Author: Brian , review by: engadget.com
Relatively inexpensivePocket-sizedFast processor
No touchscreen / physical keyboardNo memory card slotNot ideal for one-handed reading
The latest Kindle forgoes bells and whistles such as a touchscreen or physical keyboard, making it one bare-bones device. Still, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better e-reader at this price....
Amazon's Kindle was recently refreshed for the third time. A silver, keyboard-free chassis is the most obvious alteration. We take the company's newest e-book reader through a quick speed test and peek under the hood. Some changes are big; some are sma...
Lightweight and pocketfriendly; solid build quality; easy to use interface; cheap price tag; Easy to use – even without a touchscreen; fast page turns; feature rich,
Would be nice to have a touchscreen, but at this price you can hardly complain
Based on its price-point alone, this latest generation of the Amazon Kindle is truly a game-changer. The device is also super lightweight, compact, and pocket-friendly. And despite its budget price point, it's also well made and packs in a great E-Ink...
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Published: 2011-09-28, Author: David , review by: cnet.com
The most affordable Kindle gets a subtle but worthwhile design upgrade (it's slimmer, lighter and less angular) and adds Bluetooth audio for accessibility, so visually impaired readers can hear VoiceView audio
No integrated light, price hasn't gotten any lower
If you don't want to spend the extra $20 to upgrade to the forthcoming touch-screen version, the entry-level 2011 Kindle is a great choice for an ultraportable and superaffordable no-frills e-ink reader.
