Testseek.com have collected 81 expert reviews of the Amazon Kindle 4 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Kindle 4.
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
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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
The Kindle 4's small flaws prove to be less important than the much more obvious reduction in size. Amazon's offering was always cheaper than its nearest rival, Sony's Reader, but bigger. Now it's effectively the same size. Ignore red herrings such as...
Great screen, Faster-than-ever operation, Slim and light, Great value, Improved build quality
New page turning leaves screen residue, Lacks MP3 playback
The new Kindle is here. And while it's not categorically better in every respect, it's different in a rather brilliant way. It's more portable than its predecessor and the new intermittent refresh eradicates the sluggish page turning of other ereaders. Th...
Faster page turning, lightweight and small, excellent value, good storage
Irritating virtual keyboard input
Another high-quality Kindle device underlines Amazon's ability to compete in the hardware market and the improvement to the Kindle 4 could well entice many first time e-book buyers, especially with such a low price point on offer....
Very portable; effortless reading; good build quality; wide range of titles
No physical keyboard; lacks features seen on the US version
Amazon has slimmed down the Kindle to make it even more affordable, without cutting too many corners. It's a bargain that will let you enjoy the best ebook ecosystem around....
Price point, Brilliant e-Ink screen, Excellent eco-system
Less storage, Hard to input text, Web browser
The fourth generation Kindle is the best e-Reader you can get and is so cheap, surely Amazon it selling them at a loss. Despite imperfections we are still giving the nerw Kindle five out of five star because, what it does, nobody does better.Amazon Kin
Abstract: Amazon's Kindle was recently refreshed for a fourth time. A silver, keyboard-free chassis is the latest theme. We take the company's newest e-book reader through a quick speed test and take a peek under the hood. Some changes are big; some are small. A...
