How would you change Amazon's Kindle? - Page 4

phuocle · 02-08-2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by agnimidhun

After reading all the talk here the requirement of more capacity for storage, I would like to know as to how much would one usually store in one's reader ? I guess a 2GB card would be more than enough. I do not own any reader as of now, but I do have lot of PDF e-books on my laptop. There are around 1600 files and they occupy only around 1.37GB. And reading 1600 books would take me not less than 5 years I guess..

How much storage do the people who own readers usually require?

I think the answer depends. My books that are mainly text (no illustrations or pictures except for the cover) takes up very little space. But then I have books with a lot of illustrations and pictures, for example, Google Analytics 2.0. That book takes up 9.5 MB!

Don't forget the index of those books either. They take up some space as well.

Last but not least, if you're going to load MP3's onto your reader for background music or audio books, 2GB will fill up quick in a hurry. With memory cards going for so cheap these days (an 8GB SDHC card can be had for $35) it doesn't make sense to go with a lower capacity card. You should get the largest ones your device can handle.

TallMomof2 · 02-08-2008, 01:07 PM

It's the MP3 files that take up most of the room but I'm getting ready to convert a ton of my favorite needlecraft books to PDF and I anticipate that I will be wanting a very large SD card in the near future.

Hoodwink · 02-08-2008, 03:21 PM

[QUOTE=Alexander Turcic;146005]Those of you who own the Kindle -- would you actually want to change it?

Backlit. Thats about all I'd change.

DaleDe · 02-09-2008, 11:58 AM

[QUOTE=Hoodwink;147672]

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Those of you who own the Kindle -- would you actually want to change it?

Backlit. Thats about all I'd change.

Of course backlit is impossible in e-Ink (It is not transparent) but I get your point that you would like a built in light. A side light might work.

Dale

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02-08-2008, 01:07 PM	#47
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	It's the MP3 files that take up most of the room but I'm getting ready to convert a ton of my favorite needlecraft books to PDF and I anticipate that I will be wanting a very large SD card in the near future.

02-08-2008, 03:21 PM	#48
Hoodwink Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Device: iPhone 3g, Kindle v1	[QUOTE=Alexander Turcic;146005]Those of you who own the Kindle -- would you actually want to change it? Backlit. Thats about all I'd change.

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