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Kindle Paperwhite Review
The Verge gives it 9/10. Takeaway quote:
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10-01-2012, 05:46 AM | #2 |
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There's a post with a link to a whole bunch of reviews in the Amazon Kindle forum - here.
Personally, I'd rather wait for user reviews. Well at least those that don't start of with things like "Kindle Paperwhite Review: Forget Everything Else, This Is the E-Reader You Want" (from the Gizmodo review). |
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10-01-2012, 07:27 AM | #3 |
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An encouraging read! Now just need mine to land with my American friend, hope for import process survival, and keep everything crossed that it will work in the UK! Oh, and forlornly dreamthat it has implemented the old fashioned collections model that allows the Calibre plug-in to manage my collections again...
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10-01-2012, 07:39 AM | #4 | |
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NBCNEWS:
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ga...eaders-6191170 Quote:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...up-of-reviews/ |
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The TIME review is pretty strongly worded:
http://techland.time.com/2012/09/30/...rwhite-review/ They look at the Nook Glow (after its trimmed price) and compare it to the KPW: Quote:
A nice reminder to the multifunction device fans. |
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10-01-2012, 12:24 PM | #6 |
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The problem with the Verge review is they didn't seem to have a history with E-ink readers. Very little comparison effort, just how much they like it.
Even the battery life discussion was weak. They used it a lot on one charge. So, about how many actual hours and page turns was that (and at what brightness)? It was quite impressive for someone used to cell phones and color tablets. No sh*t Sherlock. |
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10-01-2012, 10:19 PM | #8 |
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Curious to see one, I must admit. Hope they aren't glowing blue like in the pictures!
I did see a Nook Glow today, but I was not impressed. I thought the light was not that even and it bothered my eyes. I started seeing pale halos around words. This does not happen using my Sony in the lighted cover. With the light off, well I prefer my Sony to the Nook screen. |
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Happened to toy with a Nook STwGL today again at a Best Buy tonight, this one in the latter stages of moribundity. The light was an imperfect horizontal line at the edge of the screen and a blue casualty everywhere else. It was no match even for my PRS-350 in the official lighted case.
I'd been lamenting the fact I bought a ST for my girlfriend before the advent of the glow light. Seeing the STwGL in person again, I was glad about my purchase. The implementation makes the light more of a distraction than a feature. Very interested in seeing the Paperwhite in person. Dropped hints with my bitter laugh that I wouldn't mind one at Xmas. We'll see how that goes. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 10-01-2012 at 11:38 PM. |
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The paperwhite screen contrast is compelling.
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CNN Tech thinks it's on the top http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/01/tech/g...html?hpt=hp_c2
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10-02-2012, 10:33 AM | #13 |
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I noticed that the author of the article simply said, "Amazon has added..." when referring to the screen texture and yet other places in the article "Amazon said" and "Amazon claims" are used.
I'm left wondering if the author made an assumption about the screen texture or if Amazon specifically told him about it. |
10-02-2012, 10:40 AM | #14 |
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10-02-2012, 11:04 AM | #15 |
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Actually I love the way the screen feels on my Sony 650. It feels a lot different than my iPhone, but I have no other ereader to compare it to. Also it gets a LOT less fingerprints than my iPhone. Nobody really talks about how the screen feels but actually it's one of the things I love about my ereader!
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