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Originally Posted by nowthenmobile
Bookworm_Girl
So, can you surf any websites or just a select few?
Thanks
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So far I haven't found any limits to what sites you can visit. It comes with a preloaded list of bookmarks for wikipedia, google, yahoo, BBC, CNN, ESPN, facebook, twitter and the Internet Movie Database. You have to have patience to use the browser. It is slow to load a big web page and move around. But once you find the article you want to read, it will display it in "article mode" which is a simplified view that works well. You can also turn off images to load faster. Mobile versions of websites work best. Although the Kindle 3 has a bug with some mobile websites that forces you to go the regular version.
I don't really miss having wireless on my Sony ereaders. I am content to buy and transfer books via USB since I like to shop around for the best EPUB prices. I use the wireless browser on my Kindle mostly to supplement my reading experience by looking up information on wikipedia rather than do aimless internet surfing. It is really nice that it is integrated into the Kindle reading experience, but I see it as more of a convenience. However, I also have a smartphone that I can look up the same info quickly when I am using my Sony ereader. Not everyone has that option.
You haven't mentioned wireless access as an important criteria in your decision in your other posts. Do you think that you would need it? Are you the type of person that likes to have access to wikipedia and google while you read a book? Do you think you might use the reader a lot outside of your home? Just a few things to consider. If so, then maybe wireless is another check-box in the Kindle column for you versus the 350.