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Originally Posted by batman52
ok guys... thank you eveyone, but I still have some doubts:
->The general rule is if you want to use PDF to get the biggest screen you can
thins means I should go for k3, anyway (I mean: is it impossible to use a 350 for let's say reading a paparback sized pdf?)
->I don't know how much of an advantage the PDF reflow is on the Sony, mostly because I don't know what PDF reflow is.
Well I am pretty geeky, so i suppose in the need I would be able to perform whatever file/format conversion is available out there, but I recognize the hassle of doing it. Indeed, For text-based pdfs, I think reflow IS saving you a big effort of conversion (which sometimes is a trial and error).
->The browser has an awkward zoom feature. It's only saving grace is that it can be viewed in landscape mode.
will I be able to browse decently the following?
- wikipedia
- gmail
- google read
- google books
- google docs
- forums (like MR)
- blogs (wordpress)
thank you everyone.
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Your first point is somewhat of a myth in this case because the 350 has a much higher PPI resolution than the Kindle. If you take into account the font rendering you can easily view smaller fonts clearly on the 350. Also I think someone did a comparison with a similar font size and it only amounted to 1 line of text difference. I suggest you go look at them at BB or something.
If you want an Internet browser, DO NOT get a kindle. I can't stress enough how badly the browsing experience is. Again go into BB and try to test it. The directional pad is horrible on the kindle making navigation cumbersome. Also it doesn't support multiple web pages so there were many times where I couldn't click on a link because it would want to open a new browser page. It was neat, but not practical at all.
Blogs are a bust as well. Kindle does have a blog feature where you can subscribe to many popular blogs, but guess what, they want to charge you for every single one. Yes, if you want to subscribe to Engadget or any major site that is normally FREE, you have to pay at least 99 cents a month. I'm not kidding here, even though I had a WiFi only kindle I had to PAY for a feed that is free everywhere else. I couldn't find a single blog that was totally free.