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Blossom · 06-01-2011, 01:30 PM

I upgraded to a Kindle 3 from my Astak Pocket Pro. I've never regretted it. The Pearl screen makes a huge difference between the two. The Astak devices are like reading a washed out newspaper. On the pearl screen the text is so nice and dark. Not to mention it's overall faster and just looks so much nicer. The page turns are super fast and it has less flashing.

I will say it will take some getting use to not having a SD Card to just pop in and out. It's better if you have WiFi because you can just email the ebooks to your Kindle. The Kindle and Calibre work great together for adding books by USB. However if you get the 3G model you can use that to access a service like Dropbox to access your library wherever you are at, If you have 3G in your area. This is great for adding a few books to the Kindle. The Kindle 3 has a built in Browser that works pretty well so you can download any mobi file directly from the browser using 3G.

You can use any non DRM Mobi/PRC on the Kindle 3. I originally bought the Pocket Pro because it handled Mobi books. I thought I would miss being able to choose my own font but I don't. The fonts on the Kindle are so nice looking. They are not squashed or stretch out like on the Astak firmware. They are render beautifully and unlike Astak whose Customer service was only dependent on getting in touch with the right person. Amazon Kindle CS is top notch. I mean how many companies will replace a Kindle after you broke it? Not many.

As for the size I have 5" not the 6" so it was a big change in size and weight but not too drastic. The Keyboard takes some getting use to but you will really like the dictionary feature on the Kindle. I use it alot. lol

06-01-2011, 01:30 PM	#5
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I upgraded to a Kindle 3 from my Astak Pocket Pro. I've never regretted it. The Pearl screen makes a huge difference between the two. The Astak devices are like reading a washed out newspaper. On the pearl screen the text is so nice and dark. Not to mention it's overall faster and just looks so much nicer. The page turns are super fast and it has less flashing. I will say it will take some getting use to not having a SD Card to just pop in and out. It's better if you have WiFi because you can just email the ebooks to your Kindle. The Kindle and Calibre work great together for adding books by USB. However if you get the 3G model you can use that to access a service like Dropbox to access your library wherever you are at, If you have 3G in your area. This is great for adding a few books to the Kindle. The Kindle 3 has a built in Browser that works pretty well so you can download any mobi file directly from the browser using 3G. You can use any non DRM Mobi/PRC on the Kindle 3. I originally bought the Pocket Pro because it handled Mobi books. I thought I would miss being able to choose my own font but I don't. The fonts on the Kindle are so nice looking. They are not squashed or stretch out like on the Astak firmware. They are render beautifully and unlike Astak whose Customer service was only dependent on getting in touch with the right person. Amazon Kindle CS is top notch. I mean how many companies will replace a Kindle after you broke it? Not many. As for the size I have 5" not the 6" so it was a big change in size and weight but not too drastic. The Keyboard takes some getting use to but you will really like the dictionary feature on the Kindle. I use it alot. lol Last edited by Blossom; 06-01-2011 at 01:38 PM.