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Originally Posted by Harmon
The high end Kindle(s) I was talking about were the anticipated Tablet version(s), not the existing K3G or the KDX. I agree with you that the latter really can't be considered "high end" except, of course, in terms of price.
In fact, the lack of wifi for the KDX makes it, in my view, the lowest of the low end. The reason is that you need wifi to get articles onto the KDX, or go to the trouble of hooking it up to your computer to get the articles. There are now several ways to send articles directly to your kindle from an internet browser, for example - but you can't use your free.kindle address without wifi. (You can use the regular kindle address for 3G delivery, but you have to pay. The "small fee" does add up.)
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I didn't realize the KDX doesn't have wifi. I figured 3G would give the same functionality, but I'm not familiar with the workings of the DX.
The tablet is a whole other animal altogether, I think. We don't even know if it will be a "Kindle." Amazon may want to distance the device's image from the Kindle, since they will be utterly different products. I kind of expect them to call it a 'Kindle' something, but imo they shouldn't. That may have worked for the hillbillies who bought the Nook Color, but Kindle owners know what an ereader is. I kid.