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Originally Posted by HarryT
But, purely for the sake of accuracy, it should be noted that the Kindle DX does not have WiFi.
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Harry,
Sure! If the understanding is we go back over a year to the next to last Kindle model released and we go back and talk about what last year's Sony couldn't do. The comparison has to be to the same things if a general statement is made (which you didn't do).
The sentence that was presented here said something like When the Sony T1 comes out, of what use will be the Kindle when people are on vacation stuck with no WiFi capability. As for finding a computer, I could always find one when travling in the most remote areas, but any older e-reader without WiFi Will have a hard time of it relative to the newest units with WiFi (which are already pronounced Old by the press due to one-year-old being senior-citizen time for e-devices)
In other words, to go backwards when making comparisons with a new model due soon from another manufacturer -- is odd when the same comparison isn't made for the older models the Sony. What are all those Sony users w/o wireless at all, to do We're all somewhat screwed with older devices.
And, as pointed out, we're talking in this thread about the real world new ability to get a loaned library file onto the most current Kindle model that has WiFi (since Aug 2010) on all 4 variants *without having to use a USB cable* as has been needed by most or all dedicated e-readers so far.
Another advantage, new this month, is that it doesn't need the additional software for loans that the others do (ADE) while doing the USB stuff. That's been the difference (for this month).
When Sony's T1 model is out and when it's working well, then they will be due kudos for doing what might be the next super convenient thing with library loaning -- not requiring a USB cable or Adobe Digital Edition and adding a dedicated connection (or simple web browser pre-linked connection) used for library access in both directions, wisely taking advantage of the simplest image-free pages possible. (People will still want to use the computer to see the books at their library.)
For this week, we've had a First. And when the new Sony gets in consumer hands and works fine, that'll be the next first.
Until then, my DX Graphite is not even listed as "latest generation" on Amazon anymore and was out about 2 months before the Kindle 3 and I've felt forever that they should update that model since it has a great screen. (Update the hardware for a WiFi chip and the software, for sure, to improve PDF features).
As you also pointed out, when we're not around a WiFi network, with any e-readerl by any maker, we'll need to do a wired transfer after finding a computer. But a USB transfer's been used for years and it's not that bad (except for the Adobe dance) in an 'emergency' ?
I think we're pretty much in agreement on this. The OverDrive websites should be simplified though, or they should do a mobile-device optimized version.