First Look at a Kindle Touch
Short Version: Yuck! I'll keep my K3, TYVM.
Longer Version: I picked up the test model at BJ's and pushed the only two buttons on the thing. Page turning is 2 handed, which is dumb, since the K3 is single-hand usable. I couldn't figure out how to get to various functions, since there's no 'menu' button, etc. It read OK, just like my K3, once I resigned myself to 2-handed operation, but I think it's a step backwards in reader interface. Sometimes touchscreens aren't the device of choice. (And I have a boatload of touchscreen PDA, so I'm not anti-touchscreen.)
Conclusion:
No Sale. YMMV
12/16/2011: I noticed that BJ's had replaced the KT I had looked at. The 'touch the top of the screen for menu' function now works. It appears that they had a defective unit. I still don't like it particularly well for the other reasons, but that specific criticism above doesn't apply.--JT
Last edited by Jack Tingle; 12-16-2011 at 10:39 AM.
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