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Originally Posted by Kris777
At least four companies, including Hearst and News Corp (NYSE: NWS). have big-screen e-readers in the works in the U.S. But only two, Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) and Plastic Logic, have provided specs on their devices. Here’s how Plastic Logic’s eReader and Amazon’s Kindle DX measure up:
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419...logic-ereader/
Bottom line: The eReader is lighter, thinner and has a touch screen, but the DX undoubtedly has the big-mo because of Kindle’s dominance with e-readers and its earlier release date. |
Given the very close weights of the two devices, is the production version of the KindleDX actually using the plastic-substrate display? While the KDX has a smaller display could be the keyboard, metal back and a possibly different battery more than account for the weight differential.
It makes no sense at all to market a device at students with a glass based display. No way they will be able pamper an ereader with a glass-substrate display in the way it would need to survive.