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Originally Posted by V0iD
Well, if we consider the time it came out, it was fine. I don't think its lack of success was due to that, but rather its price (around $500 USD) and because a groundbreaking device like the first iPad was released at the same time...
Today, the price of a used one (30-40 USD) is decent (if shipping reaches your location), considering that a current model, used or new, doesn't go for less than $250 USD plus shipping. I think it's a good device (obviously it doesn't have many "features," but it's more than adequate for reading).
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The DX and DXG are not worth 30 to 40 USD. The DX family is the worst eInk ereader made by Amazon. Too slow a CPU for PDF. Too low resolution for PDF. Too little RAM. It was hyped for PDFs and Education. They were still trying to sell off surplus DXGs when the Paperwhite was out.
The DXG is also too heavy for reading novels, and the screen too big, yet at the 150 dpi, not big enough for PDFs.
It was the contracts (vs charging per second or M Byte) that made the iPhone a success. In contrast there was nothing special about the iPad approximately 3 years later. Android was established by then. Actual tablets date from about 1990. Smart phones from 1998, same year as first dedicated ereader (LCD rather than eink).