Anyone have a K2 and a DX?

rcuadro · 04-26-2010, 07:43 PM

For some reason I have recently been bitten by the DX bug... I want one even though I have the K2.
What I wonder is... does the larger screen size a big enough advantage to drop $300 (or so) on the DX?
Does it become "too heavy" after reading for a while?
Does having the page turn buttons on only one side bother you?

I am not that worried about the portability of the larger device since I read at home about 90% of the time.

elpheaba · 04-26-2010, 07:52 PM

I have both a kindle 1 and the dx. I don't use my 1 anymore. I find it is like the difference between reading a hardcover and a paperback. I love my dx and the only time it has been too heavy is when I was reading on my side in bed, fell asleep and it crashed on my nose. My thumb doesn't cramp up as much when I have a marathon reading session. It is really a matter of preference. I love it but my friend has a K2 and she, after playing with mine, told me she likes hers much better.

nwinter · 04-26-2010, 08:07 PM

I dont have a Kindle 1 but I do have a Sony 505 and a DX. Without question the DX size is worth the money. You can really settle into a book instead of lots of page turns and as far as transporting it I have an I phone so if I feel the need to read when out then I use that - or take the Sony and read a different book.

Loved my Sony 505 but ADORE my DX.

Natalie

poohbear_nc · 04-26-2010, 08:22 PM

I have the K2 & the DX - and I agree with all the above comments. Fewer page turns, large page size, not that heavy. I missed most having the page turn buttons on the left - but you can flip the display upside down and use the DX upside down with the buttons on the left. I now read everything on the DX at home, and carry the K2 for reading on the go.

cheerio6414 · 04-26-2010, 09:10 PM

I only have the K2, but I have the same issue, been wanting to upgrade, but just slow on pulling the trigger

lilman · 04-27-2010, 11:24 AM

Haven't tried a K2, but I have tried a Sony PRS-505. I agree with what has been said so far. I don't think the DX is heavy if you keep it naked. I also don't mind the one sided page turns. Once you try the larger screen I think it's hard to go back to a smaller one.

TallMomof2 · 04-27-2010, 04:55 PM

I love my DX, I can make the font big enough but not have to turn the page too often. If it had better PDF annotation capabilities I'd use it all the time.

rcuadro · 04-27-2010, 05:16 PM

Maybe it is time for me to go ahead and buy one...

poohbear_nc · 04-27-2010, 05:52 PM

You get 30 days to decide - and return it.

Sonist · 04-27-2010, 06:22 PM

As those above said, size matters.

It's much more pleasant to read on the larger screen, IMO.

rcuadro · 04-27-2010, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

You get 30 days to decide - and return it.

Oh I know that.. but I am not going to buy a new one. Way too much money if you ask me. Right now used DX's are going for about $300

poohbear_nc · 04-27-2010, 07:45 PM

Yes - but you could try out a new one - for the price of return postage - before committing to a used one.

rcuadro · 04-27-2010, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Yes - but you could try out a new one - for the price of return postage - before committing to a used one.

Thought about that also but I can always put it on eBay and sell it that way.

lene1949 · 04-28-2010, 02:59 AM

I want a DX international...

Yep!

Devon · 04-28-2010, 10:44 AM

I have both a K2 an a DX. I never use the K2. I Kept the K2 - thinking it would be nice if I wanted to use a smaller purse - but I am so addicted to the big screen it just sits on the nightstand ... neglected.

04-26-2010, 07:43 PM	#1
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Anyone have a K2 and a DX? For some reason I have recently been bitten by the DX bug... I want one even though I have the K2. What I wonder is... does the larger screen size a big enough advantage to drop $300 (or so) on the DX? Does it become "too heavy" after reading for a while? Does having the page turn buttons on only one side bother you? I am not that worried about the portability of the larger device since I read at home about 90% of the time.

04-26-2010, 07:52 PM	#2
elpheaba Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle 1, Sony Prs-700, Kindle DX	I have both a kindle 1 and the dx. I don't use my 1 anymore. I find it is like the difference between reading a hardcover and a paperback. I love my dx and the only time it has been too heavy is when I was reading on my side in bed, fell asleep and it crashed on my nose. My thumb doesn't cramp up as much when I have a marathon reading session. It is really a matter of preference. I love it but my friend has a K2 and she, after playing with mine, told me she likes hers much better.

04-26-2010, 08:07 PM	#3
nwinter Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 419 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southern NSW, Australia Device: sony PS-505, Iphone and about to add a Kindle DX	I dont have a Kindle 1 but I do have a Sony 505 and a DX. Without question the DX size is worth the money. You can really settle into a book instead of lots of page turns and as far as transporting it I have an I phone so if I feel the need to read when out then I use that - or take the Sony and read a different book. Loved my Sony 505 but ADORE my DX. Natalie

04-26-2010, 08:22 PM	#4
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,412 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I have the K2 & the DX - and I agree with all the above comments. Fewer page turns, large page size, not that heavy. I missed most having the page turn buttons on the left - but you can flip the display upside down and use the DX upside down with the buttons on the left. I now read everything on the DX at home, and carry the K2 for reading on the go.

04-26-2010, 09:10 PM	#5
cheerio6414 Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 36 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle 2	I only have the K2, but I have the same issue, been wanting to upgrade, but just slow on pulling the trigger

04-27-2010, 11:24 AM	#6
lilman Addict Posts: 326 Karma: 960 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, US Device: Kindle DX, iPad	Haven't tried a K2, but I have tried a Sony PRS-505. I agree with what has been said so far. I don't think the DX is heavy if you keep it naked. I also don't mind the one sided page turns. Once you try the larger screen I think it's hard to go back to a smaller one.

04-27-2010, 04:55 PM	#7
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I love my DX, I can make the font big enough but not have to turn the page too often. If it had better PDF annotation capabilities I'd use it all the time.

04-27-2010, 05:16 PM	#8
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Maybe it is time for me to go ahead and buy one...

04-27-2010, 05:52 PM	#9
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,412 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	You get 30 days to decide - and return it.

04-27-2010, 06:22 PM	#10
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	As those above said, size matters. It's much more pleasant to read on the larger screen, IMO.

04-27-2010, 07:45 PM	#12
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,412 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Yes - but you could try out a new one - for the price of return postage - before committing to a used one.

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04-28-2010, 02:59 AM	#14
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I want a DX international... Yep!

04-28-2010, 10:44 AM	#15
Devon Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iPad, Kindle	I have both a K2 an a DX. I never use the K2. I Kept the K2 - thinking it would be nice if I wanted to use a smaller purse - but I am so addicted to the big screen it just sits on the nightstand ... neglected.