MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Amazon Kindle
Reload this Page Assessing the Kindle

Notices

Reply
Page 2 of 3 1 2 3
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 11-03-2010, 12:34 PM   #16
jbcohen
Wizard
jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
jbcohen's Avatar
 
Posts: 3,033
Karma: 11196738
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Where am I?
Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra
Not at all profcrash. If amazon would meet my price I would buy it in a heart beat. The only reason why I bought the Aluratek Libra Pro is that it meets my price point.
jbcohen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 12:39 PM   #17
Tiersten
Guru
Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.
 
Posts: 987
Karma: 8641
Join Date: Aug 2010
Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
Not at all profcrash. If amazon would meet my price I would buy it in a heart beat. The only reason why I bought the Aluratek Libra Pro is that it meets my price point.
How much is your Aluratek? It seems to be similar in price to a Kindle 3 WiFi from my limited searching?
Tiersten is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 11-03-2010, 12:43 PM   #18
daffy4u
I'm Super Kindle-icious
daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
daffy4u's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,734
Karma: 2434103
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia
Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis
So all this negativity comes down to a few dollars? I don't think so. There is something else going on.
daffy4u is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 12:44 PM   #19
jbcohen
Wizard
jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
jbcohen's Avatar
 
Posts: 3,033
Karma: 11196738
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Where am I?
Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra
$100, if Amazon would sell me a Kindle for that price I would buy it. Would be a darn site better then whaat I have now, no touch screen and its frightfully slow.
jbcohen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 12:53 PM   #20
Tiersten
Guru
Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.Tiersten shines like a glazed doughnut.
 
Posts: 987
Karma: 8641
Join Date: Aug 2010
Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
$100, if Amazon would sell me a Kindle for that price I would buy it.
The only $100 or under new Aluratek's I can find are off eBay. The cheapest I can find from the Google Shopping site is from buy.com and thats $111.99 with free shipping. The Kindle WiFi is $139.00 and that also comes with free shipping.

Quote:
Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
Would be a darn site better then whaat I have now, no touch screen and its frightfully slow.
Kindle doesn't have a touch screen. You need something like a Sony PRS for that but you'll be paying for that extra touchscreen.
Tiersten is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 11-03-2010, 12:55 PM   #21
ProfCrash
Tea Enthusiast
ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ProfCrash's Avatar
 
Posts: 8,554
Karma: 75384937
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Somewhere in the USA
Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2
The Kindle does not have a touch screen although it is pretty fast.

Your posts do not match what you are saying. Today you have posted that Amazon can take books off of your hard drive.

Either you meant remove from your archive and hence your Kindle or you meant that Amazon can skirt your firewall and remove items from your home PC. Given that you used the term "Firewall" in your post I tend to think that you meant the later.

I have difficulty believing that anyone who thinks that a comapny is capable of hacking your home computer to remove a book is going to want to buy that particular comapnies product. You said this in a topic and then started a seperate topic to ask people about it.

Then you post in surprise when people agreed that the Kindle DX was not perfect. And then you start this topic.

Do you see why people have difficulty believing that you would buy a Kindle if it was $100?
ProfCrash is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 01:00 PM   #22
jbcohen
Wizard
jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jbcohen ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
jbcohen's Avatar
 
Posts: 3,033
Karma: 11196738
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Where am I?
Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra
Try borders.com.

I guess I am wrong about the touch screen, its still a lot faster than my Aluratek. I compared the two side by side the Kindle is a lot faster it had me drooling, don't want to pay that.
jbcohen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 02:09 PM   #23
kindlekitten
Professional Adventuress
kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
kindlekitten's Avatar
 
Posts: 13,368
Karma: 50260224
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!)
Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
Try borders.com.

I guess I am wrong about the touch screen, its still a lot faster than my Aluratek. I compared the two side by side the Kindle is a lot faster it had me drooling, don't want to pay that.
then don't
kindlekitten is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 02:32 PM   #24
ProfCrash
Tea Enthusiast
ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ProfCrash's Avatar
 
Posts: 8,554
Karma: 75384937
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Somewhere in the USA
Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
Try borders.com.

I guess I am wrong about the touch screen, its still a lot faster than my Aluratek. I compared the two side by side the Kindle is a lot faster it had me drooling, don't want to pay that.
I am trying to figure out how you compared them side by side and didn't realize that the Kindle does not have a touch screen.
ProfCrash is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 03:25 PM   #25
Ben3D
Junior Member
Ben3D began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 3
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jul 2010
Device: K2
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
What sorts of people would a kindle not be the best thing? A starving student on a budget would be one. An individual who is frequently jazzed on cafine (Kindle owners have told me that hte Kindle is slow on the refresh rate).
Being an enthusiastic coffee aficionado, I'll have to disagree on the caffeine/slow refresh rate remark. I find my K2 turns pages pleasingly fast.
Ben3D is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 03:42 PM   #26
desertgrandma
Enjoying the show....
desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
desertgrandma's Avatar
 
Posts: 14,270
Karma: 10462843
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Arizona
Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
An individual who is frequently jazzed on cafine (Kindle owners have told me that hte Kindle is slow on the refresh rate).
Wrong. Its quite fast. If you''ve compared them, as you say, wouldn't you have seen this for yourself?
desertgrandma is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 03:48 PM   #27
kindlekitten
Professional Adventuress
kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
kindlekitten's Avatar
 
Posts: 13,368
Karma: 50260224
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!)
Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle
Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfCrash View Post
I am trying to figure out how you compared them side by side and didn't realize that the Kindle does not have a touch screen.
oh SNAP!
kindlekitten is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 03:54 PM   #28
JSWolf
Resident Curmudgeon
JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.JSWolf ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
JSWolf's Avatar
 
Posts: 80,718
Karma: 150249619
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
What sorts of people would a kindle not be the best thing? A starving student on a budget would be one. An individual who is frequently jazzed on caffeine (Kindle owners have told me that the Kindle is slow on the refresh rate).
I have a Sony Reader PRS-650 and it is uses the same Pearl screen and (I think) the same or similar speed processor. And I know the 650 is not too slow to change screens. So I highly doubt the K3 is too slow. Please don't pos such misinformation from people who have no clue.
JSWolf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 04:05 PM   #29
ProfCrash
Tea Enthusiast
ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ProfCrash ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ProfCrash's Avatar
 
Posts: 8,554
Karma: 75384937
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Somewhere in the USA
Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben3D View Post
Being an enthusiastic coffee aficionado, I'll have to disagree on the caffeine/slow refresh rate remark. I find my K2 turns pages pleasingly fast.
HEck, I never had a problem with the refresh rate on the K1.
ProfCrash is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2010, 04:13 PM   #30
kindlekitten
Professional Adventuress
kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kindlekitten ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
kindlekitten's Avatar
 
Posts: 13,368
Karma: 50260224
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!)
Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle
Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfCrash View Post
HEck, I never had a problem with the refresh rate on the K1.
the only delays I had on my K1 was when it was preparing to go to a screen with pictures on it
kindlekitten is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 3 1 2 3

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
The Frugal Kindle ~ Frugal Finds Under $9 for the Kindle (Kindle eBook Resource) eTrubrown Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers 3 10-10-2010 06:12 PM
Transfer Kindle books from Kindle PC to Kindle 3 ppearce Amazon Kindle 15 09-16-2010 05:11 PM
Font hacks for the Kindle 2, Kindle International and Kindle DX edge777 Kindle Developer's Corner 17 04-30-2010 04:11 PM
$0.01 in Kindle Store: Interactive Sudoku for Kindle 2 and Kindle DX - Volume 1 Xia Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 2 11-07-2009 10:06 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:52 PM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.