Assessing the Kindle - Page 2

jbcohen · 11-03-2010, 12:34 PM

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.

Tiersten · 11-03-2010, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

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?

daffy4u · 11-03-2010, 12:43 PM

So all this negativity comes down to a few dollars? I don't think so. There is something else going on.

jbcohen · 11-03-2010, 12:44 PM

$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.

Tiersten · 11-03-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

$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.

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

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.

ProfCrash · 11-03-2010, 12:55 PM

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?

jbcohen · 11-03-2010, 01:00 PM

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.

kindlekitten · 11-03-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

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

ProfCrash · 11-03-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

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.

Ben3D · 11-03-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

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.

desertgrandma · 11-03-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

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?

kindlekitten · 11-03-2010, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

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!

JSWolf · 11-03-2010, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

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.

ProfCrash · 11-03-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben3D

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.

kindlekitten · 11-03-2010, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

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

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11-03-2010, 12:34 PM	#16
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 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.

11-03-2010, 12:43 PM	#18
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious 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.

11-03-2010, 12:44 PM	#19
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 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.

11-03-2010, 12:55 PM	#21
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast 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?

11-03-2010, 01:00 PM	#22
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 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.