02-26-2009, 05:00 AM | #1 |
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Mossberg gives K2 thumbs up
Walt Mossberg, the eminent technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal, just handed down his verdict on Amazon's Kindle 2. Walt considers the K2 a "well-designed, satisfying piece of hardware", fixing most of the design flaws of the earlier Kindle (such as accidential page turns or the book cover falling off). In summation he says, "[F]or serious book readers who are tired of toting around stacks of books and periodicals, the new Kindle is finally a pleasure to use."
Article: Amazon's Kindle 2 Improves the Good, Leaves Out the Bad Related: Walt Mossberg reviews the Kindle in the WSJ (Nov 11, 2007) |
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02-26-2009, 02:41 PM | #3 |
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The title of Mossberg's piece is "Amazon's Kindle 2 Improves the Good, Leaves Out the Bad." Well, he got it half right.
Yes, the leather cover doesn't fall off -- because it no longer comes with a cover. It also no longer comes with the ability to add an SD Card or to replace the battery. Plus they didn't provide the ability to manage content by providing the much asked for "folders". I'm glad Mossberg liked the Kindle, but when he makes comments like, "[it] still can't be read in the dark" it makes me question his opinion. |
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02-26-2009, 09:50 PM | #7 |
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I own a Kindle 1 and just ordered the Kindle 2 yesterday..I paused very slightly about the non user-replaceable battery but took the plunge anyway. One of my Ipods is over 3 years old, and still works. I have other gadgets with non user replaceable batteries that work still also. So, this may be overly optimistic of me, but I figure the Kindle 2's battery should hang in there for at least a couple of years. By which time, they'll have come out with the Kindle 3, which I'll have to have. I know, it's an illness.
The lack of the SD card option does not bother me at all...haven't used it yet in my Kindle 1. I read all the time, and have many books on my Kindle...still have tons of storage left. I don't listen to MP3's on my Kindle either. I upgraded because I like the form, and I'm one of those jittery types that was always hitting the "next page" button.. Plus as I mentioned previously, I'm bad about wanting the next thing. I've tried to overcome this, but no dice. Thank God, I have a secure job that pays well(RN) so I can feed my gadget habit! I'll end up selling my Kindle 1..one of my relatives always wanted a Kindle but she doesn't like to pay full price for stuff. I bet she'll want to buy it. If not, I guess there's Ebay. |
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If he gives it a good review, I usually reconsider. He appeals to a user base that I wouldn't allow to program the clock on my microwave.
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The kindle 2 shows a lot of promise improvement wise.
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02-27-2009, 07:18 PM | #10 |
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Absolutely, Walt is usually off from what is reality. Always seems to just be filling a column without really putting it through its paces.
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