Amazon Kindle DX Review: Is This Spendy Ebook Reader Worth The Cost?

If you currently have a Kindle 2, you might have heard the recent news that the Kindle DX is now out. If you don’t have a Kindle yet, this could be a great  opportunity to finally get your hands on one. But when it comes to spending so much money, you are probably hesitating because you don’t know which one is  right for you. Fortunately, it is easy to decide once you have gone over what the two different products have to offer, and this Amazon Kindle DX Review will show you just that.

The Kindle 2 is the older of the two units and as such, has slightly less to offer in terms of size and capability. It is a smaller device that measures 8" x  5.3" x 0.36" with a 6" diagonal screen. At only 10.2 ounces, slightly more than half a pound, it is a perfect ebook reader. And when you bear in mind that its 2GB hard drive can hold roughly 1,500 books, it's hard to  imagine you would ever find yourself without a good book at your side. The Kindle 2 sells for 259 dollars right now, making it way more affordabe than the Kindle DX.

The Kindle DX hit the market as a bigger and beefier version of the Kindle 2. It measures a hefty 10.4" x 7.2" x 0.38" and has a much bigger 9.7" diagonal screen. The screen is auto rotating as well, which allows you to switch from landscape to portrait mode just by tilting the Kindle, making it easy to read newspaper publications or books with big pictures. While it is bigger, its portability suffers a bit. At 18.9 ounces, it is a lot heavier than the Kindle 2.

It still isn't nearly as heavy as the 3,500 books that could fit onto its 4 GB hard drive. In addition, you get a native PDF reader, one of the biggest complaints about the Kindle 2 being that it didn't have one. But all these upgrades come at a price, meaning the Kindle DX is a 489-dollar ebook reader, which many people may just find to be too much.

Don't think that just because the Kindle DX is newer and sports bigger numbers that it is the only one you should consider. The Kindle 2 has size on its side. While the DX might be great for reading at home, the Kindle 2 is far more portable. It will also save you a big chunk of change. If you are willing to pay for the extra size and features, the DX is a great piece of technology. But the Kindle 2 still has more than enough to offer most people. If  you are just looking for a way to replace ratty old books or cut down on how many textbooks you're carrying around, the Kindle 2 has a lot to offer. Whichever  one you decide is right for you, you're getting a device that will give you the ultimate reading pleasure.