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一月 6th, 2012 at 14:17:15
Kindle vs. Nook (updated November 2011),
UPDATE NOVEMBER 2011:
My review is now over a year ancient, as is the "Kindle Keyboard" as Amazon calls it now. There are newer models: the basic, cheapie Kindle and the Kindle Upset, and of course the Kindle Fire quasi-tablet.
Each of these models is an brilliant choice. Whichever one is right for you just depends on your preferences.
The 3 e-ink Kindles are Kindle Keyboard (this one), Kindle Upset (the newest "flagship" model), and the basic Kindle. All 3 of them have EXACTLY THE SAME 6″ DISPLAY, with the same sharp typeface and high contrast that reads like ink on paper with no eyestrain. The Kindle Keyboard is the oldest of these models, and I got one of the first ones when they came out in August 2010.
I still absolutely LOVE my Kindle Keyboard and use it nearly every day. I have read dozens of books on it. I like the newer models, they have some clean features, but the experience of reading a book on them is no better or worse than on my 1-year-ancient Kindle Keyboard. Page turns are now smoother and quicker on the newest Kindles, but the difference is not enough to make it worth the cost of upgrading, in my opinion.
The upset-cover interface of the Kindle Upset is sweet clean. But, unlike my iPad, I only use my Kindle to read books, and reading books is just as nice on any of the current Kindle models. I don’t deliberate the upset cover a "must have" feature, and I’m normally obsessed with having the latest version of every tech product I own.
For that reason, I reckon the cheapest Kindle is an brilliant choice. It has less reminiscence than the Keyboard or Upset, but it has plenty enough for 100s of books, and of course you always get free storage in the Amazon cloud for any books that you don’t need to have on your device at this moment, such as books you’ve already read. All your Kindle books are automatically stored in Amazon’s cloud, whether they’re on your device or not, and being paid them back on your device is super-simple, in any case of which Kindle model you have.
If this will be your first e-reader, you can choose one of these Kindle models or the Barnes and patrician Nook Simple Upset. The Nook Simple Upset has the same 6″ e-ink show as the 3 Kindle models, but different typefaces. I reckon the calligraphy are a modest sharper on the Kindles, but the Nook Simple Upset typefaces are also very legible, plus you get a few more choices of typefaces compared to the Kindle.
The "Nook First Edition" is still available at a suddenly discounted price, but it is a poor performer by today’s standards. (You wouldn’t buy an "ipod first edition," except possibly as a collector’s item, would you?)
Those are the e-ink Kindles and Nooks. Of course, you might be considering one of the quasi-tablets, Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet. Both are brilliant, both have their strengths. Nook Tablet’s main benefit is it has twice the internal reminiscence as Kindle Fire – but B&N only lets you use a small fraction of it for third-party content, whereas you can use all of KF’s available reminiscence for 3rd party content. And, KF is more affordable.
In my opinion, the real deciding factor between a Kindle product and a Nook product is not any specific feature of the hardware or software – both product families are brilliant. The real choice point is whether you prefer living in Amazon’s universe or Barnes & patrician’s. Content you buy from Amazon only works with Kindles, even as content you buy from B&N only works with Nooks.
Both universes have their advantages, so it’s a matter of personal preference. B&N’s main benefit is you can take your device into your local B&N store and get real help from a human being. But Amazon has dyed-in-the-wool consumer service shape for Kindle support and you can get a real human on the phone very quickly (in my experience), and they are very helpful. Plus, Kindles and Nooks are generally very simple to use, so you’ll probably need very modest tech support.
I’m already heavily invested into the Amazon universe, having bought many dozens of Kindle books; plus, I have an Amazon prime membership, which to my family is very worth the cost (you get free streaming video of TV shows and movies plus unlimited free 2-day air shipping on most Amazon buys). So if my Kindle were lost or stolen, I’d buy another Kindle product rather than a Nook product.
Whatever you buy, you’ll probably be pleased. The choices available now are quite excellent, and prices are better than ever. It’s hard to believe that the basic Kindle at only 79 bucks performs better and costs 1/3 as much as the now two-year-ancient Kindle 2 (an older, slightly larger version of the Kindle Keyboard).
If you’re considering the Kindle keyboard, you can read my original review of it below. (Sorry it’s so long!) The "nook" it refers to is the "Nook first edition," which was fine…
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|一月 6th, 2012 at 14:36:11
Worth the money. Not perfect, but very very excellent for start to close novels in excellent light,
The Kindle is my first e-ink reader. I own an iPad, an iPhone, and have owned a Windows-based phone in the past that I used as an ereader.
My overall impression of the device is excellent.
The excellent:
I’d honestly rather read linear (read from page one to the end, one page at a time) fiction from it than a book, because I can’t always get comfortable with a book. Hardcovers are sometimes a bit heavy, and paperbacks don’t always lie open easily. The Kindle is incredibly light and thin. I can hold it in one hand easily. The page turn buttons are conveniently located. Page-turns aren’t instant, but they’re probably quicker than turning a physical page in a printed book (there are just a lot more page-turns unless you choose a small font). The contrast is better than other ereaders I’ve seen. There is zero eye strain in excellent light. My eyesight isn’t the greatest and I like being able to boost the font size and read without glasses. I like being able to browse the Kindle store and read samples before deciding to buy. The "experimental" browser is surprisingly usable, but isn’t fantastic. It is useful for browsing wikipedia and blogs. The largest drawback to the browser is the awkward pointer navigation, using the 5-way pad. It syncs your furthest read page over the internet so you can pick up everywhere you left off using your iPhone or iPad.
The so-so:
The kindle store may possibly use more categories and sorting options. You can’t sort by "top rated," and there is no category for "alternate histories," for example. Finding a very-specific type of fiction relies on keyword searches, which don’t do a fantastic job. The wifi sometimes doesn’t connect before it times-out. You rarely need the wifi, but it is annoying if you change a setting, answer "OK" to the prompt to connect, and the thing tells you it failed to connect two seconds later (the rigorous moment it indicates that it did finally connect, then you need to go back to update the setting again). Most settings don’t require a connection, but it is a minor annoyance. Most of your time will be spent reading, and of course your books are stored on the device and a connection is not required. Part of me wishes I’d bought the 3G model, because the browser is excellent enough that having time free 3G wireless would be worth the extra money. Magazines don’t look very excellent and are not very simple to steer. There is minor glare in some lighting conditions, mostly when a lamp is positioned behind the reader’s head.
The terrible:
The contrast is honest to poor in dim light. It is much simpler to read a printed page in dim light. In excellent light, contrast is on par with a pulp paperback. In dim light it feels nearly like reading from an ancient Palm Pilot (resolution is better than an ancient Palm, but contrast is terrible in dim light). The cover is small enough that the frequency of page turns is sweet high. Even in excellent light, the light gray background is less pleasant than the eggshell background of a printed page. You must tell it to sync before you switch it off, if you expect the feature allowing you to pick up everywhere you left off using other devices to work correctly. The copy protection prevents you from using the files on anything other than Kindle software or devices.
Vs iPad:
IPad is a lot better for magazines, reference materials, and illustrated materials. Kindle is worlds better for reading novels. IPad is sweet heavy, making it more trying to hold in your hand or carry with you the world over. Kindle is much more portable and simpler to hold. IPad has some incredible children’s books and magazines, which take benefit of its multimedia features. IPad is unreadable in sunlight and glare is terrible in bright light. Kindle is as excellent as a printed page in bright light. Ipad serves as a creative tool, a computing tool, a gaming tool, and a communication tool. Kindle is only a novel machine. I don’t regret buying either one of them. An iPad won’t replace books, but a Kindle can, if the book is text-only.
I highly recommend this device at its new low price if you are a frequent reader of novels. I like my kindle. Just don’t expect it to be more than it is. Leave the magazines and such to the tablet computers.
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