Comparison of Kindle DX (White) to DX (Graphite). The black images are sharper, and you can immediately see the difference. The ink looks richer, darker and more like an actual book. The graphite body color does make the "page" background appear whiter, along with the improved contrast.
Form Factor: Very nicely balanced, light weight, but solidly build. Keys have a nice tactile touch when depressed.
Screen: Good readability in moderate light, but fantastic readability in direct light. Excellent indoors usage when using a "Daylight" compact fluorescent lamp. Screen has a matte finish, which will show some glare from light bulbs, but you just tilt the device slightly to eliminate it.
Latest version 2.5 update: Best feature was the addition of categories. You create custom categories, and then assign books and PDFs. With 80 or so books and subscriptions, I used to have about 5 pages of items to scroll thru. Now with 4 categories, I have less than one page of items, and my "home/first page" is now like a "main menu". Much easier to find stuff.
Comparing the Kindle DX to the iPad: I stopped by the Apple store and compared the DX to the iPad. The iPad had too much glare and harsh contrast when compared to the Kindle. Also, the fonts were crisper and easier to read on the Kindle.
PDF reading: My personal preference is to have larger fonts, so having a PDF document shrunk down to the 9.7 inch screen was not something I found useful. There is zoom functionality for PDF files, but it's a little cumbersome maneuvering the zoom outline box around with the small joy stick button.
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