I've had 2 days with my new Kindle DX2, I had been waiting for a price drop and purchased it in the first hours of its availability. Have several dozen books on it (had been building a wish list for a year) and have had the days free to read and play with the device. I'm a voracious reader, have thousands of books, and the idea of always having new books, and my favorites at hand is a dream-come-true. The DX size was a requirement for me, the basic unit is too small because I use larger fonts and read quickly.
Best features:
* the display is excellent. Indoors or out in the sun, it is easy to read, and I forget about the electronic display and get absorbed in the reading, just like a book.
* variable font size - I've been purchasing some large-print versions of my favorite books, my aging eyes require reading glasses, and this alone would justify the purchase (assuming the display is great).
* book access - the Kindle store, free books, PDFs, could hardly be easier.
* PDF files - I've imported several PDF files. Depending on the source, some are displayed well but the variable font size on magnifies or decreases the page size; PDF's that are crudely formated in the source, are not so well presented.
* FOLDERS! - called Collections, I can organize the books into categories and easily navigate to them (this was my number one requested improvement), though it is tedious to assign many files as each must be done individually with several steps required to complete the assignment.
* size of storage - it will hold thousands of books; this is really important because when I travel, I never know what I'll be in the mood to read. (I have that problem with my audio devices' music selection). A large selection (and the ease of adding new ones) will provide the variety of selection I'd like to have with me.
* bookmarks, notes - though the keyboard is very slow for typing
What could be better:
* the keyboard is cumbersome to use (really voice-recognition is what I'd prefer, my PC's have that and I use it, like now)
* weight is acceptable, but lighter would be nice
* assignable buttons on both sides (I use it "upside-down" so I can turn the pages with my left hand, that works)
* more supported file formats and some easy to use formating software
* lower prices on some books
* faster display (though I'm happy with it now)
** book selection. Surprisingly, many of my favorite books are still not available for Kindle. "One Hundred Years of Solitude", "Narcissus and Goldmund", Rilke's poetry, lots of esoteric writings and many specific translations of great classics (Dante, the Iliad, etc.) the free ones are not my preferences.
Bottom line: It's a keeper, I'm very happy with it, am sure I'll buy another in a couple of years, when there's enough reasons to move on. If you read enough to justify the cost, then it's an easy decision; if you're only an occassional reader, you probably not reading this review.Get more detail about Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 9.7" Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation.
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