Let me just say, I only spent about 20 minutes on this device before I placed it back in the box; regardless of the fact that I had 30 days to try it.
As an academic/scientist I read PDF documents every day, so I was hoping this device would give me a) portability of many documents, b) ease of reading and c) overall access. So ...
a) Portability - well, in the images the DX is a sleek device, but once you put on a protective cover, well, it becomes cumbersome (rotating is a nightmare). Think of it as an encyclopaedia volume - not a wafer-thin magazine!
b) Ease of reading - MOST DEFINITELY NOT (for PDFs). Scientific articles are usually in column format, so to make the type large enough to see (if you are lucky) you need to rotate to landscape. This means that you have to page up/page down to access the page, which is now in three parts. So, to read one page here is what you have to do: Rotate DX, Read 1st third, page down to 2nd third, page down to final section; then page up to right column, 1st of three sections, etc. PAIN IN THE BUTT!
c) Overall access - well, mine shipped WITHOUT the 2.5 update that allows you to place documents into title folders, so it was not easy to find what was needed. Another problem, moreover, is that when dumping many .pdf documents onto the device you will NOT be able to manage them at the download point (choosing what folder to dump them in) - you have to do the folder choosing one by one, ugh.
So, in summary, the DX may be good for people who read books that are "on the market," but for PDFs and rare/scanned/non-Kindle'd books - I'd say forget it. Here are a few words about the DX off the top of my head ...
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