Pros: great screen, really looks like paper, I enjoyed reading on it. It is roomy, plenty of potential. The wispernet blew my mind: no setup needed, the device came pre-programed for me, it worked without a glitch, books and newspapers appeared into the device like magic. PDFs look great. Great battery life. The five-way controller is surprisingly good for pointing & clicking. Web browser is not bad.
Cons: I could not create folders in the desktop: assuming you fill the device with 3,500 books, you'll have to scroll through all of them. Absurd! I even tried to create folders via my computer but they did not show on the desktop. The screen is clearly large enough to show two side-by-side pages (landscape orientation) but this option does not exist. All the books have the same font, same page format. But the deal breaker for me was this: I paid to get the large screen (DX) so that I could read the newspaper. I assume it would look like PressReader or Olive Software, i.e. a paper-like image with clickable articles. Instead, I got a string of articles that look like emails. I got no pleasure reading them, did not even recognize this as my newspaper.
Bottom line: great hardware, great connection but the poor operating system takes all the pleasure away from reading on it. I returned the device after two days.Get more detail about Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 9.7" Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation.
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