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| View Poll Results: Which Kindle to buy? | |||
| Basic 6" Kindle....... $139 |
   
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10 | 58.82% |
| Basic 6" Kindle with 3G... $189 |
  
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5 | 29.41% |
| Premium 9.7" Kindle with 3G.... $379 |
  
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2 | 11.76% |
| Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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03-28-2011, 12:01 AM
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anyone have or use a Kindle?
my eyes are too poor to enjoy reading regular sized printed text from books, there are really a very limited number of LARGE print books that could hold my interest and so it's looking like a Kindle is in my future. I'd like to know your opinion if you've used one or if a close friend/family member has one they've told you about. which model to buy: Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology..... $139.00 Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology..... $189.00 Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 9.7" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology..... $379.00 with over 850,000 books on Kindle I'll be buying one for sure. I'm more inclined to buy the cheaper model as wtf would I need the 3G for? just overseas travel? does size really matter? I suppose I'd have a few more lines per Kindle page on the DX model but is that worth an extra $240? |
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03-28-2011, 12:07 AM
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I've been interested in these since I first saw them advertised months ago. I didn't realize there were so many books already added to the "library". Never seen one up close but I think it'd be worth giving a shot.
3G would be useful if you plan on reading anywhere but home connected to your Wi-Fi, students, people at work, etc. Thanks for reminding me I need to pick one up =D. One question, do you have to buy the "books", or once you get a Kindle you can read everything for free?
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03-28-2011, 12:14 AM
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3G enables you to view websites, download books, etc. when you can't connect to a wifi signal.
My wife has the $189 version. She loves it.
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03-28-2011, 12:17 AM
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There's a lady i work with who got one a kindle. (I haven't seen it myself) She says shes a big time reader. But once the ipad came out she sold her's and got the ipad and said she doesn't regret it one bit. If you were really considering the higher price model you listed. I'd say why not get the ipad, give you some more options other than just reading.
Good-luck!!!
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03-28-2011, 12:58 AM
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If you get a kindle, you only need the base model. It is so easy to find a wi-fi connection, the 3g isn't needed.
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03-28-2011, 01:01 AM
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Agreed. I bought my wife the base model and she loves it and uses it WAY more then i expected.
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03-28-2011, 02:03 AM
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I use kindle pc app and read on my laptop or netbook
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03-28-2011, 02:31 AM
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S4L A Kindle is for sure in my and the wife's future maybe two of them one apiece. But I still have to wear my glasses to read it, I need magnifiers, readers get em at wally world. work great, I've had to use them to years. Still got to get a Kindle or two I love to read. And
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