Boeye's OEM E900 reader is the Kindle DX's cheaper twin

Ever wondered what an exact replica of the Kindle DX would look like? Well, if you were thinking that it would look like an exact replica of the Kindle DX, you're a winner. You're currently checking out the Boeye E900, a 9.7-inch reader hailing from Guangdong, China. Besides the obvious lack of branding here, we're hard-pressed to spot another difference -- though we do only have the one photo. Both sport WiFi, Bluetooth, and text-to-speech, plus apparently the exact same internals as the DX, including an 825 x 1200 resolution, 3G, 128MB built-in flash memory, and a microSD card slot. We'll tell you this -- the price, at around $311, is way cheaper than Amazon's actual reader. That is however, seemingly a wholesale price as the minimum order accepted is apparently 100 pieces. Anybody need 99 fake Kindles?

[IRJ Posted Jan 15th 2010 11:35AM]

Hmm nice unit. Do they make a smaller version?

[Raikus Posted Jan 15th 2010 11:50AM]

@IRJ They make a Kindle 2 clone as well (6-inch). Techlahore reported on both of these back in November.

[aliciacolbie Posted Jan 15th 2010 9:57PM]

@Raikus I concur, although its specs: 825 x 1200 resolution, 3G, 128MB built-in flash memory, and a microSD card slot .. Are a little bit offsight with the skiff:thinnest e-reader to hit the market, weighing just over a pound and sporting an 11.5" touch screen. It will also be the first product to rely on a new technology of e-paper that uses a sheet of stainless-steel foil which can be bent. Details: http://bit.ly/skiff-reader-amazing-details

Amazon is really getting hype up, now that competition on e-readers is on the air.

[ReaperRob Posted Jan 15th 2010 11:50AM]

Is it the same software?

[Raikus Posted Jan 15th 2010 11:54AM]

@(Unverified) Different software. It does have a browser, WiFi and is DRM free (which makes sense for a cloned device).

[g1no23 Posted Jan 15th 2010 11:54AM]

If this thing turns out decent, my Kindle 2 is going up on eBay.

[frotal Posted Jan 15th 2010 11:58AM]

Since Amazon has a few patents and copyrights pertaining to both the design and the look of all their Kindles, I expect that it would be easy enough to put a ban on incoming electronics to the US.

[hmmwv Posted Jan 15th 2010 12:23PM]

@frotal AFAIK that didn't really stop other KIRFs from making it here. If it's just like what the article suggested, this one is a debranded OEM Kindle, then I'd say its quality should be okay.

[fhuband Posted Jan 15th 2010 12:06PM]

Hmmm... I have a Kindle DX, and haven't found the
Bluetooth... any suggestions?

[tmarks11 Posted Jan 15th 2010 12:23PM]

you missed the big difference... no "whispernet" 3G service. The 3G module is "optional" on this clone; lots of luck finding a carrier that will give you free data service so you can download books on the fly.

That difference really make it hard to argue that this version is a better value.

[r3loaded Posted Jan 15th 2010 12:48PM]

Is this a KIRF, or is it actually the unbranded OEM version of the Kindle DX?

[nabberuk Posted Jan 15th 2010 12:57PM]

I'm not that fussed about 3G in these anyway. I'm sure i can wait till i'm home to fill it up..... I'm a slow reader!

[Nitesh Posted Jan 15th 2010 1:22PM]

Lets all go splitsies on a batch of 100 of these.

[PeterJames Posted Jan 15th 2010 1:24PM]

"... plus apparently the exact same internals as the DX, including an 825 x 1200 resolution, 3G, 128MB built-in flash memory, and a microSD card slot"

That is not the 'exact same' as the Kindle DX - first the DX has no microSD slot, and it has 4GB of memory built-in.

[RLJSlick Posted Jan 15th 2010 1:47PM]

$311 is still way too much money for a damn ebook reader. When it get to $99 then I will get excited.

[BigD145 Posted Jan 15th 2010 1:50PM]

Hey, if it works it works.

[IRJ Posted Jan 15th 2010 2:10PM]

I want a basic ebook reader. NO 3G needed I can download via a p,c or it is has WiFi use that. And if it has WiFi how about a basic web browser?

[Precision Posted Jan 15th 2010 10:12PM]

i've wanted a Good ebook reader for a while now. the only problem i had was the fact that the only decent one from what i could see was the Kindle. and the fact that i relish my privacy and the level of control i have over a device i own pretty much meant that i am not welling to buy one from Amazon with their current way of dealing with things.

this sounds like an interesting deal. only problem is the fact that no major manufacture out there to back it.

[Abe Posted Jan 16th 2010 12:37AM]

I wish I could +1 the article just for the first two sentences.

[ainsi10 Posted Jan 16th 2010 4:43AM]

$99 is absolute maximum Im ready to pay for that thing.