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With all due respect, it's still e-ink, and I'm still going to pass. Waiting on full color Pixel Qi or Moorestown displays.]]>Aug 9th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Why the need for color? It's not like books are printed in different color ink.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/They're called text books and people who like to learn read them.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/aka students]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
Granted it will have a battery life of hours instead of days. I think someone is coming out with a tablet later this year with pixel Qi, but it is about $750.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
students like to learn? not many of them, based on my 30 years as a professor.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/What student ever reads a chemistry or biology book cover to cover? At most they use them as references and flip to a certain page, and at best they don't use them at all, instead referring directly to the instructor's hand-outs and powerpoint slides, which is what they should do.]]>Aug 9th 2010 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
Problem with the iPad is it may as well be invisible in sunlight. Having both a Kindle 2 and an iPad I still prefer the Kindle for heavy ready by far. Not only does it work well in brightly lit areas, it's much more comfortable for reading blocks of text over long periods than the iPad's LCD. Plus, the Kindle kills it in battery life. However, if you're only a light reader I can certainly see the appeal of a multi-function device like the iPad. ]]>Aug 9th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
That's nice. Why don't you make learning more fun? Encourage students to find solutions to problems in different ways? ]]>Aug 9th 2010 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/That's like saying buy an actual file cabinet instead of using a database. It doesn't address portability, and accessibility which are obviously the major concerns. Also, a textbook isn't going to be cramped on the Kindle DX because the ebook version* is formatted for multiple screen sizes. ]]>Aug 9th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/am still going for this over the ipad because i dont want to burn my eyes because of a pretty bright retina display !!!]]>Aug 9th 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Now now... don't be aggressive with the guy... he has a point as not all the printed media is black and white. If you get an e-ink color display then you can go for a whole different media like magazines, comics and more. Most newspapers are now printed in color too.
Considering the highest use in paper is not printing books but magazines, you will help the planet way more by replacing all that by a color display.
]]>Aug 9th 2010 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
hahaha... fool... textbooks are huge, bulky, and cost about 150 bucks each... they, in many ways, are the reason for the kindle's existence. we might need color... or an iPad.]]>Aug 9th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 10th 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 10th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
I actually like the Nook better due to it's second screen, but I've already bought tons of books through Kindle (Android app + netbook) so I'm not sure which e-reader to go with.

I think I want this one.

Thanks for the great review.]]>Aug 9th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
The B&N iPhone app doesn't sync your reading progress either so if you go back and forth between your nook and the app then you're in for a world of hurt. Kindle syncing works as it should across all their apps and Kindle.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/"It's odd to me that the Nook is able to keep up with the new displays Amazon is throwing into the Kindles via software update."

The larger the screen, the slower the refresh. Therefore, the nook is still slower since it has a smaller screen.]]>Aug 9th 2010 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
The market is evolving beyond simple 'grey scale' e-ink displays, no matter how really nice they are.]]>Aug 9th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/if you're hoping for a color display that will last 1+ weeks, keep hoping. The E-ink display is what makes this device viable as an e-book reader]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
As an avid reader, and the owner of both a Kindle and a Nook, I appreciate what e-ink displays can accomplish, but Pixel IQ looks to offer the best of both world with very few compromises.

We'll See Soon Enough...]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
Now for a tablet type device that happens to have an e-reader app, that's a different story.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
That's certainly one 'position', but when companies are asking nearly US 400.00 for their e-readers, customer expectations of 'convergence' increase dramatically, and Amazon does little to thwart such notions when they actually integrate web-browsing capabilities in devices like the Kindle DX.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
... as for your claim that no one feels, "That book was interesting, but, it would have been better if the print was in color.", all that does is that lead one to believe that you've never used you eReader to share a bedtime story with your child.

Note: Fairytale illustrations in grey-scale just don't cut it with a 3 year old - LOL!]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
There's a reason they still sell dedicated wristwatches and cameras despite the fact that our phones serve the same functions. Sometimes, doing something well is worth more than doing a lot of things poorly.]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
"but Pixel IQ looks to offer the best of both world with very few compromises."

Personally, I think the Pixel QI is a let down in terms of e-readers. Did you see that Engadget review a couple of weeks ago where the installed it in a netbook? At one point in the video they put it next to a cheap e-reader and the e-reader was vastly superior in clarity (they were outside). That sort of killed my excitement about Pixel QI being an good replacement for E-ink.]]>Aug 9th 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
I love the e-ink display on my Kindle 2. I'm not sure what you mean by the market is "evolving beyond" the tech.]]>Aug 9th 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 10th 2010 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/_>]]>Aug 10th 2010 5:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
I've never understood the point of the DX. I can see it for textbooks, but until e-ink catches up with color and a touchscreen, I can't imagine wanting a textbook in this format.

I love the new Kindle. I have a white Kindle 2 that I have no intention of upgrading (and I adore it), but that new graphite one makes me jealous.]]>Aug 9th 2010 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/]]>Aug 9th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
Do you really think the prices are set arbitrarily?]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
Its difficult to identify which Kindles are used for deviant literature requiring destruction, there are very few of them compared to the stacks we used to raid from each home, they don't burn easily, and even when you DO get them ignited you feel like passing out from the fumes.

Unacceptable. ]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/
You'd be helping out the environment!]]>Aug 9th 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://xkcd.com/750/]]>Aug 9th 2010 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/amazon-kindle-dx-graphite-review/Aug 9th 2010 4:06PM