I have only been using it for a few days but replaced anot...her old kindle with this even older kindle because of large screen and good reviews. At first I thought it was not working but I live in a cellphone dead spot and had to take it with me in the car to get cellular connectivity. ( I did not realize that it didn’t connect to WiFi without cell towers). Anyway, it works! It came in a great case, and I added a book light. Easy to read not as bulky and heavy as I feared. Battery life is much better since it has WiFi off anyway, so it’s just as well.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a great reader that... Amazon no longer sells. It is running Linux underneath, so it can be unlocked to be a general-purpose computer, except that the battery lasts a month! Good: • the eInk is very easy on battery power, unlike lighted displays. • the eInk display is also much easier on the eyes than lighted displays. • the large display is easier on older eyes — and PDF files — than other readers. • FREE 3G! So you can use this on the Internet virtually anywhere (see below). • the physical keyboard, while nothing to write home about compared to REAL keyboards, is much easier to use than an on-screen virtual keyboard. Bad: • no touch screen; all manipulation is via joystick and buttons. This is the main reason I docked it a star. • the included "experimental" web browser no longer works, due to security updates. You must go to user support sites to download a working browser. Dock'd one star. • no lighting, which is handy for low-light situations.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
...Normally I wouldn't write a review on this product as it IS a great e-reader (though it is not portable nor does it offer the new touch interface that Amazon's other e-readers offer. I am writing because I just happened upon a listing whereby the person listing is continually referring to the Kindle DX as being a tablet PC. It is neither a tablet, nor is it a PC. It CAN offer VERY BASIC access to websites (Wikapedia being the primary one), but there is no outgoing or incoming USB ports. There IS a charging port (micro USB) and you can use a micro USB to a USB 2.0 cord to hook it up to your computer, but this function is solely to upload Audio content or photographs. Otherwise, there is NO WAY to upload audiobooks or music. (Only WI-FI Kindles will allow you to get Audible books downloaded directly, etc.. Neither are there any audio inputs on the DX. There is an headphone output jack and that is it. Nothing more than that. The person is completely misrepresenting this otherwise great e-reader. It is most similar to the Kindle 3, now called the Kindle Keyboard. I had purchased the white, original DX via eBay and it stopped working 3 weeks after I had it. I thought I had gotten a wonderful deal being that it was also offered with an Oberon DX cover. Amazon allows for a product replacement, but it was to the tune of $150.00. Outside of the seller's misrepresenting this Kindle e-reader, my only frustration with it is that it does not offer any easy way to send audible books to it. The speech synthesis is quite good, but if you want to but an audiobook on it, you have to download the audiobook to your computer and then hook the Kindle DX up to your computer and then transfer files. It is cumbersome, and I don't understand why Amazon didn't simply leave it with Wi-Fi and no 3G as it has done with its other Kindle e-readers and Fire "Tablet".
I've bought this e-read...er only for its big screen (9.7") because I often need to view pdf and scans at full screen: it's impossible to have a good vision zooming only a part of the file. Obviously common e-book vision (mobi, prc, ...) is great, because of the very large screen. Also I've choosen this item, instead of a common tablet, for it's very low reflection on the screen. It's a bit expensive, but it's the only one of its category in commerce. I have some problems with wi-fi connection outside U.S. because it connects only via 3G. I spent additional money for customs tax: shipping U.S. - Italy it's not free. I would buy it again, but not from U.S.!
The nicest thing about this is the large size for reading doc...uments. When you turn the device sideways it changes the format for reading right side up and even resizes the letters for even larger apearance when reading sideways. Great for reading large pdf documents with ease. the smaller kindle has a better keyboard and works quiker with conecting online. I like to use the kindle dx and the kindle type together. the kindle type is better for playing games, Although the card games work better on the dx because of the size.
