Alright, So I used to be greatly against e-readers because I prefer to have an actual book in my hands. But as the economy worsened and my precious Borders closed down *sniffle* I decided maybe an e-reader would be more convient in the long run. Plus, I'm going off to college next year so if I buy anymore books there won't be any room for me in a dorm and I also like all of the apps and Wi-Fi capability.
So for my 18th birthday (Nov. 29th, woot!), my parents decided to get me the new Kindle Fire (Nov. 15 release). I think it looks amazing, but I'm worried that it will strain my eyes really bad because it's not using E-Ink, it's using Vibrant Color LCD. So my question for all you out there is should I be worried about this? I am always on my laptop so I'm used to the bright screen and it doesn't really bother me, but I just want to see what other people have to say. So post your comments below & also check out the comparison of all the Kindle's from the Amazon website :)
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Wi-Fi |
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Millions of books, newspapers, magazines, games, and docs | Millions of books, newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, games, and docs | Millions of books, newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, games, and docs | Millions of books, newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, games, and docs | 18 million movies, TV shows, apps, games, songs, books, newspapers, audiobooks, magazines, and docs | |||||||
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Experimental browser | Experimental browser | Experimental browser | Experimental browser | Amazon Silk cloud-accelerated browser | |||||||
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6" E Ink Pearl | 6" E Ink Pearl | 6" E Ink Pearl | 9.7" E Ink Pearl | 7" Vibrant Color IPS | |||||||
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1 month | 2 months | 2 months | 3 weeks | 8 hours continuous reading or 7.5 hours video playback | |||||||
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2GB for 1,400 books | 4GB for 3,000 books | 4GB for 3,500 books | 4GB for 3,500 books | 8GB for 80 apps plus either 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books | |||||||
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Free for all Amazon content | Free for all Amazon content | Free for all Amazon content | Free for all Amazon content | Free for all Amazon content | |||||||
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6.5" x 4.5" x 0.34" | 6.8" x 4.7" x 0.40" | 7.5" x 4.8" x 0.34" | 10.4" x 7.2" x 0.38" | 7.5" x 4.7" x 0.45" | |||||||
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5.98 ounces |
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5-way controller | multi-touch | keyboard | keyboard | multi-touch |
Hi, I just purchased a kindle myself
ReplyDeletehttp://creationsesmeralda.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-kindle.html
I didn't know though that they had another one coming up, looks like we don't get same deals over here in UK!!!
So mine is E-ink and I love it, it's like reading a real book - as far as your eyes are concerned!!!
I love the real feel of a book but it's so convenient to be able to walk around with very light e-book!!