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Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

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572 points bookofjoe | 3 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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benterix ◴[17 Oct 24 09:46 UTC] No.41867961[source]▶
I was hoping for a greater size - the standard Kindle sizes are totally unusable for users like me who mainly read PDFs.

After experimenting with larger e-ink screen sizes from other vendors I realized I also miss the snappiness of reading a real book. So in the end I settled for the cheapest 12-inch Chinese tablet I could get. Since I spend ca. 40-70 minutes a day reading, it's the best experience for me: the text is crisp, the contrast is perfect, and I can browse pages very quickly (not like in a real book, though, but the best experience so far).

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Reflecticon ◴[17 Oct 24 09:57 UTC] No.41868020[source]▶
Can you please point me to the website/device where you got that device? I'm looking for something similar but affordable.
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1. jeremycarter ◴[17 Oct 24 10:29 UTC] No.41868209[source]▶
For a similar purpose I use the TCL Nxtpaper 11. There are also a larger version.
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2. benterix ◴[17 Oct 24 12:26 UTC] No.41868999[source]▶
Can you tell me your experience? Any bad points? The bigger one looks really nice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QRVHSexJQ

But it seems something one would better test in person especially regarding the contrast/crispness of text hence my question how it works in the 11 model.

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3. jeremycarter ◴[21 Oct 24 04:48 UTC] No.41900761[source]▶
It's really just an Android tablet with some hardware and software that's there to facilitate reading and reduced eye strain. It's nothing entirely revolutionary but I find the price point to be the feature I like the most. Having spent $1000s on Galaxy Tabs over the years it's amazing the value for money the 11 model is.