Amazon Kindle DX Reviews: What Actual Kindle Buyers Are Saying

You won't have a hard time finding a review of the Amazon Kindle DX if you search, but you will get some mixed results. The Kindle is the most popular ebook reader on the market and as such it has to appeal to a wide variety of people, something which is nearly impossible. While many complaints are due to personal experiences which are fairly uncommon, such as a 12 hour battery not lasting long enough for someone used to transatlantic flights, you will find some valid concerns. While many people may not feel these concerns will affect them, it is still important to address all of them. When you are buying a $500 piece of technology, you want to make sure you know exactly what you are getting.List down the advantages of the DX and you'll find yourself with a rather long list. The hype surrounding it during its release had some basis after all. First, the Kindle DX sports a huge screen with an auto-rotate feature, and natively supports PDF documents. All these make for a great device for reading newspapers, illustration-heavy books, tables, charts, and maps. Its 4GB of hard drive is large enough for your entire library and then some. The DX also has the sleek design of the Kindle 2 but with a much improved look and feel, and better placement of buttons.But there are still issues, many of which aren't exactly the fault of the device. The biggest complaint that many users have is the DRM (digital rights management) that Amazon has chosen to use. DRM is widely considered an outdated practice of material protection and unfortunately limits the kinds of documents you can use on your Kindle DX. You are forced to buy from Amazon and you may find that many of your reader files will not work. And if you have a lot of reading material, you will struggle to search through it as the organizational limits of the DX are imposing. If you do manage to fill up that 3,500 book capacity, you may spend most of you time filtering through it looking for the book you want to read. And it is impossible to discuss the DX without mentioning the price. At nearly $500, many people just cannot afford to buy one.All that taken into account, it's time to take a step back and consider if the Kindle DX is worth having. True, it is one of the most expensive gadgets around given the fact that it's more of a hobby gadget than necessity, but the features that also come with it as an ebook reading device certainly can't be easily dismissed. It may have its share of flaws which are quite off-putting for some, but these flaws do not affect 100% of buyers. The bottom line is, the Kindle DX may not be for everyone just yet, but for most of those privileged to own one, their purchase was worth the price.Read the full Amazon Kindle DX Review & see it in action! Drop by our site to see a video tour of the Kindle DX and judge for yourself if it's the right portable ebook reader for you!