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Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279 (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I still have an old Kindle and it still gets months of battery life. I occasionally read comics so this may get me to upgrade.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (19 children)

There were already multiple such devices from competitors on the market last year.

Personal fazit: they lose in almost every area against a cheap tablet.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (18 children)

Except for the screen

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Especially the screen, unless your only plans for the device involve lots and lots of static text. eInk has improved tremendously over recent years, but it still has a long way to go before it starts replacing LCDs and OLEDs.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

it still has a long way to go before it starts replacing LCDs and OLEDs.

I really don't think it's even trying to fill the same niche. No eReader is attempting to sell you Netflix. It's just an entirely different device.

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