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While some people reading this article will never have a desire to own a Kindle there is still a sizeable audience who love reading books – either at home, on a plane, or when sitting on a beach on vacation. The Kindle 3 is a product borne of many years research and fine tuning, and it shows, because the latest iteration is easily their best.
Being able to store upwards of 3,500 books on a single device (with 4GB storage) is certainly impressive because I always hated lugging books around with me when I was travelling. We appreciate that Amazon have been able to cut down on the size by 21 percent and they have also reduced the weight which helps aid portability. The enhanced contrast levels really help to improve legibility and long term use, especially under weaker lighting conditions.
Battery life is said to be around a month (if Wifi is disabled), and while we have not been able to thoroughly test this yet, after 10 hours with the external light turned on the battery indicator hadn't moved from 100%. Obviously using the light will reduce battery lifespan but the quality of this add-on is certainly worth the asking price, even if it is substantial (£50). 3G is a nice option to have (£149), and Amazon don't charge for connection to their servers as it is part of the additional asking price. Being able to buy a book while on the move may be appealing, but we think the standard Wi-Fi option for £109 is an incredible bargain. Buying a book across Wi-Fi is an easy route to take.
KitGuru says: Easily the best eReader on the market right now and worth every penny of the very reasonable asking price.
I have ordered the 3G version of this 2 weeks ago. still waiting on delivery 🙁
I want to get one of these for christmas now. I used to read a lot of books, but I never make the time anymore. its sad 🙁
Very good indeed. I like the interface system on this one better than the sony unit.
My friend has the DX, the V2. and its great, but I found the text a little weak. great to see them boosting the contrast with this one.
Not for me, I hate books, but it looks well developed. the kindle 2 was quite big looking, ipad size really. too cumbersome for travelling.
Nice design and you can tell its a revision 3 as they have fixed a lot of the stupid design issues.
Been interested in this product for a while, more as a gift for my father than for myself. It looks really well done. very cheap too, the sony products were released at three times this price initially.
Would love this, but I bought the V2 last month, bad move I know, but its pretty good. I am tempted though for the added contrast levels as this is the one part of it I dont like. in daylight I have to strain sometimes to read.
arrrghhh im sick of tablets! Donjt like kindles at all.
Ordered one last week in the UK. I didnt like the sony tablet review here last month as I saw it and the screen is a reflective mess. this is what I want ! thanks!
my girl has the original kindle and its time for an upgrade. Guess ill have to buy it 😉
the reviewer needs to point out that the amazon book store has over half a million books for download and that they are often only a few pounds each. the Apple store is terrible for books and they are often 4 times the price ! the stephen fry book for instance was 16 quid on itunes, and 9 dollars on amazon.
This gets my vote as gadget of 2010.
Would never leave home without mine
I already have one of these for reading PDF documentation for work. and I love it.
I need to get the light leather cover though after reading this. brilliant addition.
Id love to know a percentage of people on KitGuru who would use this. I dont think the active gaming/enthusiast audience read many books anymore. its refreshing to see these reviews here though, just not sure a high percentage appeal to this product.
I would think a lot of people read books, even still. At least I would like to hope so. food for the brain. I read a book a week. even with a busy lifestyle both in work and at home.
I received mine 4 months ago, really satified with it. Also had the kindle 2 but the screen of the kindle 3 is decent ad offers sharper and clearer text.