New Amazon Kindle Review - BWOne.com

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Published by bwonedotcom at 10/10/2011 22:31 Like

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The 2011 Amazon Kindle drops physical keyboard but still is one of the lightest and easy to use e-readers. Find out why in our review and giveaway!

Hardware & Design

The 2011 Kindle does away with the physical keyboard for a virtual but cuts down in overall size and is near paper-thin. It comes with a 6 inch e-ink display, 2 GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi for syncing your books, physical buttons for back, home, menu, and to pull up the virtual keyboard. The directional pad in the center is also your action button. On each side of the bezel there is page turning buttons. On the bottom is a micro USB port and the power button. Simplistic hardware design with a rock solid build and very pocketable.

Software and Usability

The Kindle users a simple interface and easy to read e-ink display. All of your eBooks are on the main screen and just clicking on one will open up the book and you can use the page buttons on the sides to change pages in the book. You can search through each book as well and you can make annotations and bookmark pages. You can use the Kindle store to download new eBooks, newspapers and magazines. You can rent and borrow books from your local library that supports it. Since this model is the $79 model its ad-supported with special offers at the bottom of the main page and when you kindle goes into sleep mode it will show an ad screen saver. You can get one that is not ad-supported for $109.

They have included an experimental browser which makes web pages looks like newspapers on the e-ink display.I'm not sure if it using some of the technology seen in the Amazon Silk browser for the Kindle Fire. Battery is phenomenal and what you would expect from the Kindle you can go weeks to a month without needing to charge it.

Overall

The new 2011 Kindle is what you would expect to see from Amazon in a e-reader. Its simple, straight forward and build well. The browser could be an interesting add-on when it becomes final and while a physical keyboard would be easier to type on you don't really miss it that much and with such the large display you end up wanting to touch the screen instead. The new Kindle is a no-brainer to grab at this price and quality.

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Latest comments

starlight0055, at 02/07/2013 02:53, says:
good review . you have a nice voice to. :)
MrLolguy345, at 05/16/2012 00:17, says:
dude the one ur talking about is a 3rd gen this one is a forth gen and ive never had a problem with mine. and ive had it since it first came out
MrLolguy345, at 05/15/2012 23:20, says:
can u check ur email?
John Furlong, at 05/07/2012 17:54, says:
IMHO E-Ink Kindles are a very _BAD_ and _costly_ investment, and I would strongly advise you avoid at all costs. I bought a Kindle Keyboard for the mother-in-law for Xmas a year ago. _One_week_ after the warranty expired, the top half of the screen froze, and no amount of "resetting" will clear it up. I called Amazon support, and their response was "too bad, we'll sell you a refurb for half the cost of the original" This is a KNOWN, COMMON problem; try Googling "kindle frozen screen"
ImaginaryShoe, at 04/02/2012 10:16, says:
A question: does horizontal view work also in ebooks and pdfs?
Whiteboard7, at 11/13/2011 15:21, says:
thank u for this review ... decided, Kindle Touch with wi+fi, no 3G. enjoy! :)
bwonedotcom, at 10/20/2011 00:56, says:
The Winner of Of the Giveaway is LDunk. A message has been sent to you to claim your prize. Thanks everyone!
kltjc8, at 10/18/2011 20:39, says:
awesome review. I hate that there is no 3.5mm headphone jack on it. I'll probably stick to the kindle keyboard or wait for the touch.
bwonedotcom, at 10/18/2011 04:57, says:
Thanks for all the entries. Slight delay on announcing the winner. Winner will be announced on Wed. You can still submit entries until Wed. Oct 19 12 AM EST. Thanks for your support!
NiGHTSChao689, at 10/17/2011 18:31, says:
Thank you for the awesome review.
NinaSauraus, at 10/16/2011 18:03, says:
Awesome Review dude! Hope I get Chosen :) Keep on filming- NinaSauraus
Arimimochi, at 10/16/2011 18:27, says:
Great review. I want it badly. Regards :)
catarata17, at 10/16/2011 15:22, says:
Thanks for your review. I've never owned a Kindle, so I was curious about how to change the font size and navigation and ads.
bullseye2100, at 10/16/2011 15:30, says:
Fine to try and promote BWONE
Dualpicks, at 10/16/2011 04:53, says:
The Idea that you should expect this is quite accurate, still, this looks quite lucrative considering the battery for my nook wifi is dead.
coolboy1490, at 10/15/2011 19:35, says:
Hey, i subscibed u have some really good reviews and i wish i had a Kindle my family can't afford one because we pay a lot of bills and we only have 300 dollars to spend on food and emergencies. Im not telling u to give it to me. But it will be nice to have a kindle so i can read because we dont normally have books so, if u give it to someone else then it will be okay. Im not begging to u to give me it. But it will be nice to win it. :)
ordinarythings, at 10/15/2011 16:14, says:
I've not interested in this model until I watched your review. Clear and informative review :D
KalaKyle, at 10/15/2011 07:47, says:
good review. I'll probably wait for the kindle touch though for the touch keyboard. It'll come in handy for school. hope to see you do a review on that too.
Ada O, at 10/14/2011 21:00, says:
please i really want this
Lokiavanger, at 10/14/2011 14:27, says:
Nice review, I was really worried about the ads being obtrusive, but they do not seem so. Might pick one up if I dont win. :)
dimisimple, at 10/14/2011 12:02, says:
i finally saw web browsing on a kindle, considering it's e-ink, looks pretty good
John Yoo, at 10/14/2011 02:48, says:
Thanks ahead of time for the kindle! You guys are awesome
Slizzard73, at 10/14/2011 01:16, says:
I would really like this kindle!
Billy Murphy, at 10/14/2011 00:06, says:
Amazing video!
ItMightBeCody, at 10/13/2011 22:06, says:
Great review. If the Touch's features didn't seem so attractive, I'd probably go for this version. Though I'd never object to receiving a free one. If you know what I'm saying.