eBook Reader from one year to gain new followers. And no wonder – not tire the eyes when reading, and consume them, you can not only books, but also newspapers or articles from the internet. The undisputed king of the readers is Amazon, which has been producing more and better equipment. But the Kindle 8. generation is not any better than its predecessor – quite the contrary, in many ways it is worse. So what if it’s the cheapest Kindle, which has so far hit the market.
Appearance and performance
At first glance, the Kindle 8 does not come with high-end readers. The housing is made entirely of lightweight plastic. The whole weighs 161 grams. Built-in Memory of the new Kindle is 4 GB and just a few thousand books. Amazon readers are generally available in either 3G or WiFi. In this model, the US company has put on maximum simplicity and produced only model with WiFi. Kindle is the first model 8 years, which is available in two colors: black and white. I fell for testing model white. And though after years of black readers appreciate diversity, it is better to buy the black version. Why? Therefore, the plastic casing is a little rough (to have a good lie in the hand), so you can catch those which dirtier fingerprints.
Kindle, a new battery must be capable of withstanding a single charge up to several weeks. But everything depends on how often you use the device – I read a lot, so I tested the Kindle discharged after approx. 10 days.
Display
The display, by default, has a 6 “diagonal. The screen resolution is 800 x 600 pixels. The best and most expensive kindle’u offered by Amazon, model Oasis, the screen resolution is 1448 x 1072 pixels. The difference can be seen, but in tact reading it ceases to be so Important.
The display is made in the course of e-paper. And that means, among other things, that does not emit their own light and therefore easy on the eyes when reading. The screen is black and white, and behaving like ordinary paper. In contrast, more recent models readers Amazon, Kindle 8 is not illuminated display. It uses for infrared sensor, so the screen can be operated even when wearing gloves.
Maintenance
The new 8-generation Kindle is operated completely by touch. The only button which is located on the housing is a button off / sleep. If you have not had so far Amazon readers, but you have eg. A smartphone or tablet, the service will be fully intuitive. Scrolling gesture to the left rolls the paper in the front, scrolling gesture to the right – back. Clicking on the top of the screen will trigger menu.
What is important – Kindle 8, like previous models, there is no menu in Polish.
Read
As in practice reading at the cheapest reader Amazon so far? Well – because of the lack of backlight you have to remember about the external light source (or simply a glass). It will be difficult to read in the means of communication, ie, buses, trains, airplanes, where we can not always count on good lighting. The device itself works fine – pages refresh smoothly, kindle not “muses” and hangs.
Price
And now perhaps the nicest feature of the new Kindle 8. generation. In the German Amazon reader that without advertising costs 79.99 euros. In terms of buck is approx. 350 PLN (delivery is free).
Who is the new Kindle?
The new Kindle may appeal to the people who have so far insisted on reading paper books and did not want to spend big money on experiments with readers. It can appeal to the pupils or students.
People who already have to deal with readers surely will be missing backlight.
Joanna Sosnowska
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