After making the Kindle 2 available for Philippine customers last October, Amazon is now ready to add the bigger 9.7″ Kindle DX to that list.
Aside from the larger screen (9.7″ on the Kindle DX vs. 6″ on the Kindle 2 ), the DX also has bigger capacity with up to 3,500 books (4GB built-in storage). The device also has an auto-rotating display so you can position it horizontally while reading.
Of course, there’s the price difference — $489 — almost twice the price of the Kindle 2.
Amazon is accepting pre-orders now and will start shipping the Kindle DX on Janaury 19, 2009. Check out the order page here.
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Who the hell would want the DX? I would prefer to buy Kindle 2.
if you guys know where can i find it, pls help me..coz i will give it to my niece as a bday gift..even if she has a bone morrow cancer, it doesnt stop her from reading..she adores reading..and ill do anything to make her happy even though she has only a year to live..sana po matulugan nyo ako sa simple pero nakaimportante kong problema..thank you ver much
can anyone help me where to buy charger for my kindle? i cant use it. it was given to me by my friend without charger or even an earphone..pls help me guys…thanks
no problem. i knew it when i called amazon for technical assistance. i bet you can spot a signal in q.c. or in manila city proper. its a little inconvenient though it will pay back.
here’s the amazon kindle international wireless map:
http://client0.cellmaps.com/tabs.html#cellmaps_intl_tab
search for Philippines and see if your location has a signal for 3g.
thanks, john. still can’t find any signal but will keep trying. how did you figure out the alt 311 bit?
since i got just the unit i also have to find a micro usb connector so right now i can’t even load that way!
frustrating!
that’s great.
to change the signal to GPRS:
click menu on the side> go to settings
once there, make sure your wireless is on. then click alt (on the keyboard) then type 311.
just wait while it searches signal then choose smart gprs…then wait.
the signal bar should turn black and not white/gray. the only way to have it deregistered is to actually connect via 3g or gprs…sometimes there’s a signal here in q.c. and sometimes none. but i’m sure manila city has connectivity as it says in the amazon map of 3g coverage.
Hi — I received the Kindly DX as a gift (without the box or charger) but since I’ve been able to turn it on, I haven’t gotten any signal at all. I’m in Makati and there’s supposed to be good signal here. Any ideas on how I can reset it?
@John – how do you switch it to gprs?
its door to door, depending on the shipping method…the fastest one is fedex, the 2-3 week delivery is dhl.
i forgot about the customs tax, but when you order at amazon i think kasama na doon sa computation ang tax.
@ John: Does Amazon deliver the gadget through the post office or do they use a private courier service delivering directly at home? Did you have to pay for customs tax? I really hate picking up packages from the post office because of the sleazy people waiting for a bit of palm-greasing, if you know what I mean.
486USD, hindi pa kasama ang shipping.
@john, purchase mo ba kindle mo online? magkano inabot?
no problem. convenient lang kasi ang kindle, using it for my research work…although i suggest you also check the latest e-book readers.
what makes the kindle stand out is yung wide available books sa amazon which wala sa ibang readers.
hit us back when you get one!
@john big thanks, i’m also from QC timog area, sana malakas ang coverage ng amazon dito
before you buy make sure na covered yung city mo sa coverage ng amazon sa pinas. dito q.c. fairview minsan gumagana if i set the kindle dx to gprs..minsan gumagana ang 3G pero 2x ko lang naranasan mag 3g connect sa kindle.
pag gprs, madalang at mahina ang connection. most of the time i can’t connect. its just the signal. but i think if you are in manila proper malakas na ang 3g signal or makati.
downloading books is fast and nice. no need to wait for long delivery…convenient mag dala.
i’m planning to buy this kindle, @ john, mahirap ba ang signal? how it works wireless especially downloading ebook from amazon?
the reason why i like the kindle is because amazon has a wide range of books with it.
i’ve been enjoying the kindle these days,helping me with my writing and research work. However, yuga, can you help me with the signal i have with kindle dx?
there’s a problem here in q.c. i can’t connect to the network even if it is international. it says in amazon that q.c. is included in the gprs signal coverage with smart but i just cant seem to connect to amazon. however, sometimes, i can but it just disappears.
Hello everyone. I just got to this site.
The following comparison might help. But of course, all is to his/her own opinion.
Kindle 2.0 or Sony Reader PRS-700BC Review:
http://www.speedreaderxreview.com/kindle-2-0-vs-sony-reader-prs-700bc-comparison
Have a nice day…
@iamupset: i know but I am waiting for the next-gen ereaders to have that functionality. I own a netbook but my company restricts me from bringing it in the facility. And to clarify, I don’t want to do a presentation using an eReader but I want to attend one with the presentation in it so I don’t need to have one-time use print outs.
Generally my gadgets lasts me for 5 years or so. My phones lasts me 3 years except the two I lost to shady elements. Offset that with the amount of reading material I go through each year and I can easily devour a mini-forest each year, even after considering the recycling efforts that my household observes. :)
ciao!
by this time next year, Kindle would be a thing of the past, replaced by tablet pc’s/laptops with multi-touch, kinetic scrolling and accelerometer capabilities and more..
@Erin: i don’t think there are that many people who use Kindle to do presentations. besides, most laptops/netbooks nowadays really don’t weigh that much. as for the real dead tree reading material — it’s called recycling. around 70% of books nowadays are made from recylced paper. Whereas obsolete technology are now becoming a huge environmental problem since they are not exactly made from biodegradeable materials.