You won't have a hard time finding a Kindle DX review if you search, but you will get some mixed results. The Kindle is the most popular handheld ebook reader on the market and as such it has to appeal to a wide variety of people, something which is nearly impossible. While many complaints are due to personal experiences which are fairly uncommon, such as a 12 hour battery not lasting long enough for someone used to transatlantic flights, you will find some valid concerns. While many people may not feel these concerns will affect them, it is still important to address all of them. When you are buying a 500-dollar piece of technology, you want to make sure you know exactly what you are getting.

It is easy to go over the pros of the DX. While it would take too much time to go over everything the Kindle has to offer, you can be sure that it lives up to its promises. Everything the Kindle DX says it does, it does very well. The enormous screen is plenty big enough and the e-ink feature makes it easy to read. Even the most avid readers would be hard-pressed to fill the 3,500 book capacity. The rotating screen is excellent for reading your newspaper subscriptions or even for kid's books with lots of big pictures. The ergonomic design is an improvement as well, making the DX easier to handle.

But there are still issues, many of which aren't exactly the fault of the device. The biggest complaint that many users have is the DRM (digital rights  management) that Amazon has chosen to use. DRM is widely considered an outdated practice of material protection and unfortunately limits the kinds of  documents you can use on your Kindle DX. You are forced to buy from Amazon and you may find that many of your reader files will not work.

And if you have a lot of reading material, you will struggle to search through it as the organizational limits of the DX are imposing. If you do manage to fill up that 3,500 book capacity, you may spend most of you time filtering through it looking for the book you want to read. And it is impossible to discuss the DX without mentioning the price. At nearly 500 dollars, many people just cannot afford to buy one.

All that taken into account, it’s time to take a step back and consider if the Kindle DX is worth having. True, it is one of the most pricey gadgets around given the fact that it’s more of a hobby gadget than necessity, but the features that also come with it as an ebook reading device certainly can’t be easily dismissed. It may have its share of flaws which are quite off-putting for some, but these flaws do not affect 100% of buyers. The bottom line is, the Kindle DX may not be for everyone just yet, but for most of those privileged to own one, their purchase was worth the price.

Olan Butler - Technology Specialist - Computer Services