Review on 6" e-book Amazon Kindle PaperWhite 2018 1440x1080, E-Ink, 8 GB, Standard Equipment, twilight blue by Janis Saikovskis ᠌

Name: 6" e-book Amazon Kindle PaperWhite 2018 1440x1080, E-Ink, 8 GB, Standard Equipment, twilight blue
Item: 6" e-book Amazon Kindle PaperWhite 2018 1440x1080, E-Ink, 8 GB, Standard Equipment, twilight blue
Rating: 4

July 04, 2023

The product did not disappoint, the quality pleases.

For me, the biggest downside is PDF reading. Kindle control has become more variable due to multi-touch, you can swipe, so the classic division of screen zones (for scrolling, calling menus, etc. ) is rather conditional. I poke to the left side in the hope of flipping back, but flipping forward is not uncommon. Despite the decently increased screen response speed, reading PDF has become a pain, especially magazines that are formatted in columns and have a non-fixed page size (not A4, but a long, long seamless "roll" the length of the entire article). Previously, by double tapping on a fragment, it was enlarged to the screen borders, that is, the desired area was somehow recognized. But on PaperWhite, it's just page turning. As long as you aim at the right area with the right magnification, you will run out of nerves. More than once you have to rewind both in the back and forward. And you can start the process from the beginning. If you try to zoom in (with two fingers) accidentally hit the URL in PDF (and there are a lot of links in magazines now), then the browser starts immediately . And how to go back? Well, to flip through the zoom mode, then you must not forget to exit. All in all, a complete disappointment. I didn’t get used to it for a week, it’s much more convenient to read from a computer. But that's not what people buy readers for, right?

In general, the device at first glance seems to be not bad, but if possible, twist it in your hands for 10 minutes before buying it: go to the settings - there are very few of them. Be aware of the limitations of the formats and see in the work those with which you will interact more often. 15 minutes is enough to understand if this device is yours or not.

Pros

As the owner of a Kindle Touch, and now also PaperWhite 2022, I can safely say that the Kindle is a classic. Build quality. The screen in the "pointing" mode on the desired section of the PDF is ated almost instantly. Delivering files to a device via a dedicated @kindle. Com box, and even with the ability to convert, is an overkill feature. Backlight - in my opinion, there can be no complaints, it is uniform and well adjusted over a wide range, with it the screen substrate is really PaperWhite. The dictionaries in the kit are a separate respect, a serious help in mastering foreign languages. Memory, if not 8GB - something free in the region of 6, but also comfortable. You can add third-party fonts to the system! Finally, the screen is one level (you no longer have to suffer because of dust and crumbs constantly falling into the slots of the screen).

Cons

Alas, there are too many of them to recognize as the market's flagship Kindle. With the increase in screen resolution, parts of even the main screen began to be difficult to read - the "main screen", "back" - are already too small and no longer clear enough. And for Amazon, the temptation to offer you its services more intrusively has increased, along with books now there are 2-3-4 more services. Audible separately, goodread separately, all sorts of Prime and similar subscriptions . It began to strain. It's not convenient to search, whatever one may say (now everything requires separate searches, and the search form is, as it were, one). The autonomy of the device in my opinion has fallen very much. The reader came with a charge of ~ 50% and a backlight brightness of 18 (by default! ). Connected to WiFi. I counted on 2 weeks of reading in such a default mode . 3-4 hours. But in fact - 3 days to full discharge. Hot buttons to turn off Wifi and backlight are not provided, which also contributes. We are saved by the airplane mode. Fully charged, let's see how long it lasts. The backlight is either off, or on a not very comfortable 8. Previously, enough for 2 weeks. This is a disaster compared to the Kindle Touch. It seems that the old clothespin-flashlight is still useful. Bluetooth is only needed to connect headphones . which you probably won't need with your Kindle. You can only listen to what is downloaded from the Audible store. At the same time, Audible does not even give a free download, it requires entering card data for a monthly trial. In dictionaries, at least online, I would like to hear transcriptions of words . but alas. Accessibility still has VoiceView, but it is only available for the English localization of the system, as far as I managed to figure it out. And here we come to the most important disadvantage of the Kindle - there are very few supported formats, this is not news, but the fact that they are getting smaller is already starting to scare (I compare it with the old Kindle Touch): MP3 support has disappeared, what was called Active Content has disappeared ( yes, yes, on Touch I had amusing games like Shuffled Row and some card games).