What's this? Overall score is in performance order, based on display readability, e-reader versatility, performance, page turn, navigation and file versatility. The displayed score is out of a total of 100 points.
Price range:
$139.00 - $199.00
Summary:A 6-inch e-book reader with a monochrome Pearl E-Ink display . It comes with 4GB of memory. It uses buttons for navigation and has both cellular 3G and Wi-Fi for buying e-books.
About - Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3G with Special Offers
The Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3G with Special Offers is a 6-inch e-book reader with a monochrome Pearl E-Ink display . It comes with 4GB of memory. It uses buttons for navigation. It has 3G cellular service, included at no additional charge, for buying ebooks and 802.11g Wi-Fi for buying ebooks and surfing the web.
The Kindle Keyboard 3G with Special Offers measures 7.4 inches high by 4.8 inches wide by 0.4 inches thick and weighs 8.2 ounces. It comes with a 12-month warranty on parts and labor.
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About This Brand
Amazon's virtual online store opened in July 1995 and continues to grow. Its first piece of hardware, the Kindle, was released in November 2007. The Kindle now has a variety of e-reader e-ink offerings that include Wi-Fi and/or Wi-Fi and 3G, with or without a touch screen, with or without a light, different sized screens, and with and without "special offers" models that have limited time offers and ads on the screen savers. Amazon also makes tablets: the Kindle Fire and the Kindle Fire HD, which are Wi-Fi only and/or Wi-Fi and 4G LCD color devices for music, books, movies, games, and more, and come in a choice of 2 screen sizes and more (see tablets).
Features & Specs - Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3G with Special Offers
E-book store Lists e-book stores that the e-reader can access and directly buy e-books from.
E-book store
Amazon
DRM e-book formats Lists e-book formats with DRM (Digital Rights Management) the e-reader supports. Those formats are Adobe PDF, Amazon (AZW), EPUB, and Mobipocket (MOBI, PRC).
DRM e-book formats
AZW
Unsecured e-book formats Lists e-book formats with no DRM (Digital Rights Management) the e-reader supports. Those formats are Adobe PDF, Audible Enhanced (AAX), Audible (AA), BBeB Book (LRF, LRS, LRX), EPUB, FictionBook (FB2), Microsoft Reader (LIT), Mobipocket unprotected books (MOBI, PRC), and Rocket e-book (rb).
Unsecured e-book formats
AZW, MOBI, PDF, PRC
Library loaning Indicates if the reader can read any of the e-book formats available from public libraries. They are typically DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected EPUB, Adobe PDF, and Mobipocket formats.
Library loaning
Yes
Other document formats Lists other e-book and document types the e-reader supports. Those formats are rich text format (RTF), text (TXT), Word 2003 and previous (DOC) and Word 2007 (DOCX).
Other document formats
DOC, DOCX, HTML, RTF, TXT
3G carrier This is the cell phone service provider that enables the 3G capabilities of those e-readers that have it. Check in your area to see if you get 3G coverage from the e-reader's cellular service provider or you may get very slow e-book download times or no over the air download capabilities at all.
3G carrier
AT&T
Wi-Fi Cell-phone data networks--even those designated as "3G broadband" --are much slower than the broadband Internet connections many people have at home. Some e-readers have a built-in Wi-Fi radio that allows them faster e-book download times and Internet access via home networks and Wi-Fi hotspots. Wi-Fi- is the name for a medium-range (150 feet) wireless connectivity standard, officially known as IEEE 802.11. Wi-Fi enables secure networking of many electronic devices. 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz radio-frequency band, and provides data throughput of about 5 Mbps. 802.11a operates above 5 GHz, and has about five times the throughput, over a somewhat smaller radius. 802.11g combines the speed of 802.11a with the range of 802.11b, so is preferred for most users. 802.11n is the newest version of the standard, released as a draft in mid-2007 and ratified in 2010. It provides data throughput of 25-60Mbps.
Wi-Fi
Yes
Internal memory (GB) Also called onboard or built-in memory. The amount of internal memory to store e-books, music and photos that comes with the e-reader. Some e-readers have additional memory slots into which removable media such as Secure Digital and Memory Stick cards can be inserted to expand storage capacity.
I like using the side buttons and keyboard rather than touching a screen. The buttons are straight-forward and very easy to use. The size and weight are good for mobility.<br />I don't like the fact that the background is grey instead of white, making it more difficult to read (for me). The size of the fonts can be changed, which is good. I like reading a single page at a time.<br />I like using Amazon's Cloud rather than WiFi. Very easy, quick, and smooth to download material.<br />Actually, I like the Kindle for PC better because it is larger and brighter.<br />Instructions are clear, and I was able to use the Kindle without any problems.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
By Peggy
from Sun City, CA
(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
I love my Kindle 3G WiFi
12/19/2011
Pros
Best Ever
Cons
none
Best Uses
audio
Games
Reading
Comment:
So far I find nothing bad with my Kindle 3G WiFi. Am amazed at the ease of use. I use to for book and games. Have not tried magazines and newspapers yet. Downloading is really fast. Best present that I have ever given myself.
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
By Chris the fun lady
from Layton, UT
(22 of 22 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
Love it!
8/17/2011
Pros
Download quick and easy
Fits easily in purse
Fun games available
Text Easy To Read
Cons
Need a light for night
Best Uses
Great for travel
Lunch break saver
Comment:
Travel a lot and would always have to buy a new book at the airport. Now I have hundreds of books available at all time. Great for traveling as it is small enough to fit easily in purse or bag. Gave one as a thank you gift and then decided she loved it so much I needed one also. My son has one and it is fun to exchange books. Now my husband has asked for one for his birthday! He has seen how much I have enjoyed and how great it is when we travel places.
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