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Comparison Chart: Kindle vs Sony vs Nook vs jetBook

January 15th, 2010 | Author: admin


Make	Amazon	Amazon	Sony	Sony	Barnes & Noble	Ectaco
Model	Kindle 2	Kindle DX	Reader Daily	PRS-600	Nook	jetBook
Screen size	6”	9.7”	7"	6”	6" plus a 3.5" color LCD screen	5"
Screen Technology	E Ink Vizplex	E Ink Vizplex	E Ink Vizplex	E Ink Vizplex	E Ink Vizplex	high contrast TFT display
Grayscales	16	16	16	8	16	n/a
Adjustable Font Sizes	6	6	5	5	5	6
Resolution	600 x 800 pixels	1200 by 824 pixels	600 × 1024 pixels	800 x 600 pixels	800 x 600 pixels	640 x 480 pixels
Touch Screen	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no
Unit Size	8" x 5.3" x 0.36"	10.4" x 7.2"x 0.38"	8.2" x 4.8" x 0.4"	6.9" x 4.8" x 0.4"	7.7" x 4.9" x 0.50"	6" x 4.3" x 0.5"
Weight	10.2 oz.	18.9 oz	10.0 oz	10.1 oz	11.2 oz.	7.5 oz
Wireless	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Connectivity	US-wide cellular free data signal, also USB 2.0 cable	US-wide cellular free data signal, also USB 2.0 cable	Sony CONNECT via 3G	USB 2.0 cable	AT&T’s 3G Wireless Network or on Wi-Fi.	USB 2.0 cable
Web Browser	yes	yes	no	no	no
Memory	2 GB not expandable	4 GB not expandable	2GB expandable via Memory Stick and SD	380MB	no	112MB built in flash-memory + supports SD cards to 16GB
Book Capacity	1500	3500	1500+ with extra memory	350	1500+ with extra memory	1000+ more with SD card
Battery	2 weeks	2 weeks	7,500 pages (2 weeks)	7,500 pages (2 weeks)	10 days	read about 11,500 pages with a single charge
Power	Li-ion 1530mAh	Li-ion 1530mAh	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion
Audio	headphone jack and speakers	headphone jack and speakers	headphone jack	headphone jack	headphone jack and speakers	headphone and speaker jack
Text to Speech	yes	yes	no	no	no	no
Input Device	Keyboard and Directional Pad	Keyboard	Touchscreen	Touchscreen	Touchscreen	Keys
Supported Formats	Kindle (AZW), TXT, Audible, MP3, MOBI, PRC,PDF, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP	Kindle (AZW), PDF, TXT, Audible, MP3, MOBI, PRC, HTML, DOC, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP	BBeB (LRF/LRX), PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, MP3, AAC	ePub, PDF, JPEG, BBeB, RTF, TXT	ePub, “multiple DRM solutions,” PDF	TXT, PDF, FB2, JPG, ePub, MOBI, PRC, RTF
Content Available	350,000+ books newspaper, magazine, blog subscriptions	350,000+ books newspaper, magazine, blog subscriptions Google public domain books can be download by converting files to Kindle supported format	100,000+ books One million public domain books via Google* Participating local library rentals* *not available over 3G	100,000+ books One million public domain books via Google* Participating local library rentals* *not available over 3G	750,000+ books “Users can purchase books, newspapers or magazines from a wide variety of sources”* *not available over 3G unless purchased through built-in bookstore	“Users can purchase books, newspapers or magazines from a wide variety of sources”* One million public domain books via Google*
Some Other Features	Amazon pays for the wireless connectivity for Kindle so there are no monthly wireless bills, Bookmarks, annotations, dictionary, Wikipedia, search, audiobooks, iPhone sync	Amazon pays for the wireless connectivity for Kindle so there are no monthly wireless bills, Bookmarks, annotations, dictionary, Wikipedia, search, audiobooks, iPhone sync	3G wireless access (through AT&T) which enables computer-free access to the Sony eBookstore. Display can be oriented horizontally, enabling a landscape style mode	Highlighting, annotation, dictionary, handwritten notes with included stylus Replaces the discontinued PRS-700	There is no charge for your nook’s wireless features. You do not need a contract, mp3 player Sample ebooks, mark up pages, lend ebooks	pre-loaded with the CIA World Factbook collection of books pre-installed MP3 player pre-installed dictionaries
Available	now	now	now	now	now	now
MSRP	$259	$489	$399	$299	$259	$180

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