When Amazon launched its first coloration e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Version, final November, some individuals balked at its $280 value. We have seen it dip to $225 throughout Prime Day gross sales occasions, however Amazon has now launched a brand new lower-priced $250 Colorsoft mannequin with much less storage in addition to the “first-ever Kindle in coloration for youths.”
The 2 new fashions are, in actual fact, the identical machine however the Kindle Colorsoft Youngsters ($270) consists of one 12 months of Amazon Youngsters Plus, a two-year “worry-free” assure (Amazon will exchange it if it is broken, no questions requested) and a “kid-friendly” cowl. Whereas the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Version is provided with 32GB of storage and options wi-fi charging and an auto-adjusting entrance mild and wi-fi charging, each new fashions are outfitted with 16GB and go away off the auto-adjusting lighting and wireless-charging options. The brand new fashions have the identical adjustable heat mild because the Signature Version however it’s a must to regulate it manually (it would not auto regulate primarily based in your environmental lighting circumstances).
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The Kindle Colorsoft Youngsters is accessible for $270 with two cowl choices, together with the Fantasy cowl proven right here and a Starlight cowl.
I gave excessive marks to the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Version in my overview and most popular it to the newest Kindle Paperwhite, which was launched at across the identical time because the Colorsoft. Nevertheless, I did say that the “new, improved Kindle Paperwhite or entry-level Kindle are higher choices for most people” as a result of Colorsoft’s excessive value.
Not lengthy after the Colorsoft launched, Amazon needed to pause shipments after some early customers reported a difficulty with yellow tinging on the backside of its show. When it resumed transport the machine, Amazon famous on the Colorsoft’s product web page {that a} small variety of prospects had reported a yellow band alongside the underside of the show and requested any prospects who seen this to succeed in out to Amazon’s customer support staff for a substitute or refund. Amazon mentioned that it had had made “the suitable changes to make sure that new units is not going to expertise this challenge transferring ahead.”
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Nevertheless, a number of individuals posted unfavorable critiques of the Colorsoft, making it Amazon’s worst-rated Kindle e-reader, in line with its customers. These are the hazards of releasing a premium product that does not fairly stay as much as individuals’s expectations. Some individuals might need been anticipating an analogous coloration expertise to that of a pill with a coloration LCD. The colour E Ink show appears to be like somewhat washed out by comparability.
Additionally, it is price noting that the decision is minimize in half for coloration components on the Colorsoft. The colour decision is barely 150 pixels per inch for coloration, whereas it is 300 ppi for black and white. 150 ppi lacks some crispness, however it’s nonetheless good to see e-book covers in coloration, and having coloration brings comedian books, graphic novels and pictures extra to life. Some individuals will admire that you could additionally spotlight textual content in numerous colours such as you would with real-world highlighter pens.
