Kindle 4 vs. Kindle 3 - Page Turning Speed and Refresh Rate

[corneliu9d]

I have the K3 and the K4. It doesn't matter to me which is faster, as long as it's fast enough to not bother me while reading. Both of them turn the page much faster than a real book, so it's fine.

[DrIshaq98]

compare the two models

[banzie74]

Can on browse internet over WiFi on both models ? If yes, can you do a comparison of the 2 models ?

[techhead287]

Could you compare them both playing videos?

[ThePyrogenica]

Got both. As a hardware engineer, ran some lab tests and the older version of K3 firmware was slower only because the processor (cpu) is servicing a gsm module

The latest version of Kindle Keyboard (3) firmware is actually faster.

[TheMisantrop09]

@silverskills1 Why would you even want to do that? i mean , its not like you could watch videos with it...

[canadagoose4ever]

You were NOT hitting the keys on each Kindle at the exact same time. It's evident from your video if you would just review it yourself. I've seen a number of demonstrations now and the K4 is definitely faster than the Keyboard Kindle.

[gamerguy263]

you do notice with the kindle 4 as it only refreshes (flashes black) every 5-6 pages.

[MsIwannaSing]

im sooo pumped to get my kindle on my bday. shipping will get it here ON my bday!!!!!!!!! so pumped im shaky. JK!! feelsm like im that excited though. im getting a kindle keyboard. i dont really like the layout of the kindle 4.i like the keyboard better because i think it will be easier to manuver..... sory if i sound like a retard.

[mikara112]

@MsIwannaSing you should have got the kindle fire

[DrNGoc86]

the new kindle is faster and there is no black screen on any page turn. isn't that big difference but this makes reading a way more fluent and enjoyable.

[ArianeQube]

@DrNGoc86 it gets a black screen once every 5 page turns, you can actually see it in the video.

[DrNGoc86]

@ArianeQube

Yes, just what I said.

[astarothgr]

kindle 3 user here.

i've been using the thing for a year now. The amount of materials that I've read in this last year is just phenomenal. The refresh thing never bothered me and you get used to that.

Really a great device.

[wladosu]

@astarothgr what about PDF's?

is it easy to read them or?

[gamerguy263]

@wladosu If the PDF is writing only I would recommend changing the screen position landscape as it is much easier to read them that way.

[Fuchur84]

@astarothgr I really dont know why people bother about that soo much... Ever read a book? You have to turn the page there too and it takes longer than the kindle needs to flip the page...

[BBnose]

it just a little faster

[Antphoneigh]

whay happens when you hold the page turn buttons? Does it flick through the pages quickly?

[morscow1]

how is the on screen keyboard for the new kindle?

[iheartconeing24]

the kindle 4 is faster by a little

[pettycur]

Page turning as fast as the blink of an eye perhaps, but that blink is very irritating and off-putting. I don't think I could put up with it!

[lewys258]

@pettycur they cut the speed on the kindle 4 buy refreshing the e-ink display every 6 page turns compared to the kindle keyboard where it refreshes after every page. the black flash is the page refresh by the way. i have kindle keyboard and i love it and the refresh does not any me, its faster than actually turning a page in a book anyways :D

[pettycur]

@lewys258 Thanks for your feedback! In fact I've been trying to convince my wife to go for the Kindle. Up until now it hasn't been possible to see a K here in France but we were in Scotland this summer and she had a look at one. Her reaction was that the refresh cycle was what would stop her from using one. I suppose she'd have to buy one, have a try, and send it back if she really couldn't put up with it. Maybe that's what I'll try that approach!

Thanks again.

[limafilho27]

4th gen kindles are good, but the physical keyboard feature will be missed on non-touch versions. All in all, I just love my kindle 3. And I wouldn`t trade it for a non-keyboard version with a microsecond faster page turn. I assume that the virtual keyboard on Kindle touch will work good and I might get that one. Plus, the 3g feature is just too good to be ignored.

[sdsbhatia]

hey

thanks for this video

appreciate it.

i too think the speeds are quite comparable.

pretty much the same.

[turnermic17]

Kindle 4 seemed faster than 3 at the beginning because it went straight to the page and didn't have the black screen until the last example. Plus how is battery life? I know it went down to one month but they confused me with them saying they got it from 30 minute reading tests, so does mean its still the same just half as long because a month is still a long time. It looks very tempting to get