哪一個是最好的背光式電紙書?
隨著sony退出電紙書市場,巴諾書店(Barnes and Noble)在英國推出新的Nook Glowlight電紙書,將和Kindle Paperwhite一較高下。
兩種商品的價格相差20英鎊,你愿意多花點錢買paperwhite還是買Glowlight(低于100英鎊的電紙書)拿去度假?
我們將會比較這兩種電紙書以決出哪一個是最好的。
設計方面的比拼
Kindle Paperwhite:206g,塑料外殼,并且是軟觸摸背部
Nook GlowLight:175g,塑料外殼,并且是軟觸摸背部和硅制的外邊
從尺寸考慮的話,想從兩者之間挑選出最好的是比較困難的。作為一件廉價電紙書,兩件產品幾乎有著相同的尺寸,盡管其中的一件當然可能更薄,它們握在手里都非常的輕。比起Ppaerwhite矩形的外觀設計,Glowlight則選擇了更凸顯曲線美的外觀設計,但是兩者都有一個軟觸摸背部,所以二者在提供更長的閱讀時間上不相上下。
這兩種電紙書產品都不能像翻實體書那樣的翻轉頁面,并且不能擴充內存,所以你只有通過觸摸屏來翻轉頁面,并且通過已有的內置內存來儲存你的所有的電紙書,雜志和報紙。
兩種電紙書之中,擁有全黑塑膠外觀設計的Paperwhite看起來似乎更美觀一些。
Glowlight 的全白塑膠和硅的外邊看起來有一點俗氣。并且橡膠的外邊感覺就快要脫離機身一樣。Paperwhite放在背包里很多天也不容易弄臟,而白色的Glowlight則正好相反。
勝者:Kindle Paperwhite
屏幕方面的比拼
Kindle Paperwhite:6英寸758*1024的Carte電紙書顯示屏和221外圍設備接口。
Nook Glowlight:6英寸75881024的電子墨珍珠顯示屏和221外圍設備接口。
這兩種產品從規格上來看是同等的,當你把兩種產品疊放在一起時仍有一些能讓人引起注意的些微的差別。
就Glowlight 來說,做到和Paperwhite同等尺寸的顯示屏和glowlight的前身機比起來是一個重大的進步并且之前機子上出現的“重影”效果也已被消除。盡管運用在Paperwhite上的Carta電子墨顯示屏試圖提高它的對比效果,讓文本看起來比上一代的Paperwhite 看起來更黑。當你把這兩種產品的屏幕放在一起對比的時候,你會發現亞馬遜出品的電子書看起來對比感更強,并且可以通過更精確的白色背景來創造出更有平衡感的顯示效果。
并不需要花太長的時間來區別兩種產品的屏幕觸摸效果。Paperwhite會用到更通常使用的電容性顯示頻,而Glowlight則采用了紅外線技術,因此Glowlight在機器的敏感度和反應時間方面就會有點慢。當然,這并不會破壞閱讀體驗,但是Ppaperwhite卻在這方面做得更好。
勝者:Kindle Paperwhite
儲存量和連通性方面的較量
Kindle Paperwhite:免費的云儲存空間,1G內存,可儲存1000本書,3G和wifi網絡。
Nook Glowlight:免費的云儲存空間,2G內存,可儲存2000本書,wifi網絡。
勝者:雙方持平
由此可以得出Kindle Paperwhite在綜合性能上勝出,你多花出的一些錢是值得的。
Which is the best backlit eReader?
As Sony pulls out of the eReader business, Barnes and Noble brings the new Nook GlowLight to the UK to take on the Kindle Paperwhite.
With a £20 difference between the two, do you get more for your money with the Paperwhite or is the GlowLight the sub-£100 ebook reader to take on holiday?
We compare the two to find out which one is best.
Kindle Paperwhite vs Nook GlowLight: Design
Kindle Paperwhite: 206g, Plastic with soft touch back
Nook GlowLight: 175g, Plastic with soft touch back and silicon trim
Dimensions-wise, there's very little to choose between the two. Both are roughly the same size as a small paperback book - though much thinner of course - and are extremely light to hold in the hand. The Glowlight does opt for a more curvaceous look compared to the Paperwhite’s rectangular design but both have a soft touch back. So they are equally equipped for those longer reading sessions.
There's no physical page turning or expandable memory on either reader so you are relying on the touchscreen to get around and internal storage to store all of your ebooks, magazines and newspapers.
The Kindlewhite with its all black tablet-inspired design is the better-looking of the two ebook readers. The GlowLight's all-white with silicon trim is a little bit tacky and as we mentioned in our GlowLight review, the rubber trim can come away from the body. It's an ebook reader that doesn't take long to get grubby when it's been in a bag for a couple of days as well.
Winner: Kindle Paperwhite
Kindle Paperwhite vs Nook GlowLight: Screen
Kindle Paperwhite: 6-inch 758 x 1024 Paperwhite Carta e-paper display, 212 PPI
Nook GlowLight: 6-inch 758 x 1024 E-Ink Pearl display, 212 PPI
The two displays are identical in the specs department but there's some subtle differences that are more noticeable when you line up the two eReaders next to each other.
For the GlowLight, the move to a Paperwhite-equalling display is a big improvement on its predecessor and the 'Ghosting' that the previously model suffered from has been eliminated. The new Carta E-ink screen on the Paperwhite, though, aims to improve contrast and to make text appear blacker than the last gen Paperwhite. When you compare it to the GlowLight, those blacks do look more impressive on the Amazon eReader as do the more accurate white backgrounds to create a more balance display.
It doesn't take long to notice the difference in touchscreen performance either. While the Paperwhite uses a more commonly used capacitive display, the GlowLight uses infrared technology. The responsiveness and reaction to screen interactions is a little slower on the Nook GlowLight. It won't ruin the eReading experience altogether but it could definitely be better.
Winner: Kindle Paperwhite
Kindle Paperwhite vs Nook GlowLight: Storage and Connectivity
Kindle Paperwhite: Free cloud storage, 1GB for 1,000 books, 3G and Wi-Fi options
NOOK GlowLight: Free cloud storage, 2GB for 2,000 books, Wi-Fi option
Winner: Tie
This is a comprehensive victory for the Kindle Paperwhite,and the Kindle is still way out on top and is worth spending that extra money for.