Which e-book reader is best? Stiftung Warentest has tested ten models © manufacturer / assembler. Stern.de
E ine whole library at 200 grams: E-book reader, digital reading device for books, are booming in Germany . Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite was one of the bestsellers of the shopping giant past holiday season. However, an association of German companies, Amazon increasingly Paroli: By Tolino Shine the alliance of Hugendubel, plan, Buch.de, Bertelsmann Club, telecom Page Place, Thalia and the world has brought the hitherto probably worst adversary of the Kindle on the market. Since the fall of 2013 is of two e-book readers a new, improved model on the shelves of the dealers: The Kindle Paperwhite 2 and the Tolino Shine 2 But which is better? Stiftung Warentest has compared eight reading devices – and finds a clear winner
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Amazon remains on the throne
the top spot again proves Amazon Kindle Paperwhite: The reader receives the only one with a score of 1.5, the predicate “Very Good”. He has, according to the testers the best display, the best contrast and most uniform backlight. Unlike old models can also be read in the dark without light, thanks to the lighting.
For the operation, see the testers praised: The Kindle opens books very quickly and is best to use. Only in terms of software, there are minuses: books are exclusively in the Amazon Store. To borrow electronic books from lending libraries is not possible with a Kindle. The popular eBook format ePub is not supported, a microSD slot for expanding the memory, it is not. Price for the Kindle: 129 Euro
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Tolino obtained by leaps and bounds to
Hot on the heels is the new Tolino Shine 2: 100 euros, it is significantly cheaper and convinces with a similarly good display as Amazon’s White Paper. Only in dark ambient light of Tolino is slightly weaker, according Warentest. The screen has been optimized compared to its predecessor again, also the device is faster than the first model.
Since the firmware update to version 1.3 dominates the Tolino Shine and the cloud sync: Well, the libraries more Tolino bookstores are linked together on a Tolino reader, even the reading stand remembers the device . Previously this was only possible with the book shop where the product was purchased. Quite as smoothly as the Amazon counterpart but does not work the synchronization: Reads a user in the morning on the way to work a book in the Kindle app on the smartphone, he can read the book in the evening on the Kindle Paperwhite seamlessly in the same place. The test result of Tolino Shine 2: 1.7 (“good”)
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In third place ends up with an overall rating of 1.9 (“good”) the Kobo aura. With 149 euros it is comparatively expensive. The e-book reader stands out with a less narrow design of the competition. The picture quality is about on par with the Kindle and Tolino in the battery life he performs better.
comic fans to grab Tablet
Last place lands of Pyrus 2 Led by Trekstor (Rating: 3.6). With 80 Euros, it is significantly cheaper than other e-book readers, but he has the only e-book reader of Warentest portfolios not have a touchscreen. The device is operated with keys. In addition, the Trekstor According Warentest coincided with software problems to negative, frequent reboots clouded reading pleasure. An update brought no improvement.
Only conditionally recommendable is the PocketBook Color Lux: Only 239 euros for the first reader with color screen (Rating: 2.7) is relatively expensive, the extra cost of 110 euro compared to the Kindle’s not worth it loud Warentest . The screen colors are dull, the writing blurred. For text-heavy Fiction magazine normal e-book reader recommends, fans of comics and magazines are better off with a tablet. An overview of best Tablets available here.
The full test can be found for a fee at http://www.test.de/e-book-reader.
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