Amazon Kindle Scribe review: Reading experience As is the current trend, no dedicated charger comes with the Scribe. When the time eventually comes to charge the Scribe, you can do so with the included USB (Type-A–to–Type-C) cable by plugging it into a computer or a power strip. (Neither the Pen nor the Premium Pen requires charging.) But even there, we estimate the battery would last most average readers six to eight weeks on a single charge - not at all bad given the size and composition of the screen. In our daily anecdotal observations using Amazon’s criteria, we predict those numbers to be roughly accurate.ĭuring our mixed-use testing period (with wireless networking on, as that’s the way we expect most people will use the Scribe), battery life expectedly dropped more quickly. In both cases, the time is measured with wireless off and the light set to 13 (a touch above medium brightness). Throw in writing, and things get a little murkier, with the claimed time dropping to “merely” three weeks. For reading only, the company claims 12 weeks, which puts it at the forefront of the current lineup. Amazon Kindle Scribe review: Battery LifeĪmazon promises hefty battery life on the Scribe - at least under certain conditions. Add in the advanced backlighting technology, which uses 35 LEDs to ensure evenness across the whole sccreen and features automatically adjusting brightness (though you can also set it yourself using a slider in the top-of-the-screen drop-down menu), and the ability to adjust the screen’s warmth to give the display a more amber hue. The 300ppi touch screen uses Amazon’s Paperwhite technology, which allows for ultracrisp text and more realistic contrast, which results in a considerably more pleasant reading experience than with traditional Kindles (which were and are, it should be said, totally fine for reading). Another $30 gets you the Premium Pen, which also comes standard with the 32GB ($389.99) and 64GB ($419.99) capacities and adds a couple of additional tricks to your writing arsenal (and are discussed below). The $339.99 base version of the Scribe gives you 16GB of storage space and includes the Basic Pen. Amazon Kindle Scribe at Amazon for $339.99 (opens in new tab).Amazon Kindle Scribe review: Configurations and pricing This may be the ideal e-reader for a very specific audience, but most people would likely be better served by one of Amazon’s other less-expensive - but still impressive - Kindles, many of which made our list of the best Kindles on the market. But considering the price, the product had better be airtight and the writing functionality something you can’t live without, and neither is quite the case.
It's a fun addition, and the Scribe in every other way represents the state of the e-reader art, with a strong design sensibility, a terrific and spacious screen, and the kind of well-honed usability you’d expect from Amazon.
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