Chart: Reading is a beautiful and relaxing pastime, but it’s not exactly portable, especially if you’re a commuter. If you don’t like lugging dozens of paperbacks around, why not consider an e-reader? Here are the five best e-readers available in Australia as of July 16, 2015.
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Gizmodo includes scores (out of 100) on Australian reviews: full ‘How We Rate’ info is available here. That scoring is reflected in this chart, along with scores from a selection of other leading tech sites. In doing so, our goal is to make this meta-chart as useful as possible to you.
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There are a lot of e-readers from a lot of budget brands available in Australia, but if you want a reliable and high-end one then your best bet is to pick from the stable of either Amazon — whose Kindle empire is unmatched — or Kobo — which has the backing of Japan’s largest e-commerce site Rakuten. It’s no surprise, then, that our top five list is comprised of three different Kindles and two Kobo e-readers, based solely on their aggregate scores from five different review websites including Gizmodo Australia.
Note: We’ve not included pricing in the table as this can change regularly, and differs between various telco plans. Use the Dick Smith links to get a guide to current costs.
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2015) |
Amazon Kindle Voyage |
Kobo Aura H2O |
Kobo Aura |
Amazon Kindle Touch |
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Scoring Panel | |||||
Gizmodo Australia 85 |
Gizmodo Australia 80 |
Gizmodo Australia 85 |
Gizmodo Australia N/A |
Gizmodo Australia 85 |
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TechRadar 90 |
TechRadar 90 |
TechRadar 80 |
TechRadar N/A |
TechRadar 80 |
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The Verge 90 |
The Verge 91 |
The Verge 87 |
The Verge 85 |
The Verge 78 |
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Wired 90 |
Wired 90 |
Wired N/A |
Wired N/A |
Wired 84 |
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Engadget 93 |
Engadget 94 |
Engadget N/A |
Engadget 82 |
Engadget 84 |
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Key Specs | |||||
Screen | 6-inch, 300dpi |
6-inch, 300dpi |
6.8-inch, 265dpi |
6-inch, 212dpi |
6-inch, 167dpi |
Front-Lighting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Weight | 206g | 180g | 232g | 174g | 170g |
Storage | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Battery | 6 weeks | 6 weeks | 8 weeks | 8 weeks | 4 weeks |