Umbuzo waphakade osihlasela sonke lapho uthenga i-eReader imodeli okufanele siyikhethe. Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi i-Kindle ilawula imakethe ngezizathu eziningi, kunezinye izinhlobo eziningi okufanele zicatshangelwe ezingasinikeza ezinye izinzuzo ezithakazelisayo. Kulesi sihloko sizobhekana nenye yezinkinga ezenzeka kakhulu: I-Kobo vs. Kindle.
Lawa madivaysi amabili athengiswa kakhulu eSpain. Phakathi kwalaba ababili babala cishe i-80% yemakethe, ishiya ezinye izinhlobo ngemuva. Ingxenye enhle yempumelelo yayo ingenxa yokuzibophezela okucacile kwekhwalithi kubo bobabili, nakuba esimweni se-Amazon kungenxa yamandla okuba nesiteji esinamandla njenge-Amazon ngemuva kwayo.
Ukuzama ukumemezela okukodwa kwalezi zinketho ezimbili njengenombolo yokuqala, okokuqala sizobuyekeza abafundi be-e bebanga le-Kobo, nezici zabo eziyinhloko, izinzuzo kanye nokubi. Bese sizokwenza okufanayo nge-Kindles. Ngalesi siqhathaniso singathola ezethu iziphetho.
I-Kobo: izici eziyinhloko
Izifundi zokuqala ezivela kumkhiqizi waseCanada u-Kobo zabona ukukhanya kosuku ngo-2010. Kusukela lapho azizange ziyeke ukuvela, ezihlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa okusha. Okwamanje inikeza amamodeli amane avelele: Nia (unyaka ka-2020), Upondo 2, I-HD ecacile (2021) kanye nemodeli yakamuva U-Ellipse, yavela ngawo lo nyaka.
El UKobo Elipsa, inkanyezi yobubanzi, inesikrini esithintwayo esikhulu esingu-10,3-intshi, uxhumano lwe-WiFi, okokufaka kwe-USB-C nebhethri elihlala amasonto. Ikuvumela ukuthi udlale ama-audiobooks futhi inesikhala esikhulu sokugcina esingu-32 GB. Isebenza nge-1,8 GHz multicore processor. Isisindo sayo singama-383 amagremu.
Inketho elula yi- I-Kobo Clara HD, ilula (inesisindo esingamagremu angu-167 kuphela) futhi inesikrini esincane esingamayintshi angu-6 kuphela. Isebenzisa uxhumano lwe-micro-USB futhi inememori engu-8 GB.
Izizathu zokukhetha i-Kobo
Empini ye-Kobo vs. Kindle, ukukhetha inketho yokuqala kusho uchungechunge lwezinzuzo abafundi abavamile be-e-book abazazisa kakhulu:
- Ifomethi ye-EPUB. Iphuzu elibalulekile futhi, ezimweni eziningi, eliwujuqu. Izifundi ze-Kobo zisekela le fomethi yamahhala neyendawo yonke, esetshenziswa iningi labahlinzeki be-inthanethi be-e-book.*
- Isikrini E Incwadi kayinki, ebhekwa njengenye yekhwalithi ephezulu kakhulu emakethe. Isikhathi sokuphendula sishesha kakhulu, kuyilapho isilinganiso sokuqhathanisa singcono.
- Isihlungi sokukhanya okwesibhakabhaka. Ngenxa yobuchwepheshe be-ComfortLight Pro, obukhona kuwo wonke amamodeli amanje, ukukhanya okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okuvela esikrinini kuyahlungwa, okusho ukuvikeleka okwengeziwe kwamehlo ethu. Noma ubani ochitha amahora amaningi efunda uyokwazisa ngaphezu kwanoma ubani.
- ukulalela ama-audiobooks ngaphandle kwesidingo sokusebenzisa noma iyiphi i-adaptha.
- amanothi abhalwe ngesandla ngokusebenzisa Stylus, nakuba kungenzeka kutholakale kuphela kumamodeli athile.
- Ukusekela. I-Kobo inikeza ukwesekwa kwamadivayisi amadala kakhulu.
(*) Ngaphezu kwalokho, singasebenzisa isofthiwe ye-Caliber ukuze siguqule ama-eBooks asuke kufomethi ye-ePub abe I-KePub, ifomethi yomdabu ka-Kobo. Ngokwenza lokhu, isipiliyoni sokufunda siba ngcono kakhulu.
Kindle: izici eziyinhloko
Uma ungabaza i-Kobo vs Kindle, izikhathi eziningi udumo nokuduma kwabafundi be-e-book base-Amazon kuyabakhona. I-Kindle iwumkhiqizo ongadingi singeniso. Ebangeni layo lamanje, amanye amamodeli athile ayagqama, njenge Paperwhite, eya emakethe ngo-2015 noma egujwa kakhulu Oasis, okuthile kwakamuva.
El I-Kindle Paperwhite Isinika isikrini sokuthinta esingu-6,8-intshi kanye nokukhanya okufudumele okulungisekayo. Futhi inkumbulo engu-32 GB. Uxhumano lwe-WiFi nebhethri elinamandla lokushaja okungenantambo elingahlala amasonto ayi-10. Inesisindo esingu-207 amagremu futhi inikeza i-IPX8 ukumelana namanzi.
Thenga i-Kindle Oasis eReader ku-Amazon.
Ngokwengxenye yayo, i I-Oasis yomusa inesikrini esithintwayo esikhudlwana (7 amayintshi) kanye nesistimu ye-backlight enenzwa yokukhanya ezilawulayo. Inikeza izinketho ezahlukene zememori kusukela ku-8GB kuya ku-32GB. Impilo yebhethri lakho ayibalwa ngamaviki, kodwa ngezinyanga. Ayinamanzi futhi isisindo sayo singamagremu angu-188.
Izizathu zokukhetha i-Kindle
I-Kindle ingumfundi wezincwadi ze-elekthronikhi owaziwa kakhulu, nakuba kungalokothi kube buhlungu ukukhumbula izimfanelo zayo ezinhle:
- Ama-Amazon Prime. Ngokubhalisela isevisi ye-premium ye-Amazon, noma yimuphi umfundi uzoba nenani elikhulu lezihloko anazo. Izigidi zezihloko namahora angapheli okufunda.
- Inani elihle lemali. I-Kindle ihlale iyinketho eshibhile kunezinye, kodwa ngesiqinisekiso sokuthi ikhwalithi ayiphazamiseki.
- usayizi omningi ohlangene. I-Kindle ayivamisile ukuya kumafomethi esikrini esikhulu noma kumadivayisi asinda kakhulu. Umqondo uwukunikeza i-ereader elula, elawulekayo futhi okulula ukuyihambisa.
- isihlungi esiphikisayo. Isici esivelele se-Kindle isikrini sayo esinokugqama okuphezulu, esiklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukufunda ngaphandle kokuxhopha, ngisho nalapho kukhanya kwelanga elikhanyayo. Cishe isipiliyoni sokufunda esifanayo njengencwadi yephepha.
- Izici ezingeziwe: ukudwebela, amanothi, isichazamazwi... U-Kindle wayeyingqalabutho ekusetshenzisweni kwalezi zinto ezengeziwe futhi usaqhubeka nokuba nguyena ozilawula kangcono kumfundi.
Futhi i-eReader engcono kakhulu…
Ngalo lonke ulwazi olusetafuleni, sekuyisikhathi sokuphendula umbuzo obuziwe: Kobo vs Kindle: yikuphi okungcono? Njengenjwayelo, isinqumo sokugcina sizoncika kakhulu ekuthandeni nasezidingweni zethu, kodwa ukuqhathanisa kuzosisiza ukuba sikhethe:
Ngokuvamile, I-Kobo iphakeme kune-Kindle ngokuya ngamafomethi asekelwayo. Masikhumbule ukuthi i-Kindle ingafunda kuphela ama-ebook anefomethi yawo ye-AZW3 (kanye neyangaphambilini, i-MOBI). Kuyiqiniso ukuthi isiguquli sohlobo lwe-Caliber singasetshenziswa ukuze sidlulisele izincwadi zethu zedijithali kulawa mafomethi, kodwa akulula neze.
Uma sikhuluma ngekhwalithi, into ihlala ikuthayi. I-Kobo inama-ereaders anezikrini ezinkulu, kuyilapho inqubomgomo yezohwebo ye-Kindle igxile kumadivayisi ahlangene kakhulu. Futhi ekunikezweni kwama-audiobook kanye nekhwalithi yesikrini, zombili izinketho zisezingeni.
Ngokuqondene nentengo, into enesisindo esiqondile kubathengi abaningi, I-Kindle ishibhile ngokusobala, nakuba ngaphandle kokubandlulula izinga elinikezwayo.
Sekukonke, kusinikeza isimo sokulinganisela okukhulu. Isinqumo sihlala sisemoyeni, sisezandleni zomfundi ngamunye nalokho akuthandayo nalokho akuthandayo.