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the refresh rate on the latest kindle is pretty impressive. It has wifi and descent refresh rate as well as a usbc port. amazon could easily add a dock that le

the refresh rate on the latest kindle is pretty impressive. It has wifi and descent refresh rate as well as a usbc port. amazon could easily add a dock that lets you turn it into a distraction free writing device. Hell they could just add some software that lets you connect it to a existing usbc keyboard for the same purpose.

myself248 4y ago
You could also do this easily on that $60 laptop or any chromebook just by running an editor full-screen in kiosk mode. For some reason, this obvious answer is not preferred by anyone pursuing this bizarre line of thought.
- floren 4y ago
  "I'll really be able to buckle down and write GOOD stuff, just as soon as I get that new [pen/laptop/$600 digital typewriter]" is not an uncommon line of thought among wannabe writers. Compare with amateur photographers who spend most of their time obsessing over gear on forums instead of just taking pictures.
  - cultofmetatron 4y ago
    The photography thing hits home. I see all these people obsessing over prime lenses because "thats what pros use." Better to to be out taking photos with a phone camera than oggling 1k+ glass. Personally I use the nikon 24-200mm. purists may scoff a the use of such a big zoom and a relatively high fstop but its small enough to always be in my baga and flexible enough to cover a large range of uses.
    - caconym_ 4y ago
      There's a time and a place for everything. Maybe I'm just an image quality freak, but the only zoom lens I've ever owned that I actually enjoy using and like the pictures from is big, heavy, and as expensive as several nice primes put together. I'd recommend a 35mm-equivalent prime or similar to anybody who is sick of the limitations of their kit lens (assuming they went that route, as most seem to), unless they're mostly taking pictures of sports or wildlife or similar. What about people who don't care about tack-sharp images? 10+ years ago, I probably would have said they should buy a nice point-and-shoot with a versatile zoom rather than lugging a cheapo DSLR and zoom lens around. Today, I'd say they should just take pictures with their phone. In 2022, I think the segment of people who don't really care that much about image quality but still have a good reason to carry around a dedicated picture-taking device is small and rapidly shrinking.
- cartesius13 4y ago
  E-ink display though >You could also do this easily on that $60 laptop or any chromebook You couldn't because these devices don't have an e-ink screen. This would be the entire point of having a kindle as a writing device. Otherwise you would be correct
  - jfim 4y ago
    It's too bad that transflective displays didn't pan out, the OLPC display was perfectly workable and worked well outdoors too. It would be the ideal kind of display for such a device, which doesn't really need high resolution.
- coffeefirst 4y ago
  Yep. If this is about writing, shut off your wifi, open Word/iAWriter/Google Docs/Ulysses/it doesn't matter just quit messing with the font. If it's about aesthetics—if you want to light candles and put on an old jazz recording and feel like you're a postwar novelist living in Paris—that's totally fine too, you can pick up a real typewriter for under $100. E-Ink is amazing for ebooks, but I'm not sure what the appeal of this low-tech/high-tech thing is, especially given the price.

myself248 4y ago

You could also do this easily on that $60 laptop or any chromebook just by running an editor full-screen in kiosk mode. For some reason, this obvious answer is not preferred by anyone pursuing this bizarre line of thought.

floren 4y ago
"I'll really be able to buckle down and write GOOD stuff, just as soon as I get that new [pen/laptop/$600 digital typewriter]" is not an uncommon line of thought among wannabe writers. Compare with amateur photographers who spend most of their time obsessing over gear on forums instead of just taking pictures.
- cultofmetatron 4y ago
  The photography thing hits home. I see all these people obsessing over prime lenses because "thats what pros use." Better to to be out taking photos with a phone camera than oggling 1k+ glass. Personally I use the nikon 24-200mm. purists may scoff a the use of such a big zoom and a relatively high fstop but its small enough to always be in my baga and flexible enough to cover a large range of uses.
  - caconym_ 4y ago
    There's a time and a place for everything. Maybe I'm just an image quality freak, but the only zoom lens I've ever owned that I actually enjoy using and like the pictures from is big, heavy, and as expensive as several nice primes put together. I'd recommend a 35mm-equivalent prime or similar to anybody who is sick of the limitations of their kit lens (assuming they went that route, as most seem to), unless they're mostly taking pictures of sports or wildlife or similar. What about people who don't care about tack-sharp images? 10+ years ago, I probably would have said they should buy a nice point-and-shoot with a versatile zoom rather than lugging a cheapo DSLR and zoom lens around. Today, I'd say they should just take pictures with their phone. In 2022, I think the segment of people who don't really care that much about image quality but still have a good reason to carry around a dedicated picture-taking device is small and rapidly shrinking.
cartesius13 4y ago
E-ink display though >You could also do this easily on that $60 laptop or any chromebook You couldn't because these devices don't have an e-ink screen. This would be the entire point of having a kindle as a writing device. Otherwise you would be correct
- jfim 4y ago
  It's too bad that transflective displays didn't pan out, the OLPC display was perfectly workable and worked well outdoors too. It would be the ideal kind of display for such a device, which doesn't really need high resolution.
coffeefirst 4y ago
Yep. If this is about writing, shut off your wifi, open Word/iAWriter/Google Docs/Ulysses/it doesn't matter just quit messing with the font. If it's about aesthetics—if you want to light candles and put on an old jazz recording and feel like you're a postwar novelist living in Paris—that's totally fine too, you can pick up a real typewriter for under $100. E-Ink is amazing for ebooks, but I'm not sure what the appeal of this low-tech/high-tech thing is, especially given the price.