ipad vs kindle: CAGE MATCH!

[rmd]

OKAY YOU OVERLY OPINIONATED INTERNET PEOPLE! CONVINCE ME! OR SOMETHING.

I need to choose a $SIGNIFICANT_MILESTONE gift for someone. iPad? or Kindle?

iPad has the advantage of doing much more - apps! widgets! other stuff!
Kindle has the advantage of not requiring a separate pay-by-the-month data plan for cell access. Plus more battery life.

thoughts?

I figure either an ipad and a small itunes store gift card (and possibly a small amazon gift card for ebooks), or a kindle and a larger amazon gift card.

Comments

[wotw]

1) After two years I still adore my Kindle.

2) One of the things I love about the Kindle is that I can
easily hold it in one hand and eat with the other. In fact,
when I hold it in one hand, my thumb hovers quite naturally
over the "next page" button, so it's easy to turn pages
without having to put down my fork.

3) I played with an iPad for a brief time. It's beautiful,
but I hated the fact that it really required two hands, both
because of its weight and because of the locations of the
navigation buttons. If you like to read while you eat, I
don't think you'll be very happy with the iPad.

[bryant]

+1 on the eating thing! It's definitely a Kindle plus.