ipad vs kindle: CAGE MATCH!
Sep. 21st, 2010 09:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rmdOKAY 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.
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.
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Date: 2010-09-22 03:11 am (UTC)iPad. If you're giving a gift especially. Has the "wow" factor. Giving a Kindle would be like giving socks. Yeah they're useful, yes they can be pretty, but at the end of the day they're still socks.
Look at how many places are using iPads as prizes or premiums. iPads are aspirational.
I personally wouldn't buy either one though. Hate the iPad walled garden. Hate the Kindle DRM.
[ETA have a friend who is an avid ebook consumer, who has a Kindle and an iPad. Prefers the iPad]