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 01:23 pm (UTC)As a book reader, she vastly prefers the Kindle. Vastly.
For anything else, though, the iPad is obviously better.
But yeah, for reasons similar to what Charles stated, I haven't been sold on either one. (OK, I agree on the Kindle. I think the iPad is pretty cool, but I'm cheap.)
Also, the iPad only requires a monthly fee if you spring for the 3G version.