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

[dfjdejulio.livejournal.com]

The iPad does not require a monthly fee for the 3G version unless you activate the 3G. That may sound dishonest/misleading, but that's actually the option I opted for myself.

See, the 3G plan for the iPad 3G doesn't require a contract at all. You activate it and then for a certain amount of time or data, it works. You can cancel without penalty.

I got the 3G model so that I have the option of activating it if I'm ever trapped somewhere without wifi long enough for that to be annoying, like on a trip or something. But you can use the 3G model as if it were the wifi model just fine.

I haven't been tempted to activate the 3G on mine yet. (Maybe the first time will be at the "Rally to Restore Sanity" in late October.)