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Yeah - it's a big iPod. yawn As an instant-on, full-page web browser, it's far more useful than a netbook, but it's pretty underwhelming for everything else.

by ryandvm 17y ago

Yeah - it's a big iPod. yawn As an instant-on, full-page web browser, it's far more useful than a netbook, but it's pretty underwhelming for everything else. With shorter battery life, greater cost, and more eyestrain than the Kindle, I doubt it will have much impact on the e-reader market.

lliiffee 17y ago
Fast page refresh makes it potentially very attractive for things like textbooks where you need to skim around. For linear novel reading, I'd think a Kindle is much better.
ericd 17y ago
How many do you think are going to look at the Kindle at $250-500 and then the iPad at $500 and choose the single-purpose-does-one-thing-somewhat-better device? If Amazon dropped the price to sub-$100, I think they'd sell them by the boatload, but at current price points... nah.
- borism 17y ago
  $500 is still twice $250, and at twice the weight of e-reader... I'm not compelled, especially with iPhone OS and App store limitations.
  - ericd 17y ago
    $250 is still a big chunk of change for a lot of people I know, and they're not that compelled by something that just handles books. Yes, many big readers will still choose the dedicated device. My argument is that this steals a big part of its thunder. And the majority of the general populace doesn't give two hoots about iPhone OS and App store limitations. You and I might, but I wasn't talking about technophiles - my mom has no idea that the restrictions even exist. She's just pleased as punch about how easy it is to use.
    - coliveira 17y ago
      The kindle will have apps too in the near future.
- ryandvm 17y ago
  At 24 ounces, the iPad is a brick. There's no way you can comfortably hold that thing like a book for more than 30 minutes. No wonder Ives has arms like a prison guard. Like I said, it's a fine netbook killer (though I think the segment was killing itself). But there is no way this thing is taking market share from the e-books.
  - ericd 17y ago
    I don't think it's going to impact the decision of people who care more about reading than anything else, but I think this will steal a large portion of more casual readers that would have gotten the kindle. It's a bit heavier than the average book, but it's by no means a brick. This claims that it puts it at roughly the 75th percentile of books in terms of weight: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_1_book_weigh http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_1_book_weigh

by ryandvm 17y ago

lliiffee 17y ago

Fast page refresh makes it potentially very attractive for things like textbooks where you need to skim around. For linear novel reading, I'd think a Kindle is much better.

ericd 17y ago

How many do you think are going to look at the Kindle at $250-500 and then the iPad at $500 and choose the single-purpose-does-one-thing-somewhat-better device? If Amazon dropped the price to sub-$100, I think they'd sell them by the boatload, but at current price points... nah.

borism 17y ago
$500 is still twice $250, and at twice the weight of e-reader... I'm not compelled, especially with iPhone OS and App store limitations.
- ericd 17y ago
  $250 is still a big chunk of change for a lot of people I know, and they're not that compelled by something that just handles books. Yes, many big readers will still choose the dedicated device. My argument is that this steals a big part of its thunder. And the majority of the general populace doesn't give two hoots about iPhone OS and App store limitations. You and I might, but I wasn't talking about technophiles - my mom has no idea that the restrictions even exist. She's just pleased as punch about how easy it is to use.
  - coliveira 17y ago
    The kindle will have apps too in the near future.
ryandvm 17y ago
At 24 ounces, the iPad is a brick. There's no way you can comfortably hold that thing like a book for more than 30 minutes. No wonder Ives has arms like a prison guard. Like I said, it's a fine netbook killer (though I think the segment was killing itself). But there is no way this thing is taking market share from the e-books.
- ericd 17y ago
  I don't think it's going to impact the decision of people who care more about reading than anything else, but I think this will steal a large portion of more casual readers that would have gotten the kindle. It's a bit heavier than the average book, but it's by no means a brick. This claims that it puts it at roughly the 75th percentile of books in terms of weight: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_1_book_weigh http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_1_book_weigh