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I can see that use case clearly now. I, too, commute with public transportation and quickly started bringing actual books, and actually just recently bought a K
by adt2bt 13y ago
I can see that use case clearly now. I, too, commute with public transportation and quickly started bringing actual books, and actually just recently bought a Kindle Fire for the commute. It's wonderful.
Honestly (unrelated to screen size), I don't think I'll ever want to go back to paying money for a car to haul my own ass to work every day. I realized the other day that if I get a car that costs me $500/mo. for 72 months and commute to work on average 21 days a month, I'm spending $24 per round trip. Have the car for 15 years? Still $8/trip, not to mention maintenance, gas, parking and all of the other hassles. Sorry for the ramble, this is something I just realized after moving to a city in the States and realizing how freaking awesome public transportation is!
- dba7dba 13y agoHaha, awesome that you actually crunched the numbers. One reason the poor in US have EXTRA hard time getting out of poverty IMO is the requirement of a private car. If a poor American happens to lose use of a car (breakdown, gas price, etc), he/she immediately starts having hard time just getting to work. They could, but it takes 1-2 hr each way. The same commute would take half that time with a private car. And don't forget they have to pick up kids, go to medical care, grocery shop, etc. In other countries with well connected/cheap public transportation, no such barrier exists.
- babesh 13y agoSorry but round trip by train and bus would cost me $15 a day. Rather go by car.
- dba7dba 13y ago@babesh It's because you live in a place with no REAL public transportation. With a real public transportation system, you can go places at much lower cost.