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  • FreeHugeMovies
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Dec 2001
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    #1

    Best E Reader? Kindle or Ipad?

    I need to buy a present. Either the new Kindle or the Ipad 16GB Wi-Fi.

    What do you guys suggest?
  • 96ukssob
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    • Mar 2003
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    #2
    ive heard a lot of people say they like the Kindle over the iPad for reading. But there is so much more you can do on an iPad tho... tough decision
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    • Naughty-Pages
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      • Oct 2006
      • 4533

      #3
      I got my wife the Kindle Last week for Xmas, but it's a gift and we have not used it yet, however my daughter-in-law is visiting and she has an Ipad and I gotta say it's pretty sweet (just for the extra features.... because when we travel we pack up like 3 notebooks, this would eliminate one of them for traveling). My daughter-in-law says she gets a few days of battery life which is nice.. (I know the kindle has long battery life too.. but for my daughter or wife using FB and shit in hindsight now it might have been better to go with the iPad).

      But either way, there's a big price difference and if it's only going to be used for reading books, then the kindle is probably the best way to go...

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      • Spudstr
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        • Jan 2003
        • 2321

        #4
        Kindle for reading. You ever try to watch tv in the sun? yeah glare is a !@#!#@ on those ipads when you are outside. If you are inside it is a flat wash. If you do anything where sun/direct light is involved the ipad is hosed.
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        • Fletch XXX
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          #5
          good thread...

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          • DateDoc
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            • Feb 2005
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            #6
            Kindle for reading books.

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            • ilnjscb
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              • Jun 2009
              • 8957

              #7
              iPad works pretty good though - Kindle has many many more books

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              • FreeHugeMovies
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                • Dec 2001
                • 14141

                #8
                Can you view flash videos on this ipad?

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                • DateDoc
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                  • Feb 2005
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by ilnjscb
                  iPad works pretty good though - Kindle has many many more books
                  There is a kindle app for the ipad so you can read any book bought from amazon on the ipad. Amazon also have it so you can read on your mac and iphone too.

                  Kindle for Mac - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000464931
                  Kindle for iPad - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000490441
                  Kindle for iPhone - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000301301

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                  • myneid
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                    • Jan 2003
                    • 736

                    #10
                    i have used both very heavilly. for me the ipad is a winner. i've used it in every lighting possible (as that seems to be peoples gripe) but i have never had an issue at all. The ipad does far more than ebooks which is its win. if all you want is something to read books that is sturdy, go with the kindle as it is a very good ereader, but if you could possibly conceive that you want to do more, like read a book and be able to tell the time, the ipad is your winner. there is a kindle app on teh ipad so you can switch anytime between a kindle and ipad if you change your mind later and you do not have to re-purchase anything.

                    another thing to point out is that to get other books on the kindle is a pain, like if you have a plain .epub you need to convert it to .mobi and then move it over usb ot the kindle. and you can forget the option of library ebooks and google books. but on an ipad you have all these options that you can use. you have the choice of many major stores to purchase your ebooks from (itunes, amazon, barnes & noble, google) plus all the other smaller ones
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                    • bronco67
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                      • Dec 2006
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                      #11
                      I would say don't buy any of that gay overpriced Mac BS. That should narrow it down for you.

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                      • Davy
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                        • Apr 2006
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                        #12
                        I have the latest kindle model. Did not want to read on a computer screen.
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                        • sologirlcontent
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                          • Jan 2007
                          • 2617

                          #13
                          picking up the CRUZ tablet today

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                          • FreeHugeMovies
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                            • Dec 2001
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                            #14
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                            • selena
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                              • Aug 2004
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                              #15
                              I have a kindle and love it. I got it to read on, not do anything else. I don't need another gadget that reminds me that I should be doing something productive when I want to just kick back, relax, and get lost in a story.
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                              • epitome
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                                • Jun 2009
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                                #16
                                I actually use the Kindle app on my Droid and read wherever I want. I was worried that the text would be too small but it's fine ... I've read a book and a half in the two weeks I've had it.

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                                • AndyEMC
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                                  • Feb 2009
                                  • 92

                                  #17
                                  I have the Kindle, got it as a wedding gift from my wife, and I absolutely love it. I use it every chance I get.

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                                  • myneid
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                                    • Jan 2003
                                    • 736

                                    #18
                                    apple just dropped the prices on their refurbished wifi ipads

                                    http://store.apple.com/us/browse/hom...als/ipad/wi_fi
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                                    • cordoba
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                                      • Feb 2010
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                                      #19
                                      I love the kindle, but the only the thing is it doesn't allow you to read pdfs comfortably. The iPad is reckoned to be the best reader for pdf files.

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                                      • FreeHugeMovies
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                                        • Dec 2001
                                        • 14141

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by myneid
                                        apple just dropped the prices on their refurbished wifi ipads

                                        http://store.apple.com/us/browse/hom...als/ipad/wi_fi
                                        The new IPad is coming out in Feb

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                                        • DateDoc
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                                          • Feb 2005
                                          • 14243

                                          #21
                                          Hopefully the new iPad has a front facing cam and facetime. Thinner would be good too.

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                                          • just a punk
                                            So fuckin' bored
                                            • Jun 2003
                                            • 32385

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by FreeHugeMovies
                                            I need to buy a present. Either the new Kindle or the Ipad 16GB Wi-Fi.

                                            What do you guys suggest?
                                            Ipad isn't an eInk device so it sucks by default (LCD burns your eyes out and doesn't allow you to read 100000 pages because of extensive battery usage). So my answer is SONY.
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                                            • just a punk
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                                              • Jun 2003
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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by myneid
                                              i have used both very heavilly. for me the ipad is a winner.
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                                              • Si
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                                                #24
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                                                • Kenny B!
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                                                  • Jun 2003
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                                                  #25
                                                  If it's just for reading the Kindle is great, especially if you read outdoors, no glare. I pad does the e-reader thing and so much more, and nothing says merry christmas like Angry Birds
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                                                  • JP-pornshooter
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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by cyberxxx
                                                    Ipad isn't an eInk device so it sucks by default (LCD burns your eyes out and doesn't allow you to read 100000 pages because of extensive battery usage). So my answer is SONY.
                                                    i googled and searched amazon for the sony but cant find it anywhere... help
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                                                    • AmeliaG
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                                                      • Jan 2003
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by JP-pornshooter
                                                      i googled and searched amazon for the sony but cant find it anywhere... help
                                                      The Sony is on the Sony site. Amazon wants you to buy their product, so they are not as into selling the Sony. That said, I dabble in selling ebooks (basically e-versions of books I've done) and everyone I know and everyone I deal with seems to like the Kindle the best for reading by far. Like no comparison. I like that the long pages on my tours look bitchin' on an iPad because it is shaped more like a magazine page, but the Kindle is much easier on the eyes for reading long text documents.
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                                                      • potter
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                                                        • Dec 2004
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                                                        #28
                                                        ipad only magazine - http://mashable.com/2010/11/30/project-magazine-ipad/

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                                                        • just a punk
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                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                          • 32385

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by JP-pornshooter
                                                          i googled and searched amazon for the sony but cant find it anywhere... help
                                                          I bought mine in LA last summer.
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                                                          • just a punk
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                                                            • Jun 2003
                                                            • 32385

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by potter
                                                            ipad only
                                                            iPad is an absolute leader in the best E photo frame nomination. But it never been an E reader. All E readers use eInk technology, but iPad is just a regular LCD device like iPod but bigger.
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                                                            • JP-pornshooter
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                                                              • Sep 2006
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                                                              #31
                                                              sony came out with a new gadget this year, not so much an e-reader but like ipad
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                                                              • WebairGerard
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                                                                • Sep 2005
                                                                • 8113

                                                                #32
                                                                very happy with the iPad and you have iBooks, Kindle for iPad, Stanza, Google books so you have the variety of readers. iBooks and Kindle are really good on the iPad. Stanza and Google you can get a ton of free classics.

                                                                Plus the iPad can do more the just be an ebook.

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