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Originally Posted by gczobel
Hello,
I can not decide whether to buy an IPAD or Kindle DX.
I read about 8 books a month. 1 hour per day in bed and 2 hours per day on the train.
I have read many reviews about iPad vs. Kindle and what worries me most is the eyestrain using the iPad.
On the other hand, watching movies and reading comics in color on the train is something that attracts me.
From the IPAD I love the interface, the color and the possibility of video.
From the Kindle DX attracts me the size, and lower eyestrain.
Someone can help me decide?
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If it's definitely between those two, I would recommend the Kindle. It's cheaper and better for your eyes. I just sold my iPad because it is just so limited and now I can use that money to buy TWO new eReaders for my wife an I. None of the applications for eReaders are able to export annotations (completely), which is something I personally
needed.
If you want to play games, make impulsive app purchases, and watch videos -- get an iPad. I personally don't think the iPad is practical though. There is no Word Processor. You will have to pay for one (ie. iWork for $80). The web browser doesn't support, flash, java, or HTML 5. I found this
incredibly frustrating because I couldn't blog normally, surf many forums normally, and watch videos on many sites that I like. The operating system is very limiting and many developers are staying away from designing products for this device. It may change in the future, but it annoys me to no end that I can't develop simple apps for myself without paying the outlandish yearly fee required by Apple for development. Then again, you could jailbreak it and do whatever you want... and hopefully you won't turn the iPad into a brick as Apple updates iOS. In terms of getting files on and off the iPad such as books, music, and etc, you are pretty much required to use iTunes and found this very frustrating and unnecessarily complicated.
So IMHO, Kindle. However, I personally prefer the Sony devices over Kindle because Amazon is also limiting for their own reasons.
Good luck. I hope whatever you get brings you many many hours of enjoyment.
