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Originally Posted by bobj
Is the online Apple Store the best vendor?
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Generally, you would expect to pay the same price wherever you buy it, so it is a question on what you find the most convenient. If you have a nearby Apple store, you might as well pop in and have a play with one first.
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I'm thinking white borders. I think it would blend nicely with paper margins. Anyone have a strong opinion on white vs black?
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I do a lot of reading a night, so went with black borders, black probably also works better for video. Apart from that? Probably personal preference. There will be a small black border between the actual screen and the bezel.
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I'm happy with Wi-Fi only, but I'm worried about storage capacity. It seriously pisses me off that Apple charges $100 for an extra 16GB when you can buy a 16GB SD card from Amazon for $12. Could I make due with 16GB, or am I shooting myself in the foot? I store most things online anyway, but I'm worried that I'll need the space someday for unforeseen circumstances. But is it worth the $100?
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Books, PDFs, etc take up very little space, so if that is all you want it for, you should be fine.
Video takes up a lot of space, magazines and comics take up quite a bit.
Figure ~1GB per hour for video, ~100-200MB per issue for a magazine, ~20-50MB for issue for a newspaper, ~10-20MB for a comic.
Some apps can take up quite a bit of space, for example you can get a full offline copy of wikipedia, but that takes up around 2GB.
Personally I always buy the biggest capacity available.
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I will be buying from the US, but I'm moving to Italy this summer. Will the included USB charger work with a standard 220V European adapter?
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You will need a physical plug adapter from US to EU, but don't need a voltage converter, it is rated 100-240V, 50-60Hz.
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What accessories should I buy? For example, should I buy the camera connection kit so that I can use USB?
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I have one, and have found uses for it, but it isn't anywhere near essential.
You can upload photos and videos from a camera.
You can connect a keyboard, and some other accessories. (I use a barcode scanner with it.)