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Originally Posted by jtdolphins
The Paperwhite does not come with ads, correct? I don't think they do, but was really surprised to see that all the Fires do. Thought I might have missed it.
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The thing to remember here is that the $299 Fire HD comes with a 1920x1200 IPS panel and those things aren't cheap. I don't know what the price difference is between an 8.9" and 10.1" screen is at that resolution but with that many pixels I don't expect it to be much. What I do know is that there aren't any other 1920x1200 panels on devices under $400, and most are $450-500.
I personally think the 4G LTE version is overpriced, but the WiFi versions are so reasonably priced I'm not surprised at all.
Compare the base model 8.9HD to an iPad 2. The screen's only a little smaller, but the resolution is much higher. RAM and storage is the same and the Fire costs $100 less than the iPad despite a much more expensive panel.