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Old 01-27-2010, 03:42 PM   #236
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Originally Posted by ColdSun View Post
I have been waiting for this day a long time, for many reasons. First and foremost, it brings to the forefront the enormous potential of multifunction devices. Second, it shows how over-priced e-ink devices have been all along!
I disagree. When look at the Kindle2 price with 6inch eInk, 3G radio, free wireless access to the book store and Wikipedia and the basic web browser for $250 then compare it to the iPad which is $629 for the basic model with the 3G radio and you have to pay [at least] $15/mo for a data plan which adds $180 a year to the price. I don't see it as over priced.

I don't see the iPad competing with a dedicated reader at all. Will there be people that read ebooks on their iPad... sure. Is it the reason that 95% of people that buy one will have bought it, hell no.

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