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Originally Posted by pilotbob
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.
BOb
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I don't really think it's a fair comparison to compare the 6 inch kindle to the larger ipad. If you are going to compare kindle to ipad, at least compare the ones with similar screens. And then, it's not really fair to account for the 3G access as with that you get SO much more then the Kindle offers.
And it's also convenient that you forgot to mention all the things that the ipad can do that the kindle can't. I can't imagine anyone ever buying a Kindle DX again (at the current price). For $20 more you get so much more and (as of now) you can still read any and all kindle books you already own.