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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
My two biggest factors in an ebook device are portability & battery life. The iPad may have enough battery life, but its size & weight knocks it right out of the other category. If I wanted to read on something that bulky, I'd get a netbook.
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Fair points. I didn't mind the size and weight myself. I will say the form factor is vastly superior to netbooks (or laptops) for reading.
I found it much more comfortable to read lounging on the couch, or laying in bed, than I do with a laptop or netbook. I also found it superior for web surfing--not for forums etc., but great for reading some news sights, blogs etc. on the couch.
Though part of it for me is that I spend so much time on pcs and laptops doing work (and goofing online when needing breaks etc.) that I pretty much hate them and don't like to do anything with them during my leisure time.
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At $500, *especially* if the bookstore isn't publicly viewable, the iPad is a non-starter as a competitive ebook device. It'll be much-loved by people who want all the other features, but it won't be able to compete with ebook-only devices that are half the price and work better for leisure reading.
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Yeah, I don't see it having much impact in the avid reader market. But I also thing Apple doesn't give a crap about that niche market.
While I'm not buying one yet, I fit more they type of market they're at. Younger folk, into tech gadgets who spend a lot of time on stuff like TV, movies, games, random net surfing, read some news, read some magazines and read a book here and there. Time will tell if this niche for multimedia tablets is any bigger than the avid e-reader niche.