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AdamGott · 04-22-2010, 06:07 PM

I have both (a 505 and an iPad) and after a few days of reading on the iPad I can offer a quick opinion:

There are advantages and disadvantages to both. I like the backlit iPad screen a bit better but for me it is still more comfortable to read on my 505. The iPad is a bit heavy and I can't decide how much I like reading from the LCD screen. I am a light reader (no more than a half an hour to an hour on most days).

I like being able to buy from the Kindle store directly to my iPad (even if I did accidentally purchase a $5.50 book last night!) and I hate having to use iTunes to copy stuff to my iPad (making my main Ubuntu machine virtually worthless with my iPad).

Color is nice for books that support it (Alice In Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh are the only two that I have tried so far).

Battery life is pretty darn good for the iPad (10 hours rated and I am getting at least that much so far) but not nearly as good as my Sony. Of course being a light reader it hasn't been an issue for me with the iPad yet.

I have not yet tried converting the unread portion of my library to use on my iPad (using Calibre) so I can't comment on that.

I am not an Apple or Sony fanboy by any stretch of the imagination, in fact this is the first Apple product that I have owned so I think that my opinions are fairly unbiased.

I do love the fact that I can do so much more with my iPad - read comics (in color and full screen), surf the web, watch netflix (and other movies), and in general I think that it is worth the extra money over an ereader. I sacrifice a little and gain a lot.

04-22-2010, 06:07 PM	#125
AdamGott Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 2139614 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Kindle/iPad	I have both (a 505 and an iPad) and after a few days of reading on the iPad I can offer a quick opinion: There are advantages and disadvantages to both. I like the backlit iPad screen a bit better but for me it is still more comfortable to read on my 505. The iPad is a bit heavy and I can't decide how much I like reading from the LCD screen. I am a light reader (no more than a half an hour to an hour on most days). I like being able to buy from the Kindle store directly to my iPad (even if I did accidentally purchase a $5.50 book last night!) and I hate having to use iTunes to copy stuff to my iPad (making my main Ubuntu machine virtually worthless with my iPad). Color is nice for books that support it (Alice In Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh are the only two that I have tried so far). Battery life is pretty darn good for the iPad (10 hours rated and I am getting at least that much so far) but not nearly as good as my Sony. Of course being a light reader it hasn't been an issue for me with the iPad yet. I have not yet tried converting the unread portion of my library to use on my iPad (using Calibre) so I can't comment on that. I am not an Apple or Sony fanboy by any stretch of the imagination, in fact this is the first Apple product that I have owned so I think that my opinions are fairly unbiased. I do love the fact that I can do so much more with my iPad - read comics (in color and full screen), surf the web, watch netflix (and other movies), and in general I think that it is worth the extra money over an ereader. I sacrifice a little and gain a lot.