Again, myrice, layoffs in your department at Adobe? Is that why you're here? Nothing but constant whining about video formats. Too bad about that dated flash.
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iPad Competitors: Kindle to Remain Focused on Reading While Dell Announces Streak Mini-Tablet
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Again, myrice, layoffs in your department at Adobe? Is that why you're here? Nothing but constant whining about video formats. Too bad about that dated flash.
I would think inbetween flipping burgers and working the fry machine you would be able to come up with a different insult. You fail with the adobe attack, it is typical apple zealot behavior though.
People What in sams hell do you think the iPad is when the next gen iPhone comes out with the same hardware inside.
its just a over sized iPhone/iPod touch.
my god some of you are dense.
and you moan and groan about anything else that can compete in this market as crap or just a over sized phone. WTF people look again at what the iPad is.
The Kindle is no match for anything like the iPad or iPhone or iPod touch. it is just for reading (it always has and always will), that is what it was designed to do best. Its really not even in the same league ( its well below it and over priced).
its just a over sized iPhone/iPod touch.
my god some of you are dense.
and you moan and groan about anything else that can compete in this market as crap or just a over sized phone. WTF people look again at what the iPad is.
The Kindle is no match for anything like the iPad or iPhone or iPod touch. it is just for reading (it always has and always will), that is what it was designed to do best. Its really not even in the same league ( its well below it and over priced).
The Kindle is too expensive now. 490$ for the DX? 260$ for the 6"? There isn't much going for the Kindle except weight. Every casual reader out there will prefer to pay 500$ for something much more useful.
Far superior? In what aspect? For dim-light reading the iPad is better.
You have GPS. And a back facing camera would be very weird to use. For the FF camera, I frankly think that an add-on would be a better idea. Otherwise you will be stuck with holding the device in the same position every time you want to use the video.
Honestly? Absolutely not. Apple doesn't work that way.
I would agree about the video formats, but normally that is not that much of a problem, except for people who already ripped all of their DVDs or have pirated copies.
Everybody says "walled garden" like you cant do nothing on your Apple devices. Yes, there are some annoying restrictions, but overall I don't see the big problem.
Good luck with that Android.
In the end the streak isn't a competitor to the iPad at all.
In this case, size is everything. My impression of the iPad after using it for a few hours was that the multitouch os was really designed for the iPad. I started saying the ipod touch is a small iPad.
Flipping burgers and working the fry machine? Now you're projecting. Has it really come to that now that Adobe is cutting back? All of your newbie posts have been about flash. Tell us again why you're here.
Well since I've never seen numbers of the Kindle then we'll hardly ever know. Plus, believe me, those hardcore readers WILL prefer an e-ink screen. The most likely scenario for them is that they get both the iPad an any other e-ink reader.
I have 3 problems with the iPad as an ebook reader: weight, glare and eye strain. Those in this thread that are making fun of the Kindle are missing the point of it. It is supposed to be as close to a real book as possible. But hey, all heil apple right?
I haven't seen any numbers either, but I am pretty sure the iPad is eating at those casual readers. I'll give you the weight, but glare? How about dim light then? Also eyestrain is basically tired muscles:
http://www.office-ergo.com/12things1.htm
E-ink or not, it's the same. No study shows that e-ink is better. Or at least I couldn't find one. The difference is mostly in the reflectiveness of the screen.
Hey Max baby - cool it - no point in gittin Mad
and as for the 'Steak' it's just an inedible Dell taco.
...only if you buy the more expensive Ipad. The WiFi model does not have GPS.
Minor point, but "the Ipad has GPS" as an unqualified statement is wrong - only the 3G model has GPS.
Nope. It's us that
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Same deal as with Americans and "fannies".
Some words mean very different things in Colonial and Imperial English.
Well, semantics. I think it is pretty obvious what I am saying>
I was answering to someone who made a list of his iPad "gripes" and one of them was that it was missing GPS. Same unqualified statement
And I think mine tends to be more correct.Agree. I see nothing wrong with this device. I Think its a nice size and worth looking into.
Well that makes two - anyone else gonna buy one?
Do please tell us what there good for - when it's 'delivered'
There is no need for study, just ask the correct group of people (and by this I mean some feel the eye strain, others don't). And seriously, have you seen the iPad on outdoor settings, e-ink wins hands down.
For everything else, yes the iPad is better.
Oh, I know people with Kindles. And I've seen my MBP outdoor
My point is just this, in some situations the iPad will be better, in others, the Kindle. Depends on your use. Kindle wins on battery life and lightness though. I absolutely see the need of such a device, but it is just too expensive now for the one thing it does
PS. The eye-strain people experience on their computers is most often just bad setting (light, position, etc.)
Say, a size you could comfortably view a website or document on without tons of scrolling up and down and side to side.
I'm curious, why?
Not that I've had the chance to actually play with a Kindle. But the pics make it look kinda plain to read.
Honestly, after looking at ipad's book reader, I'd much ratehr have it as a book reader. It just feels right with how they have it operate (like changing pages and the screen is just nice).
Not arguing the ipad is better, just curious what it is about the Kindle that makes it the better book reader?
Pays to read other sites than Macrumors from time to time:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/dells-7-inch-and-10-inch-streak-tablets-leaked/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/dells-7-inch-and-10-inch-streak-tablets-leaked/