TRE 22 First Impressions of the iPad
Several hours after fetching my iPad in Denver, here are some initial thoughts on how it stacks up against the Kindle, and more. The one thing I left out was how heavy it seems compared with the Kindle 6-inch. That’s probably a deal breaker for reading in bed and long reading of just about anything, as well as tossing something in my bag to carry with me for occasional chances to read.
Still, this is a mysteriously compelling creation. It has my curiosity fired up to 11, as if I’m a remnant human who never saw a pencil before, wondering what to do with it. That may just be the three hours of sleep talking!
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April 3rd, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Good information! This is the first comparison I’ve seen. Not sure I would ever take a $500+ item to the beach to read! Growing up on the shore, I remember how mutilated my paperbacks would get! It’s sort of like never driving your $60k 4-wheeler off the road because it’s a $60k 4-wheeler.
April 4th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Thanks for the video with frist impressions Len.
I have a question:
Was the iPad display brightness set to ‘max’ (as Andy Ahnatko mentioned when he wrote about reading in sunlight)?
April 4th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Fred, the iPad brightness was set to maximum in the video. Kristal, I agree on cost/vulnerability issue. Even if the iPad WAS great in direct sunlight I doubt I’d be talking it to the beach.
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