Originally Posted by
cpearson
You are wrong my friend, a comparable Kindle, i.e. the 9.7" variant, retails for $489, which is pretty close to the iPad's base model. Regardless, it is not just an Ereader I stated I was after. Why would anyone pay $489 for a black and white Kindle when you could spend an extra $10 and receive all of the functionality of an Ereader, media playback device, netbook (minus the multitasking,) and handheld gaming device? That's why I don't want a Kindle, Sony, or any other Ereader.