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Originally Posted by Russic
I can only go off what the guys on the macbreak weekly podcast said about the ipad. True, it's a mac based podcast so it would be understandable that they would side with the ipad, but 3 things to consider: they do tend to call out apple when they suck, they are massive kindle fans and they got to actually use it.
Their mini reviews were very positive for the ereader aspect of the device. The two that got to use it said they are putting away their kindles as soon as the ipad comes out (this seems big to me as they talk about their kindles all the time).
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I've heard them talk about it as well and they make a good case...in theory. But theory is different than practice. From what it sounds like the people in the podcast got to use it for 5-10 minutes. I would like a review from someone who has used it for a week with reading times at over an hour. That is where eye strain is going to be a big problem. Eye strain at 5-10 minutes is not going to be an issue. But I am excited that they are at least making a good case for it as an e-reader. A couple of them seem to be big readers so I will be very interested to hear their review when they get their hands on one for a extended test.