Obviously iPad! You don’t just get to read books but a hell lot more!
Kalim Manchop April 26, 2014
kindle fire,cause i say it 🙂
acco macco April 26, 2014
Kindle Fire.
Since you have an iTouch, you already have access to iTunes, iOS apps, and a decent music player. Having the iPad 2 would be redundant in that regard. You could install the Kindle reader app on the iPad.
If you have Amazon Prime, the Kindle Fire has access to free TV shows and movies. The Kindle Fire also uses new technology for browsing the internet faster (Amazon Silk). I am not sure how iTunes music could be played on the Kindle Fire but you already have a device for that.
Both devices are Wi-Fi only. The Kindle Fire is small enough for portability and has a convenient rectangle shape.
Rose D April 26, 2014
The iPad is a lot more powerful, but also a lot more expensive. If you really want something primarily for reading and listening to music, the Kindle Fire or even a basic Kindle will do the job for much less money.
Allison April 26, 2014
I’d say kindle fire. I just got one and i love it! 🙂
Coolio April 26, 2014
Hi, Andrea, iPad is definitely much better and bigger but Kindle Fire is twice less expensive and smaller so it’s your choice what you prefer. Below are some limitations of Fire you might want to consider:
1. Kindle Fire doesn’t have microSD slot that, for example, Nook Color has thus it is stuck with 6 GB usable internal storage unlike Nook Color that can get up to 32 GB card in. Kindles are made to be almost like a “dumb terminal” of the past to make sure you’re tied up to Amazon’s storage on the web (for which you need Wi-Fi connection to get to) and you can only store content you get from Amazon there, not other files. Quoting Amazon on Kindle Fire: “Free cloud storage for all Amazon content”. Get it, Amazon content?
2. The stats of how long the battery can last (Kindle Fire theory is 8 hours) are taken with Wi-Fi off. You can only imaging how much less Kindle Fire battery will last if you use it to access content from their Cloud storage over Wi-Fi.
3. Amazon can spy on your web activity through their new cloud-integrated web browser of Kindle Fire.
4. VERY IMPORTANT – lack of microSD slot means that if you decide to root your Kindle Fire, you’ll have to root the actual device thus there will be no coming back. On Nook Color, you can make it boot from a “rooted” microSD card and if you want to get back to the original Nook you can just take out the card and reboot.
5. Kindle Fire doesn’t have a camera.
6. Kindle Fire has about 70% less usable screen area than iPad 2.
7. Kindle doesn’t support eBooks in ePub format that is the most used format in the world.
8. Kindle app store contains only Amazon approved apps and it does not include (and will not include) Netflix app that iPad has and Nook Color is getting thus again you’re stuck with Amazon content only.
9. Amazon confirmed that you cannot download anything to Kindle Fire when traveling abroad.
I’d recommend waiting for a couple of weeks as Nook Color 2 is rumored to be released by Barnes & Noble.
Ken April 26, 2014
I’d suggest sticking with the iPod Touch for music. Further, an iPad will be just like your Touch except with a bigger display. Besides music, you mention reading but no other applications. If long-run reading is your priority, consider an E Ink ereader (Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle DX, Nook Touch, Kobo Touch, etc). Reading on an E Ink ereader is like reading from a paper-based book because both use ambient light. The iPad and the Kindle Fire have LCD displays; reading from them is like reading from a computer monitor.
If you really do want your new device to be good at web browsing, apps, and video, as others mentioned, the Kindle Fire will save you a lot of money and be less of a duplication of your iPod Touch.
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Obviously iPad! You don’t just get to read books but a hell lot more!
kindle fire,cause i say it 🙂
Kindle Fire.
Since you have an iTouch, you already have access to iTunes, iOS apps, and a decent music player. Having the iPad 2 would be redundant in that regard. You could install the Kindle reader app on the iPad.
If you have Amazon Prime, the Kindle Fire has access to free TV shows and movies. The Kindle Fire also uses new technology for browsing the internet faster (Amazon Silk). I am not sure how iTunes music could be played on the Kindle Fire but you already have a device for that.
Both devices are Wi-Fi only. The Kindle Fire is small enough for portability and has a convenient rectangle shape.
The iPad is a lot more powerful, but also a lot more expensive. If you really want something primarily for reading and listening to music, the Kindle Fire or even a basic Kindle will do the job for much less money.
I’d say kindle fire. I just got one and i love it! 🙂
Hi, Andrea, iPad is definitely much better and bigger but Kindle Fire is twice less expensive and smaller so it’s your choice what you prefer. Below are some limitations of Fire you might want to consider:
1. Kindle Fire doesn’t have microSD slot that, for example, Nook Color has thus it is stuck with 6 GB usable internal storage unlike Nook Color that can get up to 32 GB card in. Kindles are made to be almost like a “dumb terminal” of the past to make sure you’re tied up to Amazon’s storage on the web (for which you need Wi-Fi connection to get to) and you can only store content you get from Amazon there, not other files. Quoting Amazon on Kindle Fire: “Free cloud storage for all Amazon content”. Get it, Amazon content?
2. The stats of how long the battery can last (Kindle Fire theory is 8 hours) are taken with Wi-Fi off. You can only imaging how much less Kindle Fire battery will last if you use it to access content from their Cloud storage over Wi-Fi.
3. Amazon can spy on your web activity through their new cloud-integrated web browser of Kindle Fire.
4. VERY IMPORTANT – lack of microSD slot means that if you decide to root your Kindle Fire, you’ll have to root the actual device thus there will be no coming back. On Nook Color, you can make it boot from a “rooted” microSD card and if you want to get back to the original Nook you can just take out the card and reboot.
5. Kindle Fire doesn’t have a camera.
6. Kindle Fire has about 70% less usable screen area than iPad 2.
7. Kindle doesn’t support eBooks in ePub format that is the most used format in the world.
8. Kindle app store contains only Amazon approved apps and it does not include (and will not include) Netflix app that iPad has and Nook Color is getting thus again you’re stuck with Amazon content only.
9. Amazon confirmed that you cannot download anything to Kindle Fire when traveling abroad.
I’d recommend waiting for a couple of weeks as Nook Color 2 is rumored to be released by Barnes & Noble.
I’d suggest sticking with the iPod Touch for music. Further, an iPad will be just like your Touch except with a bigger display. Besides music, you mention reading but no other applications. If long-run reading is your priority, consider an E Ink ereader (Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle DX, Nook Touch, Kobo Touch, etc). Reading on an E Ink ereader is like reading from a paper-based book because both use ambient light. The iPad and the Kindle Fire have LCD displays; reading from them is like reading from a computer monitor.
If you really do want your new device to be good at web browsing, apps, and video, as others mentioned, the Kindle Fire will save you a lot of money and be less of a duplication of your iPod Touch.