{"id":9377,"date":"2010-01-27T12:36:51","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T20:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?page_id=9377"},"modified":"2010-01-28T17:09:45","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T01:09:45","slug":"amazon-kindle-vs-apple-ipad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/amazon-kindle-vs-apple-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Kindle vs. Apple iPad Specs Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This has absolutely nothing to do with Seattle-area real estate, but since I&#8217;m interested in geeky gadgets and I couldn&#8217;t find a similar table elsewhere online, I thought I&#8217;d put this up here.  For the record, I don&#8217;t really have much interest in buying either of these devices at their current price points.  Just for kicks I also tossed a netbook on there (which is the sort of thing I <em>would<\/em> buy).<\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Generation\/dp\/B0015T963C\/\">Kindle specs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Generation\/dp\/B0015TG12Q\/\">Kindle DX specs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipad\/specs\/\">Apple iPad specs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toshibadirect.com\/td\/b2c\/pdet.to?poid=461214\">NB305 specs<\/a><\/p>\n<style>.compare td, .compare th {text-align: center;}<\/style>\n<table class=\"compare\">\n<tr style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Kindle<\/th>\n<th>Kindle DX<\/th>\n<th>iPad 16GB<\/th>\n<th>iPad 32GB<\/th>\n<th>iPad 64GB<\/th>\n<th>Toshiba NB305<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Price<\/td>\n<td>$259<\/td>\n<td>$489<\/td>\n<td>$499<\/td>\n<td>$599<\/td>\n<td>$699<\/td>\n<td>$350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Screen Size<\/td>\n<td>6.0&#8243;<\/td>\n<td>9.7&#8243;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">9.7&#8243;<\/td>\n<td>10.1&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Resolution<\/td>\n<td>800&#215;600<\/td>\n<td>1200&#215;824<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">1024&#215;768<\/td>\n<td>1024&#215;600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Screen Type<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">B\/W E Ink<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">LED Backlit Color<\/td>\n<td>LED Backlit Color<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Weight<\/td>\n<td>10.2 oz<\/td>\n<td>18.9 oz<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">24.0 oz<\/td>\n<td>41.6 oz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Width<\/td>\n<td>5.3&#8243;<\/td>\n<td>7.2&#8243;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">7.5&#8243;<\/td>\n<td>10.5&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Height<\/td>\n<td>8.0&#8243;<\/td>\n<td>10.4&#8243;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">9.6&#8243;<\/td>\n<td>7.6&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Thickness<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">0.4&#8243;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">0.5&#8243;<\/td>\n<td>0.9&#8243;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Storage<\/td>\n<td>2GB<\/td>\n<td>4GB<\/td>\n<td>16GB<\/td>\n<td>32GB<\/td>\n<td>64GB<\/td>\n<td>160GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SD Slot<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Wi-Fi<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">3G<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">$130 extra<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">3G Service<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #008000;\">free<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">$15\/mo 250GB<br \/>$30\/mo unlimited<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Camera<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ethernet<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Keyboard<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">on-screen<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Multi-Touch<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Bluetooth<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"color: #008000;\">yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #FF0000;\">no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Battery Life<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">&#8220;up to 1 week&#8221;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">&#8220;up to 10 hours&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;up to 11 hours&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Speakers<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">built-in<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\">built-in<\/td>\n<td>built-in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has absolutely nothing to do with Seattle-area real estate, but since I&#8217;m interested in geeky gadgets and I couldn&#8217;t find a similar table elsewhere online, I thought I&#8217;d put this up here. 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