3 Resons Why the Apple Tablet Will Not Kill the Kindle

We have all heard from the Apple rumor mill about the Apple Tablet that may come out sometime around March. Some say that it will kill the Kindle. Here are 3 reasons why the Apple Tablet will not kill the Kindle.

1. Kindle is easier on the eyes.
I’m talking literally on this. The Apple Tablet will probably have a screen a lot like the Ipod Touch, and yes, it is pretty attractive to the eyes. Even though, the kindle is probably not going to be as attractive as this Apple Tablet, it will give you less eye strain. Looking at the Apple Tablet and reading a book for hours on end is the equivalent of staring at your computer monitor for hours: Your eyes will feel like they want to pop out of your head. The Kindle, however works like a big electronic Etch A Sketch, which means that it has a screen that doesn’t light up whatsoever.  This Etch A Sketch type screen brings me to the second reson…

2. Battery Life
We could see a huge battery life difference between the Kindle and the Apple Tablet. The Kindle uses “Electronic Paper” which mimics ink on paper. It also rely’s on ambient light instead of a back light. The only time the Kindle uses power is if you changing the page. After the Kindle is done changing the page, it doesn’t use power (unless your using Wifi on the DX). This limited use of power allows the Kindle to have battery life of about a week or two of on and off reading. The Apple Tablet, however, will probably have a battery life of 7 hours at most (and I’m pretty generous on that prediction). The reason why I say that is because the Apple Tablet, will probably be equipped with a screen around 10 inches that is back lit, uses wifi, and probably has many underlying “workings”.

3.Pricing
This is by far going to be the shortest reason. The price point of the high-end Kindle DX is around $489. The Apple Tablet is expected to retail from around the $800 to $1,000 range.

Concluding…
If your a hardcore book/newspaper reader. Then your probably better off getting a kindle. The biggest plus of the Apple Tablet, is that it will probably connect to the internet and function as a little computer. The kindle is pretty much strictly for reading. Either way, I think that both the kindle are/will be great products, but I don’t believe the Tablet will kill the kindle.