Here’s the third entry in our series about e-readers for RV’ers. It’s time to address the Godzilla of the e-reader world. Yes, we’re talking about Apple and its iPad tablet. If Amazon is King Kong, Apple is Godzilla. (In this analogy, Nook is Rodan; never underestimate Rodan.) While iPad isn’t a dedicated e-reader, many people use it as such.
NOTE: Images are not to scale (we all know that Godzilla is much larger than King Kong).
It wasn’t so long ago that ol’ Mister Black Turtleneck himself was standing on stage like some sort of Silicon Valley prophet, proudly holding his gleaming metal tablet aloft. The initial response was a collective, “Huh?” On that day Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a few snickers at the device’s name, which reminded some of a feminine hygiene product.
A lot has happened since that fateful day in 2010 when Jobs unfurled the iPad to skepticism and derision. It turned out that Jobs was once again right. The iPad became the most popular consumer product since running water. People around the planet bought RVs just so they could more comfortably camp outside Apple stores while waiting to buy the latest model. Apple became more valuable than the Earth itself.
You never know when NOOK might fly into the scene and crash Godzilla's party.
As for Steve Jobs, in 2011 he moved on to that great product launch in the sky. I read the authorized Steve Jobs biography (on my Kindle – sorry, Steve), and learned that he was almost as much a jerk as he was a genius. (I’m being generous by using the word “jerk” instead of a certain alternative.) Jobs had his own way of doing things. His approach worked wonders with technology, but not so great with people. One lesson we might draw from the Steve Jobs tale? Never rely solely on herbal teas and fresh fruit to cure pancreatic cancer.
Steve Jobs at the original iPad product launch. Good times...
In some ways, the iPad represents Steve Jobs’s final genius move on the global computing chessboard. Apple created the tablet market. The iPad has flourished where others have struggled. If you are considering full featured tablets, there’s the iPad and there’s everyone else. Many other tech firms have tried to compete with iPad, and failed spectacularly. Yes, Apple has acted like Godzilla in this tablet space, and has reduced many tech rivals to smoldering ruins. (Hey, anyone want to buy some HP stock?)
My in laws have an iPad and they love it. In fact, I’ve never really heard from anyone who didn’t enjoy the iPad.
The author's father-in-law browsing vintage vehicles on his iPad.
With iPad, price fades from consideration. The cheapest wifi-only model costs $499. A fully loaded model will cost you $829 (plus a monthly 3G contract with AT&T or Verizon). Even with these prices, iPad benefits from the Apple halo effect. May consumers happily pony up a few extra hundred dollars to get the Apple gadget, even though cheaper alternatives abound. This is a key reason why Steve Jobs died with 7 billion dollars in the bank.
Apple's iPad 2 ($499 and up) is the Rolls Royce of tablets.
What is an iPad? It’s a 9.7-inch touchscreen equipped with a robust CPU and Apple’s intuitive iOS operating system. It’s kind of like a jumbo iPhone, but without the phone. This is not intended as criticism; the iPad is perhaps the best Internet content consumption device ever created. If you have any familiarity with iPhone, you already know how to use an iPad. It’s brilliantly easy to use. Steve Jobs dubbed the iPad experience “magical,” and who are we to argue? This is the Rolls Royce of tablets. Yes it costs more, but you get a very smooth ride. It does everything quite well. (Everything except play Flash content.)
Like other tablets, iPad really isn’t focused on content creation. Most people don’t go to the Internet to edit HD video or write the next War and Peace. If you want to check email and Facebook, browse websites, and even play a few games, do you really need a physical keyboard and mouse? The iPad has proven that you do not.
The iPad’s large backlit LCD touchscreen does not offer an “E ink” reading experience. For those of us who enjoy reading novels (and labyrinthine Steve Jobs biographies), an iPad is less than optimal. The backlit screen simply strains and tires the eyes after a while. Black-and-white e-ink devices like Kindle and Nook can be read all day long without eye strain. Nevertheless, a lot of people are doing a lot of reading on the iPad. The iPad is wonderful for magazines and the Web, and fine for short bouts of book reading.
The 9.7-inch iPad screen is larger than most of the competing ereaders. The larger size is nice, though it comes at a cost of weight and bulk. If you’re kicking back on the sofa or easy chair and browsing the Web, the iPad is tough to beat. But unlike Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet, the iPad isn’t purse ready. Sorry guys, but it probably won’t fit your murse either. It’s thin but it just isn’t as compact and lightweight as the less expensive competition. On the other hand, the build quality of the iPad is excellent. The iPad feels well crafted and solid in your hands.
What about apps? This is where iPad really shines. iPad benefits from Godzilla’s – I mean, Apple’s – massive network of third party developers who are churning out fresh apps on a daily basis. At last count the iPad boasted more than 250,000 separate apps (ranging from games like Angry Birds to social media like Facebook). There’s an app for just about every desire under the sun. And here’s a key point – you can install free Kindle and Nook apps for iPad. So if you want to buy books on Amazon / Barnes & Noble and read them on your iPad via the Kindle / Nook apps, feel free to do so.
At last app count, Android was catching up to Apple quickly via the Android market. But since Apple was the first on the scene with its iTunes apps market, it remains the gold standard.
If you’ve got the coin and want to indulge in a premium full featured tablet, it’s hard to find fault with the iPad. The main criticism these days concerns price, since there are lower cost alternatives available in the form of the Kindle Fire and Nook Color. Some Wall Street analysts have speculated that Apple will unfurl an “iPad Mini” to better compete with these tablets. But I would also state that if your primary goal is reading books (not magazines), the “e ink” screens offered by inexpensive Kindles and Nooks are better suited for this purpose.
“The author’s book about RV camping Long Long Honeymoon – Living Large in a Small Tin Can is now available on the AMAZON KINDLE & Barnes & Noble NOOK platforms for the rock bottom price of $2.99. You can easily read this book on an iPad using the FREE Kindle and NOOK apps!”
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Hi Grapes Grandma, thanks for your interest. You can check out my Nook ebook here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/long-long-honeymoon-living-large-in-a-small-tin-can-cs-michael/1108116055?ean=2940013811836
Also, I wrote an article about Nook too: http://blog.rv.net/2012/01/lets-talk-nook-2/
Dennis, you make an interesting point… I too own a netbook and use it daily. It’s not sleek or sexy, but it’s functional.
In the end, these devices do different things well. I’d rather read a book on a Kindle/Nook, and browse the Web on an iPad. The netbook is best for more traditional computing tasks. I especially appreciate the USB ports and SD card slot (to pull photos off cameras when we are traveling). My netbook is a little slow, but I understand the new ones are equipped with more robust microprocessors.
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Don’t get me wrong, I sit up at night in bed and use the Ipad, virtually every night, to surf the web. For that, and that only, it’s a good device. Worth $829? No way, man, never. If you are debating whether to buy one of these things, please consider emailing me first—-I’ll supply the rest of my 23 reasons for you….
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Good morning Sean, we purchased an ipad for our grand daughter and a Nook for the other. Could you please give us specific instructions on how to get your book Living Large in a Small Tin Can from the Nook. Thanking you in advance.
We’re living in a 1994 Foretravel, no slides and living large also.
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Art hit the nail on the head. By downloading all of the PDF manuals and instructions for everything in your RV.
If you’re like me I always misplace the printed manuals. Now when I what to find out how to make the entertainment center work and I don’t have the printed manual handy…I go to my iPad
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IPads are great for an RV. Carry tons of books with you in one small device, no problem. I put all the PDF instructions for things like my camera on it too. The cooking apps are good, and you can store your own recipes also. All in all it caries a huge amount of bang in a small device, and as we all know space is always limited in a camper.
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If you can afford an iPad I wouldn’t even consider a Kindle.
What you can do on iPad is almost limitless, Kindle is small and cheap, that’s the best you can say about it. Since when have RV owners been interested in small and cheap? Exactly. Get an iPad!
My wife has a Kindle and I bought her an iPad for Christmas. I honestly can’t see her picking up the Kindle ever again. She now does all of her email on the iPad. Watches on demand TV on it, browses the Web, keeps notes, writes letters, reads books etc, etc, etc. I also bought her the small cover so when she has finished she just clicks the cover over and it goes to sleep, to go back she just folds the cover back, enters a 4 digit code and in a couple of seconds all of that wonderfully intuitive operating system is available. I don’t think I’ve seen her recharge it yet and she is using it every day.
There are very few things I would recommend without caveats, iPad is one of those few things.
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Oh, one more thing. I doesn’t do GPS unless you get the 3g model, which has a GPS chip.
The GPS chip works even if you haven’t signed up for a data plan.
However, depending on the navigation app you run, you might need a data connection to load the maps as you go. Some apps (I think TomTom, Copilot, Navigon) can preload maps, so you don’t need a data connection to navigate.
A 3g model costs $130 more than a wifi model (so a 16gb wifi costs $499 and a 16gb wifi+3g model costs $629)
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I don’t think you covered the iPad data plan correctly for the models that do 3G.
The “contract” you mentioned is very lightweight. You just pay for the months you want to use it, cancel anytime. It’s $14.99 for 250mb, $25 for 2gb.
I bought an iPad with 3g, and have NEVER signed up for a contract, but I can when/if I need it. So far wifi has been just fine.
Now contrast this to the data plans for other tablets, and you’ll see you have to sign up for a multi-year contract and pay a substantial amount each month whether you need it or not.
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We download the free TV shows from ITunes on the IPAD before we head out on a trip along with the PodCasts and watch and listen to them while we travel. We also have Kindle softward and there are a lot of free books available. We are trying to learn which system might work to mount the IPAD on the wall in the bed area or dining area (in a small 25′ RV). Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I’m a hardcore Apple gal, but the iPad didn’t wow me until I actually got one and discovered what it can do. It’s a whole new kind of device, not a replacement for a computer. I have a page where I describe what I can do with my iPad (http://www.squidoo.com/i-love-my-ipad-2). There’s a media component, sure, but I also do my books on my iPad, am working on my next ebook on it, and use the iPad to learn a new language. All the other tablets are pale imitators.
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A comment on price. A ipad is a mini computer along with being a e-reader. Will do spread sheets, word processors, map programs & so on. Note that the tablet failures in the market, Dell, HP & Blackberry were ALL at ipad price points but unable to match it’s features. If all you want is a reader, Fire or Nook is the way to go. If you want to travel with a hand held computer & all the delights that that will have on the road along with being a fine reader, get the ipad, you wont regret it.
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The iBook app on the iPad has a “night mode” where the screen is black and the text is white. I find this to be much easier on my eyes. The iPad is also backlit so you can read it in the dark while your partner sleeps.
There are many apps for camping such as Woodalls, RV and Camping, Park Maps and many GPS programs. I use a weather app almost everyday.
An iPad can replace a heavier laptop if you only read and send email or surf the web.
The camera that is built in works quite well. You could also download photos from your digital camera to the iPad using an SD card and an adapter.
I think its worth the extra money.
Steve Varadi
One more advantage of having an iPad: The monthly Data Plan is only $25 (At&t). When we are on the Road we subscribe Data Plan, but we do not pay a penny when we are at Home:-) at least 8 months/year.