I think the problem is is that people are comparing it to the iPad when its not at all what it is.
Every single review/preview I've looked at compare the thing to an iPad which is the equivalent of comparing a combo dvd player portable telly job for your bedroom & a 40" plasma 3D telly
Yeah, he makes that exact point a few times. And I bookended that quote with it for that reason.
I just don't know which of the e-ink Kindles to buy. There's four of them.