Can Ipad or should I Kindle?

First things first, I love almost all things from Apple, so of course I'm all about the iPad. But to give the Kindle from Amazon a fair shot (it did come out first), here is a comparison of the two.

 









Price: iPad=$500 Kindle=$139

Size: iPad= 24 ounces(1.5 lbs), 0.5 inches thin and 9.7 inches measured diagonally
Kindle= 8.5 ounces, 4.8 by 7.5 inches 

Battery Life: iPad= 10 hours with Wi-Fi
Kindle= 1 month without Wi-Fi

Internet: iPad=Wi-Fi and 3G networkup to 7.2 Mbps
Kindle= Wi-Fi and free 3G wireless

Abilities:
iPad= can synch with all of your other Apple products like iPhones, iTouch, Apple computers and even your Apple TV. Your weekly schedule or whatever you need from your i Pad is always at your fingertips and automatically stored in your other devices. Remote locating is possible if you forget it somewhere too. It does e-mail, iTunes, photos, videos, games, maps, notes, e-books and thousands of apps.

Kindle= holds 3,500 e-books, can be read in bright sunlight, automatic archive back up of contents online, can read out loud to you, built in Twitter and Facebook integration to share passages you're reading. There is also no eye strain in trying to read their "electronic ink" because it is not a back lit LCD screen.

Also according to a recent survey from Nielsen, 31% of U.S. children ages 6 to 12 want an iPad over any other electronic.

So it seems the iPad wins by the mere factor that it has more functions.  Kindle is best suited for an avid reader who potentially travels a lot.