[Shivetya]

As others have chimed in, the smaller iPad is better suited for one handed holding. An example, reading at the breakfast table. The iPad ended up laying on the table which was not ideal, the Fire was thumb scrolled kept upright in my left while I ate, like a newspaper.

Kids. The regular iPad is not only too large for them it is too expensive too. The apps are very good, the price and insurance on it are not. Face it, kids will break things. Some will say, don't let them play with it. Well to them I ask, then what is the point?

I have the iPad2, Kindle Fire, and a Kindle Touch. The Touch really spoils you on weight. Can't wait for the day a fully functional table appears at that size and weight. Fully functional means the screen works inside or outside.