> As for the kindle, I don't understand which of its function couldn't be performed just as well by a small laptop
The principle selling point of the Kindle is that you can read for days on end without hurting your eyes. Laptop screens tend to hurt people's eyes a lot when used for reading many hours at a time. It's also smaller, lighter, more convenient and far cheaper than any laptop.
> but I barely know what it looks like, so I may be wrong.
You're being downvoted because you're talking about things you know nothing about - things that take < 5 seconds to find out. Please do some research before taking time to bash products or complain on HN.
I read entire novels on my laptop.
I know what I'm talking about when it comes to reading.
What you're saying is not obvious.
You can't use an Internet research to know how something feels.
I wasn't bashing anything. Please take the time to actually read what I write and don't assume I mean anything else than what I actually write.
All you need to do is throw 'why kindle' into a search engine. Or look for a bit into what it is; the main feature is the e-ink screen, and that is not by coincidence.
The principle selling point of the Kindle is that you can read for days on end without hurting your eyes. Laptop screens tend to hurt people's eyes a lot when used for reading many hours at a time. It's also smaller, lighter, more convenient and far cheaper than any laptop.
> but I barely know what it looks like, so I may be wrong.
You're being downvoted because you're talking about things you know nothing about - things that take < 5 seconds to find out. Please do some research before taking time to bash products or complain on HN.