Kindle: who buys this shit?

K- i dont get it. I dont understand why Amazon is selling these and i really dont understand why people are buying them so quickly that they cant manufacture enough. They actually apologize about the lack of product on their front page.

Why not read the book on your laptop, or buy a freakin paper copy. I dont care how sharp this pile of a display is its not going to be as good as my laptop, and my laptop lets me do so many other fund things so i dont have to read. Oh and BTW this thing costs $400- but you can get your book in minutes- even in the back of a cab- WTF. There is no freakin way anyone under 45 is buying these- is there? I really cant believe this pile is selling. I mean look at it its straight out of 15 years ago.

Here’s an educated review of the Kindle and the ASUS Eee