Originally Posted by c4rv:
“Can you use them for playing back music ? Maybe extra storage would be useful then.”
It can play music, but it's not very good at it IMHO. Managing playlists, sorting artists etc. just don't work like on a dedicated mp3 player.
Originally Posted by c4rv:
“Don't know how much a kindle is but you can pick up a usable tablet for £120”
I've got a tablet too. But for reading books especially text/fiction, the screen on the Kindle is unbeatable. Can read in bright sunlight, or for very periods with no eyestrain. The tablet is better though for reading pdfs, or comics or anything with illustrations. The battery life on the Kindle is also far far better then a tablet.
Originally Posted by c4rv:
“Does kindle work with hotspots that you can set up with smartphones ? Then you won't need 3g in the kindle itself”
It does work with any WiFi hotspot. The main advantage of the 3G Kindle is that it's free even abroad. But the Web Browser is very basic. You're better off viewing the mobile versions of websites.