It's Black Friday, the busiest day of the shopping year, and Ask Maggie is here to help you with questions about holiday shopping.
In this edition, I offer some advice to one mother considering substituting an Amazon Kindle Fire for an iPad as gift for her son. And I suggest a game console for a gaming newbie, who wants to get the whole family up and moving this Christmas.
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Substituting the Kindle Fire for the iPad
Dear Maggie,
My 10-year-old son really wants an iPad 2 for Christmas. I am considering getting it for him, but $500 just seems like too much to spend. He really likes playing games on my iPhone. Do you think he'll be happy with the Kindle Fire? Will it have enough games and other apps for him to play with that are comparable to the iPad 2? Is there a better, less expensive alternative?
Thanks,
Desperate Mom
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