I was surprised with how many PlayBook fans were upset when I compared the device to the iPad 2. So I thought I’d try again.

[ad#Google Adsense 300×250 in story]According to the emails I received, a comparison between the PlayBook and iPad 2 wasn’t fair. These comments came despite the fact that RIM’s co-CEOs blathered on about how much better the PlayBook was than the iPad.

So if comparing the iPad 2 isn’t fair, what is? There aren’t very many modern devices that don’t allow its users to send email or work with calendars.

So I went old school for this head-to-head. The PlayBook vs. the Etch A Sketch:

  • Etch A Sketch can’t get on the Internet

    • Neither can the Playbook

  • Etch A Sketch can’t send email

    • neither can the PlayBook

  • Kids love the Etch A Sketch

    • Kids don’t get the PlayBook

  • Adults can understand and use the Etch A Sketch

    • Adults don’t get the PlayBook

  • The Etch A Sketch can’t do Flash

    • PlayBook does Flash

  • You can create cool pics with the Etch A Sketch

    • PlayBook has Flash

  • Etch A Sketch has amazing sales

    • PlayBook not so much

  • Etch A Sketch has never been recalled

    • PlayBook was recalled in the first month

  • You can shake Etch A Sketch and erase the screen

    • Some PlayBooks don’t work whether you shake them or not

  • Etch A Sketch is featured in award winning films

    • PlayBook has its own flash commercials

  • You don’t need a Blackberry to use an Etch A Sketch

    • PlayBook needs a BlackBerry to get online

  • Etch A Sketch has had one model for decades

    • PlayBook announced 3 models before shipping anything