iPad: Much ado about not much?
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For a large glorified iTouch/netbook???
What a bargain!
It will be a huge hit just like the MacBook Air was.....
LOL - want to bet.....For a large glorified iTouch/netbook???
What a bargain!
It will be a huge hit just like the MacBook Air was.....
I'll predict they will sell a boat load of these.......
Here it is: Here it is: http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video
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How I will use mine:
email
newspapers
music
video podcasts (I'm addicted to the Aperture 2 podcast in HD right now)
web
books
movies - I have more than 300 movies ripped and in iTunes now
photo brag book / photo frame when I'm not on the move
games - I think this will replace a PSP as a hi-def game device
How my mother will use it when I give it to her for her b-day (76)
books
email
music
web
photo / family movie brag book
newspapers
she'll never turn on her laptop again
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newspapers
music
video podcasts (I'm addicted to the Aperture 2 podcast in HD right now)
web
books
movies - I have more than 300 movies ripped and in iTunes now
photo brag book / photo frame when I'm not on the move
games - I think this will replace a PSP as a hi-def game device
How my mother will use it when I give it to her for her b-day (76)
books
music
web
photo / family movie brag book
newspapers
she'll never turn on her laptop again
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Wow , ur mom is a Lucky lady , for one she is getting the latest technology and two she knows how to use it , i have had tough time getting my mom to use cell phone and she's lot younger than 76 
The iPad is unlocked, you can use it on any carrier. Apple negoiated a deal with AT&T for $30 a month unlimted data but you can use it on any carrier you want. The $599 32 Gb version is WiFi only. If you want 3G then you have to add another $130 ($729) to get the 3G version. http://www.apple.com/ipad/pricing/
I think it's a cool device but I don't see what it'll do that an iPhone and a MacBook/MacBook Pro can do. It doesn't support Flash, it doesn't have multitasking, no camera, 4:3 display, and it's too big to carry around casuall like a cell phone. Now, if they had included the full version of OS X for the same price then yeah it would be really be the next "big thing".
I thought it was funny that Jobs criticised netbooks for being "cheap laptops". The iPad is just an expensive iPod Touch. Besides the usual fanboys I can see it appealing to people who take take public transit or fly a lot and to students (since you can get textbooks on it) but I don't know how much general appeal it'll have.
The reason I listed myself and my mother is that we are at the extreme opposite ends of user profile. I'll buy her the cheapest model because she'll rarely leave the house with it, it'll be web/email for dummies (with apologies to my mother) with instant on and no system maintenance. I'll use it for all the mobile features.....
I wish it were 16:9 but I can't think of many OSX apps I'd want to run on it. I'd like a version of PPT for it, then I could leave the laptop at home.
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Why would anyone use a portable device if they rarely leave the house? Maybe reading in bed, finding recipes or playing Scrabble while on the shitter I suppose.
I think there’s a huge potential demand for a really good device that can access the Internet anywhere you go. The Iphone is about the best device so far but it’s got too small a screen to be really useful. This is like an Iphone but with a descent sized screen.
Let’s look at the pros vs. the cons.
Pros
It’s got 1st mover advantage
It’s already got tons of great aps that will run on it
It’s Apple. It has a fiercely loyal fan base
It’s not over-priced
Cons
It doesn’t look like a very productive unit
Not good for business
It will be competing with laptops with internet sticks
I agree with bottom. Apple will sell truck loads of these.
Let’s look at the pros vs. the cons.
Pros
It’s got 1st mover advantage
It’s already got tons of great aps that will run on it
It’s Apple. It has a fiercely loyal fan base
It’s not over-priced
Cons
It doesn’t look like a very productive unit
Not good for business
It will be competing with laptops with internet sticks
I agree with bottom. Apple will sell truck loads of these.
I don't know, I can access the internet from my blackberry but I take i with me becuase it can fit in my pocket. The iPad is not something that can easily fit in a pocket. Now if I'm going to work, or on a trip, that's different since I'm already carring a bag with me. However, I'm I'm out with friends or out shopping I really don't want to carry around something the size of an iPad; I want something that'll fit in my pocket.
The pricing isn't all that great either. For true mobility you'll need to spend at least $630 + tax to get the 16 GB model with 3G plus $30 a month for data. That's on top of any existing plan for a smart phone. If you're just going to keep it at home then yeah it's more affordable but if you're doing that then why not get a netbook? If you want OS X in a small form factor just get a Dell Mini 10 and put OS X on it.
The iPod and iPhone were game changers as they redefined what a media player and cell phone could be. However, with the iPad I don't see it doing anything that a $400 netbook can't do.
Who knows, I might be wrong and this might be the next big thing. Right now I don't see it.
The pricing isn't all that great either. For true mobility you'll need to spend at least $630 + tax to get the 16 GB model with 3G plus $30 a month for data. That's on top of any existing plan for a smart phone. If you're just going to keep it at home then yeah it's more affordable but if you're doing that then why not get a netbook? If you want OS X in a small form factor just get a Dell Mini 10 and put OS X on it.
The iPod and iPhone were game changers as they redefined what a media player and cell phone could be. However, with the iPad I don't see it doing anything that a $400 netbook can't do.
Who knows, I might be wrong and this might be the next big thing. Right now I don't see it.
She sits in the family room in a soft chair with a laptop on her lap - this will be easier.
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It will be a niche product, but I think that niche will be large (if that makes any sense at all). I think the game potential is amazing, no games yet worthy of it but the need for speed demo was impressive - steering with the accelerator is a great idea.....
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I believe that sometime a convergence between phone, mobile computing and PC will occur. Is this it?
possibly, but I don't know.
Yeah that does make sense and it's sort of what I was thinking. I can see it being really popular for people who have to take a train to work or fly a lot. It's a lot easier to watch videos, check email, do work with something like the iPad then with a netbook or laptop.
