Pfft. If geek interest drove the market the Creative NOMAD would have destroyed the iPod.
A screen with tiny rez, extremely less capability, is going to be a bitch to type stuff on, and much more expensive??? Sounds great where do I sign up?
...looks at his 11.6" ULV notebook that cost less than an iPad, runs Win7 + an XP VM, has 3 USB, VGA, HDMI, etc...
iPad what?? Call me when they put a real OS and a couple of USB ports on the thing.
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I am glad that you know the price of the courier seeing it hasn't even been announced iirc, and as for the joojoo it costs $500 genius. Does it support 3G?
The $500 iPad doesn't support 3G either.
right, I was referring to his insinuation that the joojoo did.
Ah, my apologies then.
At any rate, as gimped as I think the iPad is, the gadget lover in me still wants to blow money on buying one. Wouldn't be the first time I bought a gadget I didn't really need.
*glares at Sony Dash pre-order receipt*
Smaller start ups should fear themselves. 100 pre-orders of the JooJoo? Do you really expect any of these no-name devices to sell at all, much less be any competition for the iPad?
The sad thing is that the iPad is going to go uncontested for a while, in which time it will fortify its place in this new device market. The only real competition would be an Android tablet, but Google is all over the place right now between mobile, Android, and ChromeOS I doubt they could pull anything focused off that could compete with Apple. The MS Courier is another possibility, but seeing how poorly the Zune performed, and even the Xbox 360 in the grand scheme of things, I would not count on Microsoft for any kind of CE device miracle.
To me it's nothing more than a Kindle/Nook with an open OS. It seems like they just took the inspiration for those and just opened it up. But honestly, the fact that it cannot multi-task is just pathetic. You mean I can't listen to music and browse the web at the same time as some web sites have said?
And Apples hatred for Adobe is lousy. They're screwing customers because they want to act like immature brats and not support one of the most uses plugins around.
I think it'll do well because of the hype machine at first. But ultimately it's kind of a pointless unit that is too large to be ultra portable and too underwhelming to replace a notebook/laptop. It doesn't do enough or does too much. Phones are getting so advanced and when you see things like the EVO coming out, who's functionality is as good or better than the iPad....
It's just another device to have to keep up with and won't replace my others. I carry a laptop with me to work and travel. I have a Droid that I use when I'm out and about without my laptop. An iPad would be a waste for me. I think a lot of people are going to be in the same boat ultimately. They will realize they wasted $500+ down the road when it's collecting dust because they don't want to carry it around.
You mean I can't listen to music and browse the web at the same time as some web sites have said?
You sound like someone who wouldn't benefit all that much from one, but I disagree with your assessment that "most" people are in the same boat as you. "Most" people don't have a powerful smartphone like a droid/nexus/iphone.
You can have the iPod running the background listening to your music while you surf the web while Mail is checking email.
(Unless you are referring to Pandora)
I'm talking about the iPad, not the iPod. I thought multi-tasking wasn't happening on the iPad. How are you checking mail while surfing the web? My iPod touch is the same way, no true multi-tasking. I could be wrong, but I thought that is what some of the reviews were complaining about - lack of multi-tasking.
I'm talking about the iPad, not the iPod. I thought multi-tasking wasn't happening on the iPad. How are you checking mail while surfing the web? My iPod touch is the same way, no true multi-tasking. I could be wrong, but I thought that is what some of the reviews were complaining about - lack of multi-tasking.
Your notebook doesn't have a multitouch screen and the screen on this is MUCH better than any Laptop unless you spend a lot of bucks. I strongly dislike all LCD's (they suck) but the LED backlit ones are about as good as they get. Show me a notebook that's the same price that has an LED backlit screen. The screen alone make the iPad superior to notebooks, I dunno about you but when I'm on an electronic device the quality of the screen is one of the most important things. Have fun with your laptop that has a TN screen.
And Apples hatred for Adobe is lousy. They're screwing customers because they want to act like immature brats and not support one of the most uses plugins around.
Your notebook doesn't have a multitouch screen and the screen on this is MUCH better than any Laptop unless you spend a lot of bucks. I strongly dislike all LCD's (they suck) but the LED backlit ones are about as good as they get. Show me a notebook that's the same price that has an LED backlit screen. The screen alone make the iPad superior to notebooks, I dunno about you but when I'm on an electronic device the quality of the screen is one of the most important things. Have fun with your laptop that has a TN screen.
Apple sack riding at it's finest.
Your notebook doesn't have a multitouch screen and the screen on this is MUCH better than any Laptop unless you spend a lot of bucks. I strongly dislike all LCD's (they suck) but the LED backlit ones are about as good as they get. Show me a notebook that's the same price that has an LED backlit screen. The screen alone make the iPad superior to notebooks, I dunno about you but when I'm on an electronic device the quality of the screen is one of the most important things. Have fun with your laptop that has a TN screen.
Dont you have an iPod Touch and have it extensively modded into your car?
If you're going by display technology alone, the OLED smartphones have screens that are a bigger improvement over IPS than IPS is over TN. Does that make the Ipad useless?
If you work on-call or out in the field this is a great alternative to a full laptop next to you.
If you work on-call or out in the field this is a great alternative to a full laptop next to you.