April 11, 201016 yr RM I think you can only use it where Wifi is available? I may be wrong on that, does anyone know for sure? There is a model that can run on AT&T's 3G network, however, it will cost you an extra $130 up front for the hardware and $30 per month for an unlimited data plan. I am a big fan of most apple products. I own an iMac, iPhone, and iPod nano, and love every one of them. However, I do not really see the appeal of the iPad. If all you want is a oversized iPod touch, than this might be for you, however, with the lack of an optical drive, usb ports, memory card slots, etc. This device is far from being a practical substitute for a laptop or even a net book in my opinion. If your are looking for a low cost option to get yourself on the Mac platform (something I highly recommend) the mac mini is your best bet. It is only $100 more than the entry level iPad and would run faster and it has 10x the internal memory.
April 11, 201016 yr Hmm, that might be a viable option for me, instead of lugging around a laptop to meetings and such.You'd hate it.
April 12, 201016 yr I wouldn't even consider getting one until the 2nd generation comes out. :thumb: My dad wants one bad but said he would wait until the 2nd generation.
April 12, 201016 yr I don't know why they would build this thing with no flash support and no USB port. Its very pretty and cool, but the lack of those two items alone make it near useless for lots of people. I hate Apple almost as much as I like Apple.
April 12, 201016 yr Actually, I'm thinking about getting a Netbook or a notebook.That I could see, but the iPad, no. I think you'd hate that.
April 12, 201016 yr Although only illustrative, my wife loves her iPad and the iScore app ($10). We took a fully charged iPad and scored 3 freshman baseball games this past SAT (~7 hrs.) w/ 20% charge to spare. When we got home, jumped on our network and E-mailed the boxscores and cumulative stats. Pretty sweet. Some other cool things: * - watch movies from Netflix while on a network * - watch TV shows recorded on TiVo and synced via iTunes (w/o a network) * - surf the net * - book reader like the Kindle (very nifty) * - read the USA Today or the NY Time like the paper copy was sitting on your lap, not like a website * - gaming (software developers are just getting started) It definitely doesn't "replace" a desktop or a laptop. It's a different animal altogether. If you don't need / won't use its features, it's not for you. For some, it fills a nice spot in the gadget universe.
April 20, 201016 yr Some Universities Ban iPads http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100419/sc_livescience/universitiesbanipads
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