Apple CEO Steve Jobs sums up all the features and pricing of the new Apple tablet.
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was prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the kindle is WAAAYYY over priced . . .
make you want to pay for the opportunity of owning Apple branded dog crap!
for what this thing can do at that price to sink in.
Then-----fasten your seatbelts!!! It's gonna take off!
Then-----fasten your seatbelts!!! It's gonna take off!
iPod touch can't (other than 3G - Then I ask you about the iPhone in that case).
I've carried laptops for years and an iPhone for year and half. Will the iPad replace either of those, probably not. Will I buy one, probably... in year or so : ). My biggest concern is durability. I don't think the iPad will tolerate the drops my iPhone has.
The screen size makes it infinitely better for browsing and movies than the iPhone and the interface (with pretty much instant) on will make it a much better than my laptop in many situations. I can even imagine a day I might use it, paired with a bluetooth headset, as a phone.
I predict once the iPad starts popping up in airports, malls and any other place people "hang out", there will be a viral effect. By X-Mas 2010, look out. On the other hand, that prediction and $3.75 buys you a mocha at Starbucks...where you will see them in droves. : )
The screen size makes it infinitely better for browsing and movies than the iPhone and the interface (with pretty much instant) on will make it a much better than my laptop in many situations. I can even imagine a day I might use it, paired with a bluetooth headset, as a phone.
I predict once the iPad starts popping up in airports, malls and any other place people "hang out", there will be a viral effect. By X-Mas 2010, look out. On the other hand, that prediction and $3.75 buys you a mocha at Starbucks...where you will see them in droves. : )
Several times the size and much higher priced than my iPod - and they don't offer a model with 80+ GB?
Bah, not impressed. The thing barely meets the average specs of a netbook.
Heck, my netbook has Wi-Fi and ~110 GB of drive space. It's not worth an extra $200 to slap on a touch screen, rip out the keyboard, and cut the drive space to almost nothing.
Bah, not impressed. The thing barely meets the average specs of a netbook.
Heck, my netbook has Wi-Fi and ~110 GB of drive space. It's not worth an extra $200 to slap on a touch screen, rip out the keyboard, and cut the drive space to almost nothing.
More than a $300 netbook?
Can it do speed?
Well, not really. 1 GHz proprietary (probably ARM derivative) vs 1.6 GHz hyperthreaded Atom - no contest, Atom wins.
Can it do space?
iPad: Up to 64 GB. Netbook: Currently running ~110 GB. Nope.
Not seeing RAM specs, but I'd guess low. Likely just enough to run iPhone apps, as it does seem to be nothing more than a big iPhone.
Heck, it can't even do price - $500 for this thing vs $300 for a netbook.
I think I'll stick with my netbook.
EDIT: Was a reply to Userama, but something messed up.
Can it do speed?
Well, not really. 1 GHz proprietary (probably ARM derivative) vs 1.6 GHz hyperthreaded Atom - no contest, Atom wins.
Can it do space?
iPad: Up to 64 GB. Netbook: Currently running ~110 GB. Nope.
Not seeing RAM specs, but I'd guess low. Likely just enough to run iPhone apps, as it does seem to be nothing more than a big iPhone.
Heck, it can't even do price - $500 for this thing vs $300 for a netbook.
I think I'll stick with my netbook.
EDIT: Was a reply to Userama, but something messed up.
That too late for a WOW for iPad, Steve. Features,
Price, NOT impressive.
Price, NOT impressive.
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