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As a portable music playback device \u2013 it\u2019s too big. My Cowon D2 works just fine, and runs for 40 hours compared to the iPad\u2019s reported 10.<\/p>\nThe newest Apple toy to be revealed this morning must had been one of industry\u2019s worst kept secrets. Funnily, when the specifications of the new tablet device was presented, it didn\u2019t get the unanimous and unreserved approval online the company might had been hoping for, though that hasn\u2019t stopped the usual Apple Faithful from gushing all over the device and shouting down anyone who\u2019s questioned the new device\u2019s real usefulness and design compromises.<\/p>\n
In the last year the Cupertino boys have got my business for their iPhone and MacBook \u2013 which are alright devices but still long ways from being the nirvana devices fanboys rate them to be \u2013 the iPad won\u2019t this time after looking at its specifications, never mind that the name is uncomfortably similar to a sanitary object. Why?<\/p>\n
As a portable music playback device \u2013 it\u2019s too big. My Cowon D2 works just fine, and runs for 40 hours compared to the iPad\u2019s reported 10.<\/p>\n
As a productivity device \u2013 Never mind that you can’t multitask on the iPad. But I don\u2019t care to use a touch screen to create or edit a word-processed document. OK, so there\u2019s going to be keyboard options, but it\u2019s a separate peripheral\u2026 which means more $$$ and having to bring along more devices just to get the same level of productivity you get already with a netbook.<\/p>\n
As a portable game device \u2013 for iPhone-esque games only. Anything more complex or visual that\u2019s commensurate with the screen size requires the kind of processing that won\u2019t be possible with iPad\u2019s weak processor.<\/p>\n
iPad\u2019s 10 hours battery life? Some of the netbooks are already dishing out 8 battery hours, and it\u2019s still improving with newer models and low power processors.<\/p>\n
As a communication device. Er, no onboard camera \u2013 which means you can forget about video calls.<\/p>\n
As an e-book reader. iPad is rated at 10 hours battery. Amazon’s Kindle is rated at 7 days<\/em>.<\/p>\n So I don\u2019t get it. Just what exactly is this device really for. Is it supposed to be superior to netbooks when the latter can dish out more for less money? It’s too big to be truly portable, and too small and missing integrated I\/O peripherals to be useful for anything more than what you already can do on the iPhone.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s Apple for you. The iPad will likely sell millions of units to Apple fans, if nothing else because it\u2019s a fashion statement to own one, never mind its real utility and that it seems neither here nor there. Well, I won\u2019t be one of them this time. I\u2019ll rather just save my money for the next iPhone which hopefully won\u2019t be the same size of this brick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The newest Apple toy to be revealed this morning must had been one of industry\u2019s worst kept secrets. Funnily, when the specifications of the new tablet device was presented, it didn\u2019t get the unanimous and unreserved approval online the company<\/p>\n