Apple Introduces The Game-Changing iPad Discussion

[wrightc23]

Hmmm scaled up smartphone with associated functionality. Can't really see the point? iPhone functionality is targeted precisely to address the physical dimension and intended use of a mobile phone.

Now if they'd been a bit braver, gone for a beefier processor, stuck OS X on it and targeted it as a scaled down tablet MacBook it might have been a lot more interesting. Put it into the market as Apples netbook.

I can see a lot of iPhone users buying this, being wowed by the Apple design and slickness then wondering what exactly they do with it before simply going back to using their iPhones.

[sinstoic]

MacBook Touch is what Apple should have come out with.

[yuio]

MacBook Touch is what Apple should have come out with.

I agree. a macbook touch would have gotten my interest.

[Bog]

Apple's marketing team may as well call it the iTampon if they use that name.

[Xirurg]

Kindle's $259

Nook is $259

Sony's Reader series is as follows:
Reader Touch Edition- $299
Reader Daily Edition (larger screen vertically for ideal reading of periodicals like the newspaper)- $399
Reader Pocket Edition- $199

And DX is like 500$,right?

so it is like 200$ more then a basic ereader,and about 50-100 more then advanced ones, but it can do a lot more... So with proper multitasking, it will be quite an appealing device.Imagine this- WWDC 2010 keynote,SJ on stage "We sold x amount of iPads and we have y amount of great apps for it(once serious developers kick in, I am sure it will have some crazy apps) and now with iPhone OS 4.0, you can multitask!"

From what I understand, 3.2 version is "just" for developers, so apple can have a decent amount of iPad apps with new iPhone/OS release.

[tofreku]

I will stick to Kindle... I support e-ink over all other fancy features...the title of the thread needs to be changed 'Game-Changing Pad' WoT

[dbacchus]

I have two words on the subject: EPIC FAILURE.

[RooX]

And DX is like 500$,right?

so it is like 200$ more then a basic ereader,and about 50-100 more then advanced ones, but it can do a lot more... So with proper multitasking, it will be quite an appealing device..

There is no real comparison between a true e-reader and this device. It happens to have an app that displays ebooks. That is it. It has a 10 hour battery life, no E-ink display and is much larger than many of the e-book options out there. My E-book can last about a month on a single charge, i can read it for 12 hours straight with no eye strain, its easily viewable in almost any lighting condition. It just looks like reading from a paperback. The ipad has none of these features.

And being that there are a number of fully featured e-book readers for $200.00 out there, its really more like $300 more than many readers.

[Jgoble25]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs

[electrosoft]

If *all* you want to do is E-read or optimal E-Reading is of the utmost importance, well, then the iPad makes no sense anyhow as a purchase option.

If E-Reader capability in addition to wanting many of the other abilities of the iPad is your criteria, then an E-reader makes no sense as a purchase option unless you want two devices.

I would never recommend purchasing an iPad solely as an E-Reader device and I don't think there really is any debate as to what device performs best as strictly a near perfect E-Reader.

I can see the usefulness of the iPad and its, "Jack of all trades master of none," approach to user functionality and for what a Netbook is meant to be , I would purchase an iPad before I purchased a traditional Netbook. If I'm going to contemplate a traditional netbook, then I am going to think about a real notebook like a Thinkpad x200 or greater.