iPad - now with wings!

Andrew · 01-27-2010, 03:57 PM

I can't figure out why I'd need one even if the feature set weren't somewhat disappointing. I have a MacBook Pro (no Apple hating here) and a Palm Pre, so I'm covered from both the full-size experience and the mobile access ends. I can't quite see the need for something in the middle.

Add that to those disappointments I mentioned:

no multitasking
no independent development (App Store only)
WiFi only unless you pony up the extra $130 plus $15-30/month for AT&T
AT&T? Really?
no built-in camera (not a huge deal but surprised it was left out)

If I needed something in between my Pre and my MBP, I could pick up a fully-loaded Dell Mini 10v and install OS X on it for less than the iPad. I can't see the need right now but even so, I really can't see the iPad as a viable product to fill that need.

01-27-2010, 03:57 PM	#11
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	I can't figure out why I'd need one even if the feature set weren't somewhat disappointing. I have a MacBook Pro (no Apple hating here) and a Palm Pre, so I'm covered from both the full-size experience and the mobile access ends. I can't quite see the need for something in the middle. Add that to those disappointments I mentioned: no multitasking no independent development (App Store only) WiFi only unless you pony up the extra $130 plus $15-30/month for AT&T AT&T? Really? no built-in camera (not a huge deal but surprised it was left out) If I needed something in between my Pre and my MBP, I could pick up a fully-loaded Dell Mini 10v and install OS X on it for less than the iPad. I can't see the need right now but even so, I really can't see the iPad as a viable product to fill that need. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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