The iPad

[nintendodork]

No, I'm not Canadian.  Not to be confused with the much more useful iPod, the iPad is..well..a gigantic iPod Touch minus the headphone jack.

The cheapest one is $499, which has 16GB of hard drive space.  The most expensive one is $699 and has 64GB of hard drive space.  Oh, and if you want 3G in addition to Wi-Fi, the 16GB model is $629, and the 64GB model is $829.

I know someone else will post this if I don't, so I'll just go ahead and do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA

[UglyJoe]

Did they seriously use the word "magical" to describe their device?

[nintendodork]

Did they seriously use "unbelievable price" to make it sound cost-effective?

[L___E___T]

I also laughed at "an unbelievable price"  

I now think Apple have serious mental problems.  I've ready seen so much bad press over this thing..  500 bucks for a low rent graphics tablet with no keyboard, no flash, no privacy, no freedom of software, no phone?...   I could go on.

What the hell is the point in this thing?

It's like a laptop for yuppies with more cash than sense - except it's more out of date than the term yuppies itself.  It seems to be just a giant ipod touch, I wouldn't even swap my iphone for this.

And as for gaming - I know people who are already developing for this - I'll pray for them.
The thing is, everyone listens to music, everyone needs a phone and most folks in developed countries are lucky enough to have their own computer.  But do people really need a digital newspaper now as well?  It's not even widescreen.

Who knows maybe this will work out.  Apple-o-philes will still make it sell out on launch and maybe there will be some "magical" point to it all but this does nothing to tempt me as I already have items that do everything this does but better.  I don't need to spend another 500 bucks buying a sub-par version of them all in one awkward package.

This is actually unintentionally annoying the hell out of me right now.  I have to click post and leave this subject the hell alone.


...and not even a single USB port!!!

[son_ov_hades]

[nintendodork]

The first instance I ever heard the word "iPad" was when one of my friends came up to me and said "Hey Tyler, have you heard about the iPad yet?"

I thought it was an opening line for a sex joke.

[UglyJoe]

To be fair, that comparison chart is pretty inaccurate. 

There *is* a headphone jack.  The screen is LED, which is gonna give a much nicer picture than a 7-year-old device.  It's a multi-touch screen as opposed to a single-touch.  It has Bluetooth (which is good for keyboards/mice, but little else).  Also, that model cost way more new than the iPad does.  Even today, a quick look on google shows it going for $550 (refurbished) and up.  The comparison is more apples & oranges than it makes itself out to be.

Granted, USB and other expansion options would be wonderful -- that's a major strike against it.  There's plenty to hate here, no need to go making up and spreading inaccurate charts when the products specs fail on their own.

[L___E___T]

Yeah but, those USB ports..  They're very expensive to add in to the specs.  Sony cut them for the same reason from the PS3.

(yes I am joking)

[JC]

the iPad is..well..a gigantic iPod Touch

That says it all.

[ericj]

I'm really surprised Steve Jobs is still alive & kickin' after all his health problems. Guess you can buy a longer life if you've got the money. 

[L___E___T]

  yeah, it's nearly in the same league as 'synergy'.

[nensondubois]

People would buy anything I guess. No headphone jack? That's like buying a new car without a muffler.

[Jollie]

it has a headphone jack.

[L___E___T]

Besides, we all know cars sound way better with no muffler!

[nensondubois]

Not to be confused with the much more useful iPod, the iPad is..well..a gigantic iPod Touch minus the headphone jack.

once again...

Several posts ago someone said it was lacking a headphone jack. Unless they weren't serious,