So it’s been announced. The iPad is here.
It’s supposed to fall into a category between the iPhone and a laptop, which it does perfectly. It basically has all the functionality of an iPhone or iPod touch, but other cool features (and size) that throws it into the laptop category…
Information available at this point says the iPad does not have a camera, which for most I think is going to be something that makes it less appealing.
I think that the app market will benefit from this though, as new and more powerful apps will become available for the iPad that are not now available for the iPhone or Ipod touch.
It can be held in any direction you want. It looks like a giant iPod.
It has a virtual keyboard. “A dream to type on,” according to Steve.
It has Google Maps, and of course is web-enabled. It’s lightning fast.
YouTube can be watched in HD. The Demo of Star Trek was pretty impressive, but it’s not widescreen, though.
You slide to unlock
The music player looks like a new version of iTunes.
- 9.7 inch IPS display, 0.5 inches thin, 1.5 pounds in weight.
- MEMORY SIZE: 16, 32, or 64 GB solid state hard drives
- CHIP: 1 GHz Apple A4 chip. It looks like they went in-house to build this thing.
- Wi-Fi: 802.11n
- BATTERY LIFE: 10 hours
- Includes Speaker, Microphone, 30-pin connector, Accelerometer, and compass
So my question is at this point – Do you replace your laptop? Do you keep your laptop, iPhone and now the new iPad? For me personally, I think this device is awesome but i don’t see myself purchasing one anytime soon. It’s just one more device to tote around and have to keep up with. Or will I eventually decide that the iPad will replace my MacBook Pro and move forward that direction?
The price I’ve seen so far is $499 (for the 16GB I’m assuming) and won’t ship for 2-3 months, so is the storage a deal-breaker for you? I love my storage space, so this is another reason I would not replace my laptop, but the iPad is quite tempting.
What do you think?
Will you be looking into purchasing an iPad?
If so, is it going to replace your current laptop or netbook?
Here is a nice photo gallery of the iPad from engadget.
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