iPad 2

[kopfjäger]

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad/start?mco=MTcyMTgwNjM

[zarn02]

And I'm still not sure what exactly one does with the iPad 1...

[derby]

And I'm still not sure what exactly one does with the iPad 1...

surely you can't be serious...

[mitt]

surely you can't be serious...

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

There are mixed experiences with the ipad1 - some people use them like they thought they would, some use them as paperweights, and some are using them for things they didn't plan on.

mitt

[duccarlos]

I know a few people that take it everywhere. They can't live without the damn thing. For me, it would need to replace my laptop and most likely most of what I currently do with my phone. I'll consider buying one if I actually buy the Windows phone next.

[DucMouse the Mighty]

i want! but i currently dont have a laptop and i would use it mainly for writting paper and other fun learning stuff....

[derby]

I know a few people that take it everywhere. They can't live without the damn thing. For me, it would need to replace my laptop and most likely most of what I currently do with my phone. I'll consider buying one if I actually buy the Windows phone next.

i have a blackberry... great for corporate email/calendar, etc... sucks as a mobile web browser/gaming platform.

my ipad does 99% of the stuff i need to do 99% of the time i'm away from home.

[Slide Panda]

They fill a big niche. For folks who only really use a personally computer for web browsing, email etc they are about a perfect fit. With the advent of easy to use cloud (ungh I hate that catch word) applications it makes something like the pads with minimal storage a realistic solution for people who need to to light documents, spreadsheets etc. With the addition of a proper keyboard they are great for folks like my Mom, GF and tons of others.

And yeah people find they use them for more than they had expected with all the apps available.

I've got one that I borrow from work on occasion and it is super handy for thing like posting to the DMF   and other casual crap. Of course, I'm can't get rid of the powerbook as I do web design and dev for a living... but they are handy little gizmos.

[duccarlos]

i have a blackberry... great for corporate email/calendar, etc... sucks as a mobile web browser/gaming platform.

my ipad does 99% of the stuff i need to do 99% of the time i'm away from home.

I used to live and die by my BB, but the browsing was simply painful. I am pretty much set on buying a Windows phone for the "cloud" integration with Xbox. The iPad would replace my iPhone for everything else not phone related.

[Monster Dave]

I work with technology daily, and yes one can see the potential of the Ipad, but from a realistic and moreover a practical perspective, I'd be hard pressed to not call the Ipad a fashionable novelty item.

Don't take that the wrong way - they are neat and can do some unique things, but trying to actually work using one requires a serious commitment; just the typing alone is uncomfortable because there's no tactile feedback interface. We've got a bunch of these HP 2710 laptops with flip-down screens for taking notes and they work well, but the best part about them is that they still offer the user the ability to have a standard interface and keyboard to work with in a slim product.





From a practical perspective, I think that something like this fits the bill much better for the standard user than an Ipad.

[duccarlos]

I work with technology daily, and yes one can see the potential of the Ipad, but from a realistic and moreover a practical perspective, I'd be hard pressed to not call the Ipad a fashionable novelty item.

Don't take that the wrong way - they are neat and can do some unique things, but trying to actually work using one requires a serious commitment; just the typing alone is uncomfortable because there's no tactile feedback interface. We've got a bunch of these HP 2710 laptops with flip-down screens for taking notes and they work well, but the best part about them is that they still offer the user the ability to have a standard interface and keyboard to work with in a slim product.





From a practical perspective, I think that something like this fits the bill much better for the standard user than an Ipad.

yeah, but how much do they cost?

[derby]

I work with technology daily, and yes one can see the potential of the Ipad, but from a realistic and moreover a practical perspective, I'd be hard pressed to not call the Ipad a fashionable novelty item.

Don't take that the wrong way - they are neat and can do some unique things, but trying to actually work using one requires a serious commitment; just the typing alone is uncomfortable because there's no tactile feedback interface. We've got a bunch of these HP 2710 laptops with flip-down screens for taking notes and they work well, but the best part about them is that they still offer the user the ability to have a standard interface and keyboard to work with in a slim product.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC533LL/B

[Monster Dave]

yeah, but how much do they cost?

We've had them for a few years now, but I think when we bought them they were around $1,200 a piece...

[Slide Panda]

We've had them for a few years now, but I think when we bought them they were around $1,200 a piece...

Assuming you got the base model iPad, they run $500. No bean counter is going to grouse when you save $700 per unit - *IF* it has the capabilities needed

[Monster Dave]

Like I said, I really have nothing against them personally, but find them impractical. My department director (and me personally) would lean most certainly towards a more expensive purchase of an an item of practical use over something offering more glitz and glamor.

Funny thing is that of the people I know who own one, they use it to check email, to read "books", and to play some games...but if that's all the common user does with it...that would make it a total waste of money when you can buy a base model laptop or netbook that can do the same things for $200.