Apple iPad (16GB) Tablet Review – CNET Review Apr 2010
___________CNET Editors’ Review_____________ The GOOD: In an act of aggressive tech convergence, Apple has consolidated your Netbook, e-reader, gaming device, photo frame, and iPod into an elegant, affordable supergadget. Features such as Bluetooth, 802.11n Wi-Fi, movie rentals, 10 hours of battery life, optional 3G wireless, and the most-celebrated App Store on the planet have us pretty worked up. The BAD: The iPad’s large size is as much a hindrance as it is an advantage. As a jack-of-all-trades and a master of few, the iPad can’t entirely mimic many of the specialized products it seeks to replace. The iPad’s limited multitasking capabilities and lack of integrated video camera, Flash support, and HD video output already have us pining for next year’s model. The bottom line: The Apple iPad is the first affordable tablet computer worth owning, but it won’t (yet) replace your laptop.
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DAMMIT Why couldn’t apple have just put Mac OS X onto these things instead of the gay ass iPhone OS? I’d probably buy one, but this shit, well it’s pretty much useless.
BETTER THAN THE IPHONE SO FAR
He got payed for this review for sure! (by apple ofcourse)
@take450 becuz mac OSX is a OS that is based on mouse and keyboard input, iphone OS is made based on touch input. that is also why windows 7 sucks on tablets becuz windows 7 like mac OSX are designed to have mouse input.
@sgm11
Yes, but even then Mac OS X supports multi-touch with the trackpad on their laptops, so it could cross-over with a few adjustments I’m sure. Anyway, Apple was just lazy on this one.
@Doggieman1111
Exactly what i thought
answer to the notebook my ass! no flash or USB! this is something that only RIch upper class people will buy cause they can……waste of 500 its doesn’t do enough to replace the laptop! or iPhone!
Looks very lame considering what a touch tablet should be like
I think the pricing is absolutely ridiculous. my netbook has 250GB of memory, can do anything the ipad can do, and costs less than half the price of the lowest end model ipad.
Doesn’t have flash for gods sake.
Remember when E-Mail was first introduced; lots of humans complained because it changes their lifestyle. Now, it’s very common to hear “i’ll send you an email” vice “I’ll send you a postcard”. Humans have lots of intelligent ideas and progress potential, but sadly we hinder progress by dwelling on negativity.
It’s amazing how we humans come up with all sorts of excuses just to avoid the inevitably changing world around us. We never seem to run out of complaints and negativity towards something that challenges us to change and see the possibilities.
All I see with this device is nothing but pure potential. Another step closer to a paperless society. Sure, laptops are more powerful, but to someone who tried to avoid the learning curve associated with using a computer, pointing and clicking an object with your hands without having to learn how is less intimidating.
@Fo0LzGold good point… I wonder where apple is going with this
Can you print???
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@unixlink Well spoken….
@cookgoose34 Thank you for the kind words
may you have a wonderful and blessed day.
why didn’t apple put a hd drive on this like in the ipod classic? 8 or 16 gigabits is nothing for the itouch and iphone in a much larger device it will look a lot less.
@Fo0LzGold One thing you’re forgetting is that the iPad uses SSD drives. I’m not going to go in to detail with regards to other components, but SSD drives are very expensive. A 250GB SSD drive will most likely set you back the entire price of your netbook.
Plus, just like Steve said, they’re just “cheap laptops”. Doesn’t do anything better at the “key tasks” which Steve mentioned in his keynote. Hate to admit it, but he’s right.
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@take450 Buy a 13in macbook pro?
@OffFrequency
I want a touch screen dammit.
Haha, jk I already have a 13 inch macbook.
What’s the point to getting this? iphone/ipod seems to do the same things as this, and laptops are much cheaper and effective than getting this hunk of junk. I’m sorry, i just don’t get it.
instead of this you should get the alienware m111x, pure gaming netbook. This piece of junk not worth the hype.
I don’t need a camera. I don’t need multitasking (I learned to live without it because of the iPhone lol), and I don’t need video out at all. So I guess this is good for me. But I still appreciate the review. (:
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