Played with an Ipad and was wowed...

[shortylickens]

Is it also a fact that Asians all possess stratospherically higher IQs? So, that applies to me automatically? Is it also a fact that Asians are superior because Asians are the most evolved humans? That's a fact too, when looking at genetic distance and genetic diseases. So, automatically, you're bowing down to ME?

Is it also a fact that Black people have dark skin, so you can call them the N word (it's just slang for Black right?). Because that's just fact. Is it also a fact, that white people are basically all rednecks, because their skin will burn?

So, what is it are you white? You must be trash.
Are you black? You must be a great person.

Well, either way you are a patent retard for not understanding what the word "Racist" means. Get it yet, trash? :hmm: (I made an assumption here as to your skin color - yes, this had to be spelled out for you).

Umm, buddy, sorry, but you are the only one being racist here.
Attacking others for racism does not automatically exclude you.

 

[fatpat268]

It's amazing how much stupid shit people get offended about. No wonder why racism still fucking exists...

 

[wiredspider]

I have an IPod Touch. From what understand, the IPad doesn't do anything it can't. No Flash, so no "real" intarweb.

Yeah, the screens smaller but I have a lappy if I want big.

For me the IPad makes no sense, at least in it's current form.

Same here, got a netbook for half the price of the ipad. The weight of the ipad does make it awkward to hold for long periods of time.

 

[JD50]

Is it also a fact that Asians all possess stratospherically higher IQs? So, that applies to me automatically? Is it also a fact that Asians are superior because Asians are the most evolved humans? That's a fact too, when looking at genetic distance and genetic diseases. So, automatically, you're bowing down to ME?

Is it also a fact that Black people have dark skin, so you can call them the N word (it's just slang for Black right?). Because that's just fact. Is it also a fact, that white people are basically all rednecks, because their skin will burn?

So, what is it are you white? You must be trash.
Are you black? You must be a great person.

Well, either way you are a patent retard for not understanding what the word "Racist" means. Get it yet, trash? :hmm: (I made an assumption here as to your skin color - yes, this had to be spelled out for you).

Holy shit you're a sensitive little women.

 

[Narmer]

Holy shit you're a sensitive little women.

Yeah, something is seriously wrong with this guy. He's doing his best to piss everyone off.

 

[Kaido]

Same here, got a netbook for half the price of the ipad. The weight of the ipad does make it awkward to hold for long periods of time.

I like the idea of a netbook but not the implementation of them. I had an MSI Wind and sold it after awhile because the keyboard and tiny trackpad drove me nuts. A notebook mouse helped, but it was still so hard to type on. I use a Dell Mini 10 at work as my portable IT rig and it's not bad, but still drives me nuts. I much prefer the iPad for portability. The only downside for me with the iPad is that it's not really good for typing, like for AIM or command-line/Word/etc. Netbooks aren't much better but they are definitely better for typing on. The iPad keyboard is about the same size as a netbook keyboard, but you have to dock it, or use the wireless one (awkward). I've got both and don't really use either.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Is it also a fact that Asians all possess stratospherically higher IQs? So, that applies to me automatically? Is it also a fact that Asians are superior because Asians are the most evolved humans? That's a fact too, when looking at genetic distance and genetic diseases. So, automatically, you're bowing down to ME?

Is it also a fact that Black people have dark skin, so you can call them the N word (it's just slang for Black right?). Because that's just fact. Is it also a fact, that white people are basically all rednecks, because their skin will burn?

So, what is it are you white? You must be trash.
Are you black? You must be a great person.

Well, either way you are a patent retard for not understanding what the word "Racist" means. Get it yet, trash? :hmm: (I made an assumption here as to your skin color - yes, this had to be spelled out for you).

 

[Synomenon]

Played with one and would not be able to use it as an ebook reader. E-ink screens are still much better for that.

Using an iPad for ebook reading would be like reading an ebook on my desktop LCD monitors.

 

[Kaido]

Played with one and would not be able to use it as an ebook reader. E-ink screens are still much better for that.

Using an iPad for ebook reading would be like reading an ebook on my desktop LCD monitors.

Totally agree. I had a Kindle 1 for awhile and it was waaaay better as a reader than the iPad is. The iPad is just hard to read. I'm even having trouble reading technical PDF's on it. I can read my PDF's on my computer monitor pretty well, but I think having a screen as close as the iPad just throws my eyes off. I can't seem to concentrate very well when reading on the iPad. Internet stuff is fine, like jumping around Engadget or CNN or whatever, but even the included Winnie the Poo e-book in iBooks was sort of difficult. Like my mind just can't pay attention, even with the font boosted up & the brightness turned down.

Image-wise, the iPad's picture quality is outstanding - very clear, very sharp, very bright. The Kindle app for iPad is a bit better because I can switch to a Sepia background and boost the front and lower the brightness, but still - not so much. I also compared it to a co-workers Kindle 2 and the e-ink is just so much nicer for reading. I like e-ink even more than paper, because e-ink is nicer on your eyes - light gray on dark gray is less contrast to read than black on white. I would totally get another Kindle, except that it's terrible at handling PDF's, and the larger DX version is a whopping $489 with no touchscreen. I really think Apple should have used the Pixel Qi hybrid screen:

http://gizmodo.com/5443895/e+ink-is-dead-pixel-qis-amazing-transflective-lcd-just-killed-it

Also I don't ready many novels, so without good PDF support, the Kindle doesn't really cut it for me. I was hoping the Nook would do it, but not only does it have poor PDF support, but it's HORRIBLY slow (played with one in-store). So, right now, there's no perfect solution out there. Ideally a tablet with a Pixel Qi screen would be the bomb, but I guess it's a waiting game.

 

[Kaido]

Also I'm really really happy with the Lynda.com support. It's a great video training site. Pop on some headphones or use the onboard speaker and voila, video training in your hands. I use it daily for this purpose, it's great!