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PDF's. That's pretty much it - for reading PDF files. I had a Kindle a couple years ago; I love e-ink, but the lack of proper PDF support is a real killer for me. I was all excited about the Nook, but it has the same crappy PDF implementation that the Kindle does.
The iPad, on the other hand: zooming, font increase, color, touch, horizontal and vertical orientation, embedded audio/video media files. I was initially very excited for an iTablet, then very un-excited, but once I realized that having a quality, portable PDF reader was high (very high!) on my wishlist, I realized that the iPad is actually the golden ticket!
I'm planning on picking up the 16gb (base) 3G version. Since AT&T's 3G is not on contract (pay-as-you-go sort of thing), I can just add a month of 3G for $30 a month whenever I feel like it, such as for vacations and trips. And $30 a month with my dumbphone is a pretty good deal.
I dumped my iPhone due to crappy call quality a couple months ago. AT&T is really bad in my area. I switched to Verizon and decided that if they ever bring the iPhone to Verizon, I'd switch back. Now? I'm not so sure - the prospect of having a basic pocket phone plus my iPad with Wifi/3G is pretty dang appealing. I was concerned about the size at first, but I'm usually loaded down with books anyway, so a little 10" device wouldn't be a problem at all.
I'm not particularly psyched about the first-gen quirks (no onboard SD/USB/HDMI/Webcam/Flash/Multi-tasking), but as a PDF reader - PERFECT! So that's why I'm buying an iPad :awe:
The iPad, on the other hand: zooming, font increase, color, touch, horizontal and vertical orientation, embedded audio/video media files. I was initially very excited for an iTablet, then very un-excited, but once I realized that having a quality, portable PDF reader was high (very high!) on my wishlist, I realized that the iPad is actually the golden ticket!
I'm planning on picking up the 16gb (base) 3G version. Since AT&T's 3G is not on contract (pay-as-you-go sort of thing), I can just add a month of 3G for $30 a month whenever I feel like it, such as for vacations and trips. And $30 a month with my dumbphone is a pretty good deal.
I dumped my iPhone due to crappy call quality a couple months ago. AT&T is really bad in my area. I switched to Verizon and decided that if they ever bring the iPhone to Verizon, I'd switch back. Now? I'm not so sure - the prospect of having a basic pocket phone plus my iPad with Wifi/3G is pretty dang appealing. I was concerned about the size at first, but I'm usually loaded down with books anyway, so a little 10" device wouldn't be a problem at all.
I'm not particularly psyched about the first-gen quirks (no onboard SD/USB/HDMI/Webcam/Flash/Multi-tasking), but as a PDF reader - PERFECT! So that's why I'm buying an iPad :awe:
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