Well, I do enjoy my iPad. But note that, within weeks of getting a free one, I still shelled out the bucks for a new Air. It's awesome for many things, but at least for me it wasn't a computer replacement. So if you really do want to be talked out of it, there's a datapoint. ;)
See -- okay, here is why I really want to be talked out of it: I have a perfectly great laptop and a desktop, and I have a Blackberry which obviously isn't a perfect computer (it's a phone), but... does the iPad fit into a hole there? ARE there holes there? Or do I just want a shiny toy?
(Not that there's anything WRONG with wanting a shiny toy. It's just. You know. The principle of the thing.)
The iPad is, at least for me, a great way to consume media. I love it for video, for games, and for downstairs/on the go websurfing when I don't feel like untethering my laptop from the desk. I could also see using it as a e-book reader; it's great for reading fic. I would probably never have bought one just for those purposes, though, since I can do all that on my iPhone and/or my Air, just not as easily.
(ack, accidental post! Far too easy to do on the phone. Advantage: iPad.)
T did buy an iPad, and he adores it, mostly because it's perfect for reading and websurfing in bed, something he has long dreamed of doing. So if that's something you would want, it's likely more worth getting.)
NO BECAUSE I WANT ONE, TOO, IT WOULD MAKE MY LIFE SO WONDERFUL LIKE WHEN I'M WALKING 1.3 MILES TO CAMPUS ONE WAY, AND THEN ANOTHER MILE OVER CAMPUS AND I ALREADY HAVE LIKE THE BIGGEST BACKPACK EVER BECAUSE I AM A DORK AND A MOTHER AND CARRY ALL THE THINGS ALL THE TIME.
I LOVE MINE AND THEREFORE CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE DISSUADE YOU.
But really. I have an iPhone and a MacBook and a Sony e-reader that I no longer use because I have an iPad. I use the iPad for playing games, reading books, and knitting patterns. You cannot pry it away from me.
I love mine! You know this! I am not really going to talk you out of it. I find that mine does nicely fill a gap between smartphone and computer; it's more comfortable to websurf than the phone, better for email than the phone, and lovely for reading and quick-writing when you don't want to drag a whole laptop around.
Feywood is right that you can't *directly* USB into the iPad, but with Dropbox, the cable that connects it to your computer, and the forthcoming Apple-run cloud services, that is less and less and less of an issue.
In all seriousness, I would wait until they make one with the same retina display as the iPhone. I go from my iPhone to an iPad and the resolution looks so bad. :(
Hmm, I will look into that - I have a Blackberry which probably has the better resolution, but I also have an old-ish netbook with crappy res, so maybe it wouldn't be too bad for my usage. Thanks for the flag though, I will make sure I check it before I buy :)
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See -- okay, here is why I really want to be talked out of it: I have a perfectly great laptop and a desktop, and I have a Blackberry which obviously isn't a perfect computer (it's a phone), but... does the iPad fit into a hole there? ARE there holes there? Or do I just want a shiny toy?
(Not that there's anything WRONG with wanting a shiny toy. It's just. You know. The principle of the thing.)
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(ack, accidental post! Far too easy to do on the phone. Advantage: iPad.)
T did buy an iPad, and he adores it, mostly because it's perfect for reading and websurfing in bed, something he has long dreamed of doing. So if that's something you would want, it's likely more worth getting.)
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For serious, they look so awesome, wth.
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WANT.
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don't.
don't do it!
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CRAP KEYBOARD
NO. USB.
APPLE CENSORS APPS AND CONTENT.
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But really. I have an iPhone and a MacBook and a Sony e-reader
that I no longer use because I have an iPad. I use the iPad for playing games, reading books, and knitting patterns. You cannot pry it away from me.no subject
Feywood is right that you can't *directly* USB into the iPad, but with Dropbox, the cable that connects it to your computer, and the forthcoming Apple-run cloud services, that is less and less and less of an issue.
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DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY BEERS EQUALS 600$?
SEV, THAT IS 150 BEERS. OR SOME ANGRY BIRDS, WHICH ONLY BECOMES REALLY FUN WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK.
WHICH YOU COULD BE WITH YOUR 150 BEERS.
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YOU DO NOT WANT.
THEY'RE RATHER SALTY.