I'm really starting to kinda want one of these
but aside from a few minutes with it at best buy I havent gotten a chance to spend some quality time with it
so i'll ask owners, is it really all that?

12/7/2010 4:23:08 PM

this, in chit chat??? good luck

12/7/2010 4:23:47 PM

You still owe me money, Kotex.

12/7/2010 4:24:49 PM

if you buy one, all of your wildest dreams will come truuuuueeee!

12/7/2010 4:24:54 PM

why the caps? there's 39 pages of it here message_topic.aspx?topic=584556

12/7/2010 4:24:56 PM

I'm not sure I'd have any one use that would justify owning it.

I spend a few days at a friend's place in Philly back in October and used his quite a bit...it was definitely fun to tinker with, but I'm not sure about much more than that. If you happen to travel a lot, it's probably a decent investment as an all-in-one e-reader/ipod/gaming device.

12/7/2010 4:25:37 PM

at this point I would wait until the ipad 2 comes out in april

12/7/2010 4:26:26 PM

it's a pretty awesome sales tool if you're trying to sell a visual product

otherwise, kind of a waste of money

12/7/2010 4:29:26 PM

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"why the caps? there's 39 pages of it here message_topic.aspx?topic=584556"

im trying to get a general public's opinion, not a the mac vs pc angle which is what usually happens in tech talk

12/7/2010 4:29:57 PM

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"it's a pretty awesome sales tool if you're trying to sell a visual product otherwise, kind of a waste of money"

Yeah that's the only reason benefit I see. My uncle is a geologist and his university gave him one so he can share pictures of sites he's working on more easily. It's good for him in that sense but when he's not at work his kids just use it as a glorified DS.

12/7/2010 4:34:06 PM

for college students it might be alright considering the average cost of books per symester vs ipad and e books

12/7/2010 4:35:02 PM

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"im trying to get a general public's opinion, not a the mac vs pc angle which is what usually happens in tech talk"

i haven't read all 39 pages, but since it's an iPad specific thread i'm pretty sure you could find what you're looking for.

12/7/2010 4:36:25 PM

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" Yeah that's the only reason benefit I see. My uncle is a geologist and his university gave him one so he can share pictures of sites he's working on more easily. It's good for him in that sense but when he's not at work his kids just use it as a glorified DS."

That's pretty cool.

Our salespeople (luxury real estate + travel services) use it to highlight our product. It's definitely of value on the sales floor/in the field.

12/7/2010 4:38:10 PM

I own and use one daily. I spend the majority of my time browsing the web. If you feel that you could use a portable lightweight web browser then go for it. I play a game or two every now and then but that doesnt justify the purchase.

12/7/2010 8:46:52 PM

I own a mini iPad with a built in cell phone. Very convenient, would be a waste of money if it was bigger though.

12/7/2010 8:49:18 PM

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"I own and use one daily. I spend the majority of my time browsing the web. If you feel that you could use a portable lightweight web browser then go for it. I play a game or two every now and then but that doesnt justify the purchase."

Also, pay FroshKiller his $5

12/7/2010 8:52:05 PM

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"My uncle is a geologist"

12/7/2010 8:55:20 PM

If you have decent eyes, an ipad is the same thing as an iphone

12/7/2010 9:12:41 PM

i would never show clients things on an iPhone

on another note, i thought the thing was sort of silly when it first came out.. i was like "it can't run photoshop?"

but we got some at work and it's the handiest damn thing i've used in a long time... that sort of computing and user experience is just going to become more and more prevalent, regardless of who's developing it

it's sort of like the jump mario made when he went from super mario world to mario 64 in the terms of how you use a computer

12/7/2010 9:46:06 PM

have one for work, basically use it as a portfolio of our different projects, works great. has scored me (along w/ my great reputation) a number of projects, all of which I was high bidder for

12/7/2010 9:47:58 PM

I fly to Texas to work every week so I got one a few weeks ago to entertain myself on the flights. I load that sucker up with tv shows + games + kindle books and I'm good to go. Plus, it has honestly replaced my laptop as my primary browser when watching TV and w/e. I've used it way more than I thought I would.

12/7/2010 9:49:35 PM

Have you tried a galaxy tab? Or any of the 7-inch size tablets?

I find the smaller form factor much easier to handle, use before sleep (reading news in bed), read books on (you can hold it easily one handed) and (for me) provides a much better experience. The large screen was too unwieldy. But to each their own. I'm cool with a galaxy tab for now; and most likely will check out the Playbook and whatever WebOS tablet is cooking out there.

12/7/2010 10:09:20 PM

I do...not.

12/8/2010 1:40:13 AM

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"I fly to Texas to work every week so I got one a few weeks ago to entertain myself on the flights. I load that sucker up with tv shows + games + kindle books and I'm good to go. Plus, it has honestly replaced my laptop as my primary browser when watching TV and w/e. I've used it way more than I thought I would."

all of this. i bought mine pretty much for travel, but have ended up using it at work for smaller meetings that don't call for a power point presentation.

12/8/2010 2:35:12 AM

my iphone does more than that piece of shit

12/8/2010 3:28:13 AM

PAY FROSH IS FUCKIN MONEY

12/8/2010 4:54:17 AM