Originally Posted by monkster:
“Who cares how many ipads are being sold? The relentless waves of apple stories over recent months, most of which are either of no interest or pure speculation, is quite tiresome.
I just don't get the hype. Iphones and Ipod touch, fair enough... nice devices and do a good job at what they're aimed at. For the ipad, when I see the price and what it does (or rather doesn't) offer it amazes me that people are so excited.
Why do I want to spend hundreds of pounds on a web browsing device that doesn't let me see every website on the web? It's aimed at computer novices by being simple... how many will get home to realise they can't do everything they thought it could?
No USB connectivity, no expansion slots, tiny storage capacity for the size of the device, stuck to the horrible i-tunes software (check out the Zune software as to how syncing/online shop/music management can look... i.e. gorgeous), glossy overly reflective fingerprint magnet screen...
I can buy a decent laptop for the same price and know that I can do EVERYTHING that I could possibly want to.”
YOU don't get the hype, because YOU are the one that is missing the entire point of the ipad. As I said in the other thread, I ALREADY own a high spec laptop, and as much as i like it, it isn't all that portable and it runs hot and the battery life is pants.
When I want a laptop, I WILL USE MY LAPTOP. To all of those slightly more intelligent people who 'get it' it is supposed to be used IN ADDITION to your laptop, it is a [very nice] complimentary bit of kit to your laptop. Expensive, I admit, but perfect for people like me who do a lot of browsing whilst sat on the sofa in front of the telly. I also would like an Internet radio and a e-reader, but to buy each of them separately would cost a small fortune, therefore the ipad is perfect for those uses.