Proper reasons to buy an iPadMacPodLooRoll...

[beercohol]

I'm totally sold on the iPad because I want to:

1. Take photographs
2. Change the battery myself if I need to
3. Sync files over USB like a storage device
4. Browse flash content

Woo hoo. I might just get two of them!

[TimberWolf]

Yeah, it's probably worth holding fire on the iPad for a camera alone, especially given its lack of connectivity. Other pluses include the price and the unbelievable tariffs.

[beercohol]

Get it hammered?

When I do buy one, should I buy a hammer as well?

[ChimpMaster]

Samsung Galaxy tablet looks way better, but it is a lot smaller too.

I bought the iPad just for a laugh - my (very young) kids use it more than anyone for their 123/abc/colouring/cartoons etc.

It's actually quite tulip.

[d000hg]

It makes a fairly decent Citrix client from what I've seen.

[SupremeSpod]

I'd buy one just because of this...

[beercohol]

Perhaps what really attracts me is the price.

It appears Apple kept it cheap by saving costs on design - like not bothering. Instead they've left it looking bare - just a blank panel with one button on the front and a bare silver plate on the back.

So if they made it look good, that might have pushed the price up higher. Instead, they're passing the cost saving onto me, right?

I might buy three of them!

Another pre-sales question: What does the "i" stand for in "iPad"?

[CheeseSlice]

Another pre-sales question: What does the "i" stand for in "iPad"?

Idiot

idiot phone
idiot pod
idiot Mac
idiot pad

[beercohol]

Idiot Pad sucks...

So I keep reading all over the net that the iPad sucks.

Does this kill the battery, or is it really efficient, like a Dyson?

[CheeseSlice]

I haven't (and can't be bothered to) read the facts, but isn't the iPad powered by an ARM designed processor, which is present in something like 90% of mobile devices?

This makes me think it is probably very efficient compare to a tablet PC based on an Intel chip and running a full blown OS such as Win7.