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iPad – for all your iPeriod needs

// January 28th, 2010 // Computer

Unless you have one of those iTampon things. Ahhh the things I read on Twitter these days. Seriously, “iTampon” was in the middle of the trending topics for quite some time!

ANYWAY.

This is the post where I say why I don’t think the iPad is such a good idea. And don’t get me wrong… I (most of the time) LOVE Apple/Mac products. But here goes.

1. The name seems semi-ridiculous. Okay, it kinda makes sense, but you have to admit – it’s hard not to poke fun at the name iPad. Some celebs are even tweeting it as the MaxiPad. LOL!!!
2. It’s basically a gigantic iPod Touch – without a camera. Admit it! It uses the iPhone operating system. So really, it’s just a keyboard-less mini laptop that runs the iPhone OS.
3. I think Apple is much more capable than this. I’m one of those Apple fangirls. Why? They’re innovators. They claim to Think Different. However, there’s barely anyone today in their right mind who I’ve seen to actually WANT an iPad aside from the fact that it’s NEW. People with basic techie knowledge are aware that for at least $499, you’re not really getting something entirely new or innovative. So unless you’re a hermit and the idea is relatively new to you, I don’t think you’d want one too.
4. I can’t even make music on it. A plethora of musicians create demos and such on their trusty Apple laptops and desktops. Why? Because of Garage Band (yes, the ever famous software included in the iLife bundles), as well as other musicians’ software that run flawlessly on the Mac. Since the iPad uses the iPhone OS and not the Mac OS, you can’t install Mac software there – only iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad apps available from the Apple App Store. Sure, there’s some music creation apps there, but it’s just not the same.
5. It’s not even wide-screen! I haven’t seen the 1024×768 resolution on any computer for YEARS running already. So why revert now? Most videos and photos these days are in formats of at least 1280×800 or something similar. Why bring back the annoying black top and bottom borders?
6. I’ve seen Apple mockups that are far better than this. Oh, if only Apple would do a bit more research! The iPad (then rumored as the “Apple tablet”) spawned so many great products we could only dream of.

This thing, the all new iPad, is seriously over rated. It’s not an entirely bad thing though. I guess students and businessmen would find great use for it. But people with other agenda, such as music and digital art, would probably want something more advanced. Or at least the same thing, but running the Mac OS instead of the iPhone OS. A Mac version of the famous netbooks such as this one wouldn’t hurt either.

What do you think, Steve Jobs? I like your idea, but it’s just not for me.

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