Apple iPad reviewed

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No - I don't mind people deciding on a device that needs to be jailbroken - just as long as they know its inferior to other devices and not superior as the common appletude is around here.

What is the iPad inferior to? Currently nothing compares to it? Roux, stop going to GSMarena, instead or reading how a device work, you might want to start viewing how it works(Youtube). Hate or Love the iPad, it's great inovation. Apple tapped into a markert that was already there but underserved. If you are going to travel, the iPad makes sense, portability and excellent battery life. Even around the house, you could stream videos to your iPad. It's a nice time killer, checking email, browsing, socialising, reading, photos and gaming. Talk about gaming, have you seen EA's NFS Shift graphics on the iPad, OMFG it's awsome.

Apple omitted USB ports from the iPad, let's all be honest, who the hell wan't to carry the ipad with cables sticking out of it, when you can stream audio to a headset. Remember when Apple decided to omit stiffy drives from their computers? Everybody was whinning?

 

[SlinkyMike]

Fair enough - but I am pretty sure that if you see on paper 3megapixel VS 12megapixel that the real life experience will be at least 4 times better on the 12megapixel device.
Likewise if it says HDMI out on paper the quality of the output will be better than the device that just has TV-Out.

So while firsthand experience and user impressions do count when debating a device (even though they are not measurable) you will find that they are influenced by specs.

Not when the HDMI port overlaps with the svideo port and both overlap the TV out so you cant even get to it... then when you eventually do get a damn cable in, the system crashes and you have to remove the battery, reboot and start all over again.

That is the kind of thing that you never see on a spec. sheet and I am tired of trying to find new and creative ways to get this through your skull every time you rehash the same, tired old argument.