Anyone have an Ipad?

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I'm not sure why he felt it's a hard to get item; it isn't

right, i just put my name on a list and they emailed when it came in, like 2 weeks

but hey it was his $

at lee..........naw it's my age, i always had great vision even w/ my squintyness.........lol, built it eye shades.........lol

Originally Posted by anthonyk

but if I've got it and the laptop at home, I'll pick up the iPad about 90% of the time. It's also a whole hell of a lot more convenient on the airplane. It's mostly about entertainment for me. Any serious work gets done on the laptop.

agreed, and we take it everywhere, we take it when going to the malls, in the car, so when Z wants to look at something, april or i can whip it out and play some games or post up. so convenient.

[Homeslice]

how much does it weigh?

[RACER X]

Dunno, less then 1 lb or maybe 1lb

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

how much does it weigh?

Not sure but heavy enough that you get tired of holding it with one hand very quickly. I think it has a bit to do with the size of it as well. And it's not just me. I was watching people at our show hold it when they were checking out our software running on it. They all did the same thing I find myself doing - constantly shifting it around and holding it different ways, trying to find a comfortable way to hold it....which you never do, until you prop it on your lap or a desk top, table top, etc.

[Tmall]

1.5lbs without wifi, 1.6 with..

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by Tmall

1.5lbs without wifi, 1.6 with..

you mean 1.6 w/ 3g? they are all wifi?

[Tmall]

Originally Posted by RACER X

you mean 1.6 w/ 3g? they are all wifi?

I wasn't sure. It was the first thing that came up on google. I haven't bothered to look into them, but it makes sense that they're all wifi.

[anthonyk]

Yeah, 1.5 without 3G. I'm not gonna say that the iPad itself is magical and revolutionary, but I can say that tablet computing is pretty damn revolutionary for me. It doesn't seem like it would be that much different than using a laptop or touch screen phone, but it is.

[nhgunnut]

The gesture based operating system becomes very intuitive very quickly. (enough so that that is I have been using the wifes I Pad and move over to my netbook I have caught myself touching touching the screen) I would agree there really isn't a comfortable way to just hold it. My wife loves hers, but the lack of flash really does limit it great deal. Add to that the lack of a USB or card reader and the convenience of the touch screen is quickly outweighed by its limits
Personally I am waiting to see some of the competing devices and I know their prescence will drive the price down

[RACER X]

i've seen a case, and your hand slips inside, so no need to try and grasp it.

i had a clear shield put over the whole thing, which added some tackyness to the surface, also bought a silicon sleeve for $5 off ebay, and it's really sticky now.