http://www.ebookreaderguide.com/2010/03/12/apple-ipad-available-for-pre-order-today/ The best information on eBook readers Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:52:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ebookreaderguide.com/2010/03/12/apple-ipad-available-for-pre-order-today/#comment-896 rm0851 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:42:20 +0000 http://www.ebookreaderguide.com/?p=663#comment-896 i pre-ordered the basic model, just to test it. i predict my first impression: i will not be impressed. this is an expensive book reader, at best. with rather poor portability and fragility, it can't substitute for an ipod in active lifestyle situations: outdoors, gym, etc.; it can't be hung from an arm or carried in a shirt pocket (:0)) and as a portable netbook or notebook, it will lack any redeeming feature worth the purchase. for that price, plenty of netbooks will beat it to the ground in versatility and utility. i think apple fell way short of expectations here. the ipad won't push the frontier as the iphone, ipod, and macbook did. by may i'll probably sell my test unit at 75% sale price and wait for a new version to come out. anyone interested? i pre-ordered the basic model, just to test it. i predict my first impression: i will not be impressed. this is an expensive book reader, at best. with rather poor portability and fragility, it can’t substitute for an ipod in active lifestyle situations: outdoors, gym, etc.; it can’t be hung from an arm or carried in a shirt pocket (:0)) and as a portable netbook or notebook, it will lack any redeeming feature worth the purchase. for that price, plenty of netbooks will beat it to the ground in versatility and utility. i think apple fell way short of expectations here. the ipad won’t push the frontier as the iphone, ipod, and macbook did. by may i’ll probably sell my test unit at 75% sale price and wait for a new version to come out. anyone interested?

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