[SonicBrewtality]

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Originally Posted by RYCeT /img/forum/go_quote.gif MISS, I dont need an oversized ipod touch.

there is nothing even remotely laptop-ish about this. it is a huge iPod Touch. useless

 

[dazzer1975]

what this device does is extraordinary, you can browse the web with it...it's unbelievably great, way better than a laptop, way better than a smartphone.

 

[MCC]

It gets a plus for having an IPS display, but other than that it's just a huge iPod Touch. The price is reasonable though.

 

[VicAjax]

plus, it's magical.

 

[ericj]

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Originally Posted by dazzer1975 /img/forum/go_quote.gif what this device does is extraordinary, you can browse the web with it...it's unbelievably great, way better than a laptop, way better than a smartphone.

It's exactly like a smart phone, except without the phone interface. And it has a bigger screen.

It's just a giant iTouch.

I can't really say I'm disappointed - that's precisely what i expected it to be.

I hope a competitor comes out with an Android device of similar dimensions, except with an SD slot and a normal USB connector.

 

[dazzer1975]

I quoted steve jobs to highlight in black and white the ridiculousness of his sales patter.

p.s. re android, google are the future, once chrome os comes out I think barring office word I will be more or less operating in a completely google'd environment and its all for free and it all works, google blows my mind.

 

[colonelkernel8]

It's Magical! Sadly, regardless of how useless it may be, the idiots who are at Apple's whim will obviously buy it and I am sure it will be an instant hit. I am reasonably sure than my $250 Acer netbook has a screen of the same size, a faster processor, more storage, 3 USB slots, ethernet port, webcam and I can open up two applications simultaneously and type on it.

 

[craiglester]

what's the screen res on it.. they seem to have neglected to mention that?

 

[colonelkernel8]

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Originally Posted by craiglester /img/forum/go_quote.gif what's the screen res on it.. they seem to have neglected to mention that?

1024 x 768

 

[zotjen]

For some reason I get the impression Apple is trying to market this more as a home media device than a portable one. In which case, why would anyone need one?

 

[ericj]

The fact that it doesn't have a normal usb connector or any way to expand it is normal apple.

Charging $100 more for the 32gb version is insulting. It probably costs $2 more to make.

I hope this sells well strictly so that i can buy a better device from a competitor.

 

[craiglester]

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Originally Posted by colonelkernel8 /img/forum/go_quote.gif 1024 x 768

Oh.. I see that now on another site.. so not even HD (at its lowest res 1280*720). Bleh

 

[tintin47]

The only reason I could have seen people buying these things is if they developed a revolutionary or much more accurate way for drawing/writing on a tablet. I would have bought that in a second for taking notes at $500.

As it is, I don't see why anyone would want this, or why it is a useful product.

 

[chadbang]

Its almost exactly like an ipod Touch - right down to the lack of a camera and mic which pissed me off about the Touch and made me sell it. What a letdown. And that optional keyboard dock tells me typing on the screen isnt as "magical" as they let on. The quickly jumping price grid also p's me off.

 

[MomijiTMO]

I'm not seeing the revolutionary status of the iPad which so many are claiming. There are a bunch of similar products hitting the market like the HP Slate. Still, I don't see the need for this type of device in my house.