Well I have finally got my hands on one of the blighter's and the first impressions aren't great. When you use the iPad you quickly realise that this is just an iTouch on steroids (more of this latter). The screen is clear and bright and it does display web pages well - however you soon come across the Flash problem which sort of destroys the whole effect. Is it 'the best web experience - ever'? Well no. It is just like using any other computing equipment. I didn't play any games on the thing but this isn't I'm interested in. In short whilst it has a bigger screen it really isn't anything great or a huge leap forward.
Now for the steroids - you will have to be on them to old the thing for any length of time - I certainly wouldn't like to try and read a book with the thing as it is really quiet heavy. According to the Apple website it is only .68kg (1.5 pounds) - well the one I held didn't feel like that. Perhaps I am comparing this to my iPhone .135 kg (4.8oz) and it would be far to say this is unfair. Well yes it is if the machine wasn't just a larger version. In short it doesn't do as much as my iPhone apart from the bigger screen. Somehow it just didn't feel right in my hand.
So will I buy one? At the moment I really am not sure - I have to say I was disappointed with the experience and you have to ask if it is worth £429. The iPhone just meets my needs much better. I have stated before that I think the best policy is to wait for next generation and this may well be the best way forward and now have handled the iPad this may well be the way I will go. Before I handled the iPad I probably would have bought one in the next few weeks - now I am back to possible and this is disappointing.
One final thing. There would appear to be a good supply of the machines around. I could have walked out with one this afternoon so whilst the sales have been good perhaps they have been hyped just a little - an Apple product being hyped who'd have thought?
Simon Marchini LRPS
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