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Old 08-18-2010, 09:13 AM
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Default ipad or a new computer

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Originally Posted by tony View Post
memason,

The Ipad is totally useless for any real work. I cannot see any justifiable reason to put out that much money to buy a crippled PC without a real keyboard. For these reasons it is totally senseless to buy one. I will be getting one in the not too distant future.
It depends on what one means by real work. What about the optional bluetooth keyboard? It works great. The reason it can't replace a real computer such as a laptop is
1 lack of printing without jumping through hoops
2 a lack of multitasking
3 watered down capabilities in programs such as Pages and Numbers, Photoshop Express
4 No camera for video conferencing
5 Relatively small drive space. The max at 64 GB could ill up fast.

I don't think they were made to cannibalize the sales of laptops or desktops.

With 3 G capabilities it would make a great GPS.