Took a look at IPads
I must admit I'm a Techie. I have 3 computers, a custom built powerful desktop, a Toshiba Satellite laptop & an Acer Aspire One netbook. Still, the Apple IPad is the new kid on the block so I had to investigate.
After reading the reviews and specs I'm staying away. It seems to be nothing but a glorified IPhone. Sure the unique look & feel are nice but how does it stack up against my simple netbook. The Aspire One has a good sized hard drive, multiple USB ports, an onboard camera & microphone & an SD memory card reader used by my cameras.
The IPad, at $500, has no hard drive but 16Gig of memory, no camera, and no USB ports. It doesn't even have an SD card reader. At $200 more than the Acer Aspire One I can't justify that extra cash for added bling(cool touchy feely) for an inferior product. I can buy a lot of books for my netbook for that $200 and easily load & save & edit my photos as well.