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I'm not convinced anything is phenomenal on this. Between my desktop, macbook and iPhone, I can't think of any use cases for it. Is it just a bigger, faster iPh

by m0th87 17y ago

I'm not convinced anything is phenomenal on this. Between my desktop, macbook and iPhone, I can't think of any use cases for it. Is it just a bigger, faster iPhone? I don't get it.

DenisM 17y ago
It's possible that touch makes a huge difference. People who never held an iPhone don't understand what's so special about touch, but pretty much all new owners spend first two days not being able to let go of the device poking it with a finger.
- maurycy 17y ago
  Are you sure? I'm a former iPhone owner, and the touch was main of it disadvantages. The touch keyboard is awfully slow. It is a very big step backwards, comparing to Blackberry or Android G1. And, I know, it sells under "don't expect that much it's a phone, you can live with it". As for the tablet, a portable machine - something between a laptop, and phone, I expect an option to use the actual keyboard. Otherwise, it's going to be utterly passive machine. Other disadvantages were, for instance, display which makes iPhone unsuitable for browsing the web, even in a bed. This is the lesson fully learned by Apple, though.
  - philwelch 17y ago
    "We have another dock that's interesting... the keyboard dock."
  - DenisM 17y ago
    Yes I am sure. Many of my friends weren't able to let go of the phone for several days. It should be noted that none of us are heavy SMS or other text users; the most I need keyboard for it to setup email/password so I can read email and an occasional quick web search.
GHFigs 17y ago
Between my desktop, macbook and iPhone...
- Goronmon 17y ago
  Except this doesn't replace any of those...
  - GHFigs 17y ago
    The point is that not everybody even has all of those. What you're really saying is that your desires are all fulfilled, not that you don't have the desires that the iPad purports to fill.
rinich 17y ago
Me neither! I was holding my iPad right now and totally using it, and my thoughts were, like, now that I've actually physically held this thing I can't imagine who would use it. I'm imagining you're not liking your physical copy either?

by m0th87 17y ago

I'm not convinced anything is phenomenal on this. Between my desktop, macbook and iPhone, I can't think of any use cases for it. Is it just a bigger, faster iPhone? I don't get it.

DenisM 17y ago

It's possible that touch makes a huge difference. People who never held an iPhone don't understand what's so special about touch, but pretty much all new owners spend first two days not being able to let go of the device poking it with a finger.

maurycy 17y ago
Are you sure? I'm a former iPhone owner, and the touch was main of it disadvantages. The touch keyboard is awfully slow. It is a very big step backwards, comparing to Blackberry or Android G1. And, I know, it sells under "don't expect that much it's a phone, you can live with it". As for the tablet, a portable machine - something between a laptop, and phone, I expect an option to use the actual keyboard. Otherwise, it's going to be utterly passive machine. Other disadvantages were, for instance, display which makes iPhone unsuitable for browsing the web, even in a bed. This is the lesson fully learned by Apple, though.
- philwelch 17y ago
  "We have another dock that's interesting... the keyboard dock."
- DenisM 17y ago
  Yes I am sure. Many of my friends weren't able to let go of the phone for several days. It should be noted that none of us are heavy SMS or other text users; the most I need keyboard for it to setup email/password so I can read email and an occasional quick web search.

GHFigs 17y ago

Between my desktop, macbook and iPhone...

Goronmon 17y ago
Except this doesn't replace any of those...
- GHFigs 17y ago
  The point is that not everybody even has all of those. What you're really saying is that your desires are all fulfilled, not that you don't have the desires that the iPad purports to fill.

rinich 17y ago

Me neither! I was holding my iPad right now and totally using it, and my thoughts were, like, now that I've actually physically held this thing I can't imagine who would use it. I'm imagining you're not liking your physical copy either?