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I love mine. I have a laptop, but the iPad is the useful tool that I browse with on the sofa, take to meetings to demonstrate 'stuff' and throw in the car as a
by inovica 16y ago
I love mine. I have a laptop, but the iPad is the useful tool that I browse with on the sofa, take to meetings to demonstrate 'stuff' and throw in the car as a 'just in case' as I can use instant messengers, email and the web (plus drop-box) its all I really need in an emergency. It doesn't do everything - of course - because its not supposed to.
- wvenable 16y agoSounds like exactly how I use my netbook. (Edit: when I can get it away from my wife)
- glhaynes 16y agoYou're a hacker, as evinced by your posting on "Hacker News".
- inovica 16y agoThats true too! I had a Dell netbook that I used for the same purpose, so yes the iPad fulfils the same purpose (for me). Its definitely not for everyone but what I' finding interesting is that it polarises opinion. Better technology will come, but for me this is perfect for now for what I need
- crocowhile 16y agoI went to the apple store with a friend last week. He badly wanted the iPad but could not find a valid reason for it, other than goofing around on the sofa. After half an hour thinking we ended up deciding that the iPad is really useful if you want a way to carry around and read your PDF library of scientific paper. I don't think it has rivals for that. For everything else it's just a cool toy.
- ghshephard 16y agoRe: PDFs and Scientific Papers - YES, with DropBox and GoodReader it's usually just a few seconds to get my DOCs onto the iPad.