whats so special about apples ipad?

[jonzer77]

Its more overpriced and overrated than other i junk?

I am assuming that you own one and that is how you came to that conclusion.

To the OP, I guess it comes down to why are you considering one? What do you expect to do with it?

It is great for browsing the Internet when you don't want to start up your computer to look something up. Downside is there is no flash support so there are some things you can't view.
It works every time you turn it on and you don't have to worry about it randomly rebooting like what I have experienced with android.
It is strictly tied to iTunes in terms of getting music and movies onto it so that is a preference thing.
It is light and easy to take on the to go which is nice. Battery life is about 8-10 hours depending on your usage.
It is very easy to use. In fact I gave mine to my mom who is deathly afraid of computers and she loves it and uses it every day.
It won't replace your computer, it is basically a giant iPod that has some computer qualities but for the most part it is a giant media player.
I had one and I gave it to my mom because the price just didn't match my needs since I don't travel a lot and I mainly use my laptop.
If you like things to be simple and work then you will appreciate it. If you are more of a tech geek that likes to tinker with things then you will like androids offerings a bit more.

[Gryff]

Lots of capabilities

• Listen to music
• Watch videos
• Browse web
• Send/receive email
• Video chat through Skype or Facetime
• Some productivity and multimedia abilities to act as a "light" substitute for a computer
• Read books and magazines on it

The product is reliable and pretty quick. Seamless integration with iTunes, so getting media on and off the iPad is easy.

It's a great product, but not something that everyone needs.

[ibanezfoo]

I am assuming that you own one and that is how you came to that conclusion.

I have about 20 of them at work as well as some iphones and I came to the same conclusion.

[Rouge Recon]

Anybody loyal to Apple will tell you 100 different reasons why it's the best. But when it comes down to numbers, pound for pound, the Android alternatives offer more for less. It's all hype. I guarantee you. Go online and compare specs and prices yourself.

[Joe]

IPad is alright. Like all apple products it's overrated and over priced.

[jonzer77]

I have about 20 of them at work as well as some iphones and I came to the same conclusion.

At least you have used it and were able to base an opinion off of experience and not fanboy ism and there is nothing wrong with that.

Anybody loyal to Apple will tell you 100 different reasons why it's the best. But when it comes down to numbers, pound for pound, the Android alternatives offer more for less. It's all hype. I guarantee you. Go online and compare specs and prices yourself.

The iPad was made for the average person that doesn't care about specs. That being said, if I were to buy a tablet, it would be a android one because the geek in me likes to tinker with electronics. Now for the average person, iOS is much more user friendly then android.

[Gryff]

IPad is alright. Like all apple products it's overrated and over priced.

Yeah, it's tough to be perfect when you're the company that innovates rather than copies.

[Steve G]

If you don't own an iPad you just don't get it. My laptop hardly gets used anymore.

[ocabj]

If you don't own an iPad you just don't get it. My laptop hardly gets used anymore.

This. I just got mine recently and I don't touch my computer at home anymore unless I'm editing photos.

I've been experimenting all week not carrying a laptop to work and it looks good. At work, I'm just relying on my office workstation, iPad, and iPhone.

The tablet, whether iOS or other platform, is a valid mobile computing platform for a large number of people.

[freonr22]

This. I just got mine recently and I don't touch my computer at home anymore unless I'm editing photos.

I've been experimenting all week not carrying a laptop to work and it looks good. At work, I'm just relying on my office workstation, iPad, and iPhone.

The tablet, whether iOS or other platform, is a valid mobile computing platform for a large number of people.

I am new to apple. It is a different language. I could not afford one on my own. Mine is from work. We use them, new to them, have about 6-7 of them in the last 6 months. Becoming more useful daily

[meaty-btz]

The only reason I would get an iPad would be because Wacom makes a pen for it but not yet for the Android.

[chaunbot]

Everyone pretty much hit the nail on the head. the Ipad is great for surfing the web when you go outside smoking, taking a dump etc. I tested the android tablet from tmobile, it's garbage. The battery life sucks the home page is crap when you scroll, everything is spread all over the place .

I hate apple, I hate how they try to dictate what you can do with your phone / iPad . I hate iTunes..

The iPhone jail broken is the best phone I've ever had. All of the things you can do on a jailbroken iPhone make up for apples fail in the power user department. Wifi tethering , remote sync , tons of free ringtones, backgrounds, icons , rejected app store apps , tons and tons of command line programs , off network texting , best of all choice.


It's like the old Xbox's, slap a chip in it a bigger hard drive and it's the coolest thing ever.

Apple products are for people who just want things to work. Apple has always catered to the technology challenged.

That's my rant. Just need the hackers to hurry up and jailbreak my iPhone 4s

[ocabj]

The only reason I jailbroke my iPhone 3G back when I still had it was for tethering. But then I stopped after AT&T made it an available feature and started auditing possible iPhone tethering by anyone who wasn't signed up for their actual iPhone tethering plan. I thought about signing up, but AT&T doesn't allow unlimited data with tethering. If you add tethering, they move you to capped plan. I just rely on my worked supplied Clear 4G hotspot for when I don't have Wi-Fi access.

As far as jailbreaking for other things, there's nothing worthwhile for me to jailbreak for.

[glockman19]

I love the apple products...Just upgraded my first i-phone 3 to a 4Gs...Will be getting the i-pad for the holidays...I already have a Mac Pro...I'll lilely get another...

Get the i-pad...it is a keyboard and mouseless portable computer...and phone.

I just began creating apps for the iphone & ipad...First should one should be submitted to the app store before christmas.

There are apps being developed every day to make the experience more enjoyable for all users...and most apps are available on both android and apple platforms.

While the ipad 2 cost $499 or $629 The data plan from AT&T is another $15 a month or $180 a year for the 3G & Wi-fi access...+ the cost of apps...Cost prohibitive for some.

All in all a great product with sleek design.

Also read this:
"Steve Jobs' legal war on Google, Android rages on
Guided by a team of top patent attorneys, Apple has already persuaded judges in several countries to temporarily block the sale of Android-based tablets and smartphones."

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-apple-google-20111104,0,3580105.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews+%28L.A.+Times+-+Top+News%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Get one and you won't be disappointed

[TallTale]

You mean the larger iPod touch? Yeah it's alright