Because I just don't see the point. It's 3 times heavier than a paperback, so even if I can carry 12 books in it...it's uncomfortable to hold. I'm really happy reading e-books on my iPhone. I don't have to twist into uncomfortable positions to prop it on my knees to read.
You can't hold the iPad in one hand. You can't thumb type with it if you hold it with two hands and are trying to do email. It's too big for that. That leaves you back at propping it uncomfortably on your knees, or setting it on a table where you're looking down at it. And the cases that hold it at a nice angle tend to slide. While I was in Orlando last week, sitting at the pool one evening, I watched a guy typing away on his iPad - and he looked uncomfortable. He also looked silly with his hands spread out to the sides so that he could type with his index fingers! There's no camera on it, and even with the 3G version, you have to be in WiFi to use something like Skype. I have a netbook that weighs about 4 ounces more than the iPad, and I can do SO MUCH more with it. (And it cost $200 less!) I truly don't understand these people who think the iPad is the greatest thing in the world. On 7/2/2010 9:03 AM, Harold M. Goldner wrote: > Really, you're getting rid of an ipad? Do tell why. > > Harold
