Alli: Although I think many Apple fanatics just don't get it (as I still haven't been able to give up my Treo because it is more efficient than everything else I find), I think the iPad has some useful benefits.
My primary is that it works well for anything I might have used a clipboard for. I purchased it primarily for working on spreadsheets (as in doing punchlists) in the field. I no longer make my notes and then spend a couple of additional hours transferring them into a spreadsheet later that week. Oddly enough (and I don't understand why this would be), I needed to use Priceline last night and didn't have my iPad so I used a friends iPhone. (Needless to say, this is a major failing with my Treo). The iPad is much faster than the iPhone with Priceline, and more importantly it was much easier to use due to its' size. It DOES NOT replace my laptop or desktop computers. It does run all day for me without requiring a battery charge. Some touchscreen folks (think home automation) are using iPads instead of the single purpose touchscreens they used to have. I have found a really nice GPS program that I'm starting to use instead of my GPS which has been failing. Seems like it's a better investment at $25 per year rather than $200 for a stand alone GPS that needs to be replaced every 3 years and it has nice features such as literally never missing a beat when listening to music and a direction comes on (it stops the iPod app, makes its' announcement, and resumes the music where it stopped). This is actually more important when listening to audio books. Just some random thoughts. That said, which iPad are you getting rid of and how much are you asking for it? I'm beginning to think I should have gotten a larger one. Rick Rick Smith JDR Window Treatments DesignSmith & Draperies Plus 'quality window treatments throughout North America' 280 N Bedford Rd Mt Kisco, NY 10549 --- In [email protected], Alli <a...@...> wrote: > > 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 >
