Apple introduces iPad

**Luscious** · 01-28-2010, 03:46 PM

I tend to agree with those who say that don't quite understand the point in it's current form. It's basically a large version of the iPod touch with a 3G option, no camera and more computing power but still short of what most people expect from a tablet computer.

I'd describe it as sort of a tablet computer lite. I guess if I didn't have an iPhone or a laptop/netbook/tablet computer and wanted a portable media player / eBook reader / laptop lite kind of device that lets you browse the web, read and write e-mails, organize your information, and run some apps and games etc without the full blown computing experience then I'd be on board. I've got both an iPhone and a laptop however, so a device like this isn't for me just yet.

That being said, if in a future version they offer multitasking, a camera, one or more USB ports so you can attach a mouse and open up the OS a bit more to make it more like a laptop / netbook / tablet PC and less like an iPod touch with a bigger screen I could see myself buying one to use on those trips where you don't quite need a full blown laptop but still need something that lets you get some work done.

**phillyfan** · 01-28-2010, 03:52 PM

I agree that this won't work, but I don't get the lack of camera complaint. Would people really want to take pictures with something this big? Seems like that would be ridiculous.

**Blindly Painted Bastard** · 01-28-2010, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by phillyfan

Would people really want to take pictures with something this big?

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**Shooks** · 01-28-2010, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by phillyfan

I agree that this won't work, but I don't get the lack of camera complaint. Would people really want to take pictures with something this big? Seems like that would be ridiculous.

Front facing camera for video conferencing, I doubt anyone was thinking of taking snapshots with the thing.