I nearly passed out with disbelief when I read, “Apple introduces new US$499 iPad, says it’s more intimate than laptop”!
Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple has now introduced the new Ipad, stating it’s more intimate than a laptop. The Ipad can be used as a device that would be useful for reading books, playing games or watching video. Jobs describes the Ipad as “so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone, as a 3rd kind of device, that is better than laptops in some points, like web browsing experience.”
But I have one question for Steve, “how exactly does something that doesn’t even support flash give advanced web browsing experience?” The pad can only run one application at a time and lacks key features such as an optical drive or USB port. The Ipad has no multi task features. One would think a device that aims to displace laptops and costs so much more, that the inability to run multiple applications at once is a major downside.
Apple also advertises the Ipad having a long battery life span of 10H battery life. Yet, why would one need a 10 hour battery life? But yet, Apple has not specified as to what functions will be able to run during those 10 hours. Skyping, for instance, would take much more battery than reading an e-book. Wonder if this is something Steve Jobs has even considered.
The Apple pad models are set to launch in late March of this year. Pricing starting at $500 for 16GB version, $600 for 32GB, and $700 for 64GB (US Dollars). Such an expensive device, during hard economic times, yet Jobs feels this is a big hit and yet even better than a netbook? IPad’s actual price compare to a netbook when a consumer can snag a better equipped netbook for a lower price. I don’t get it. The fact of the matter is that the pad is an overly expensive device. Had it been a few hundred dollars less, it might be something to consider. But for now, I’m sticking with my netbook.
