| The Apple iPad has been touted as the next big thing | | | | responsiveness, the best experience for most people |
| in personal computing for months prior to it's release | | | | (myself included) is actual experience with the device. |
| date. As a former staunch supporter of everything | | | | I am a fast typist, so I appreciate a keyboard that's |
| Microsoft, I consider myself to be one of the newly | | | | easy on the fingers and can handle the speed with |
| enlightened. Only recently converting to a Mac Mini | | | | which I type. I have tried many touch screen |
| for most of my applications, did I consider what a | | | | keyboards and have always been disappointed with |
| device like the iPad could do for me in terms of | | | | them, relegating them at least in my mind to |
| productivity. Following are five reasons that the Apple | | | | acceptable use only on phones. |
| iPad successfully lives up to the pre-release hype, | | | | Especially when rotated to the landscape position, the |
| with a few minor quibbles in the interest of full | | | | keys are large (pretty close to full size and just |
| disclosure. | | | | about right for me) and spaced like a physical |
| *The iPad is revolutionary and has introduced a new | | | | keyboard. Typing ahead of the buffer is a problem |
| way of computing | | | | for me with many devices, but not with the iPad. |
| As with many Apple products, there are different | | | | Someone could make a lot of money inventing a |
| price points (from $429.00 to $829.00, according to | | | | system to keep the screen from getting so many |
| Apple's official site, depending on the model you | | | | fingerprints on it, which is one reason why I prefer a |
| choose). This aids in allowing more people to | | | | physical keyboard. The next generation iPad will be |
| purchase the product, thus getting more people to | | | | even better, if the leap forward in improvement |
| buy the product and acclimate to the technology | | | | from the original iPod to the iPod touch is any |
| overall. What this means is that this very convenient | | | | indication. |
| way of computing will affect more people's lives in a | | | | *The iPad is intuitive to use |
| positive way. | | | | This is the point where the engineers and designers |
| As an affiliate marketer, I appreciate the ability to | | | | working on the iPad should be congratulated. Just |
| take a break from my computer chair or couch/ | | | | about anyone can pick it up and understand how to |
| laptop to have a lighter, more portable computing | | | | use it in just a few minutes. Especially if you're used |
| solution. As light as the iPad is, it can be a bit | | | | to the iPod Touch or iPhone interface, this interface |
| awkward to hold for long periods of time, depending | | | | will come very naturally to you. |
| on your position. The long rumored technology of | | | | With just a few minutes, I was able to show an |
| flexible screens would be a giant leap forward. As | | | | older adult in my life how to use the iPad. It bears |
| innovative as Apple is, it wouldn't be ridiculous to | | | | mentioning that this person had a difficult time with |
| assume that this technology would be implemented | | | | both the iPod Touch and iPhone previously. I'd think a |
| as soon as possible on the iPad. | | | | market would exist for older folks who like to have |
| *Easy web browsing from anywhere (just about) | | | | larger buttons to work with. |
| The integration of the Wifi/ Wifi 3G solution for | | | | *The iPad is better than the Kindle for reading |
| access has been a mostly successful affair, with the | | | | ebooks |
| exception of some users complaining on message | | | | Particularly for those of us who read a lot of e |
| boards about problems connecting. Certainly a new | | | | books, the previously mentioned dimming backlight |
| product is going to have some bugs to work out and | | | | makes the iPad easy on the eyes. Putting e books |
| firmware/ other software updates will likely fix most | | | | on the device is simple in the tradition of Apple user |
| users' issues. I personally find the dimmable backlight | | | | interfaces. As with other e book readers, the iPad |
| to be very handy for webpages that use a lot of | | | | supports different methods of doing just this and |
| bright space and graphics, which can be tough on the | | | | that make it a pleasure to use as an ebook reader. |
| eyes. The lack of a webcam is a minor annoyance | | | | The entire layout of the iPad is superior to the Kindle, |
| for some, but will almost certainly be provided on | | | | from the ability to rotate to a large screen. With |
| future models, allowing face to face chatting on your | | | | some very minor (at least to me) quibbles that will |
| iPad. | | | | likely be worked out in revisions to software, the |
| *Most responsive screen | | | | Apple iPad has lived up to the hype preceding it's |
| Although there are benchmarks set for screen | | | | release. |