Stop the Noiz
iPad Score Card
Frank Fox - 2010.01.29 - Tip Jar
Steve Jobs has unveiled the iPad.
Did Apple delivery everything I expected? Not quite, but darn close. A camera, a hard drive, and a Mini DisplayPort would have been nice. I am a gadget nerd, so I would have liked the extra features.
Watching the demo, I see most of what I do with a laptop built into the iPad. With the attachable keyboard, it could replace 90% of my laptop needs. I like typing on the bed, and a physical keyboard is the better choice for me. If my wife didn't already have a laptop, an iPad would definitely be on our list of things to get.
Overall, I'd have to say the iPad turned out to be just what I expected.
Feature | Got it |
Comments |
tablet, not netbook | X | Jobs talked a lot about this decision |
no built-in keyboard | X | |
anywhere Internet connectivity | X | 3G |
full Internet browsing | X | "best web browsing experience" |
AT&T to remain exclusive partner | X | Sorry Verizon |
custom computer chip | X | 1 Ghz Apple A4 CPU |
battery-friendly processor | X | |
iPhone App Store | X | |
multitouch input controls | X | |
motion sensors | X | |
onscreen keyboard | X | |
ebook reader | X | |
developers have new market | X | 60 days before iPad is available |
iTunes: music, TV, movies | X | |
news, book, and print industries | X | |
$500 price | X | lowest is $499 for 16 GB, no 3G |
larger screen | X | 9.7" definitely bigger than the iPhone |
cheap hard drive | - | failed, Apple is up selling based on memory |
optional pen/stylus | - | fingers only |
fantastic drawing tablet | X | good artist can still make it work without a stylus |
no DVD | X | |
no Blu-ray | X | |
Mini DisplayPort | - | one of those Apple imposed limits |
1/2" thickness | X | |
tapered thin edges | X | |
good battery life | X | 10 hours |
integrated battery | X | |
video camera like iPod nano | - | no hard drive or camera, no need for video |
cameras one area that Apple limits | X | Apple showed their thinking here |
data in the Cloud | ? | still has MobileMe |
stream media from the iDisk | ? | not sure how iWork get files |
office app that uses touchscreen interface | X | iWork |
Grand Central Dispatch | ? | no word yet |
OpenCL technology | ? | no news |
beats a single-core 1.6 GHz Atom | ? | videos looked responsive, so maybe |
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