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Hey if you've found a use for the device then more power to you.
I would be willing to bet that a few folks on this site who have
spent a lot of time bashing it have secretly bought one as well
but won't admit it....:rofl:

As I've said this fixed income retired bum won't be buying
one any time soon.

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Originally Posted by FSETH (Post 743578)

OK, so I don't want to admit this in the presence of Quicksilver, but the ipad just became more appealing to me. One of two major appraisal software companies now offers a free app that will allow me to utilize an ipad for sketching and entering subject property information while at the homeowners property. This will replace my clipboard and graph paper as well as unorganized notes. This will save time as the info automatically syncs with my pc when I get home. My only issue is that for the past 9 years I have used the other major appraisal software, so it would mean learning a new system and initial costs, but it has me thinking about it.

Another iPad admission:

Wife is getting one very soon. She has waited for competitors to step up but seeing no legitimate alternatives for the foreseeable future, she decided on the iPad*.

* She is a pretty dedicated Mac user with a Mac Pro at home and a brand new Quad Mac Pro with 30" Cinema View at work so she is predisposed to Apple anyway. ;)

I bought one a few weeks ago and love it.

What do you love about it?

Everything.

The touch interface, the incredible software people are writing for it, the ability to relax on the couch without a keyboard and mouse (again touch interface ftw) it's use as an news and eBook reader, media player, map reader, awesome chess player, network hard drive, remote control for home, calendar, maritime chart display, EVERYTHING. I can even use LogMeIn to browse my other computers when I am away from them if I need to.

It really is a revolutionary product. I was skeptical at first but now I am a complete fan. Can't wait to write some apps/sites for it.

No ipad here. I still don't like it. There is plenty to fix. I am surprised at the 1 million iPad sold news though.

What is there to fix?

The only thing it is limited by is software, really...

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Originally Posted by nom3rcy (Post 743880)

What is there to fix?

The only thing it is limited by is software, really...

I think the hardware things it lacks is USB, HDMI output, and camera. There are definitely limitations to the iPad but it is a pretty slick piece of work. My wife is buying one and accepts those limitations and will be using it for entertainment purposes as the gadget that it is. We are both a little ticked at having to buy the proprietary $30 SD card adaptor whereas if the iPad had a USB port we could use others that are (a) not $30 and (b) would accept CF cards as well as SD since my dSLR uses CF cards.

It's great you can get Netflix on it and can watch videos but wouldn't it be nice to output it to a big screen via HDMI? Don't say no because you'd be lying. :p:

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Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata (Post 743902)

I think a camera would be repetitive since most users have smart phones with cameras built into them (iPhones, for example). I wouldn't be surprised if the next iPad has a webcam though.

HDMI out would be nice, for now it does have VGA, component and composite cables available.

As for the dSLR and CF cards - again that would be nice but do you really want to process photographs with it? Seems that work is best left to Photoshop and then uploading them to the device for viewing.

It would be nice to have a USB port - pretty much infinite expandability at that point via external hard drives, card readers and other peripherals.

I am okay with it not having these features though because it does do amazing things for what it is. Pretty much any more advanced uses and I'd rather be at my desktop anyways, or some other more specialized device.