Of course, many of you have been able to get your iPad by now and probably have your own ideas about how good it is.
However there were several jounalists that had the opportunity to use the iPad for a few weeks and have written articles about it.
First Walt Mossberg at the Wall Street Journal who says:
“After spending hours and hours with it, I believe this beautiful new touch-screen device from Apple has the potential to change portable computing profoundly, and to challenge the primacy of the laptop. It could even help, eventually, to propel the finger-driven, multitouch user interface ahead of the mouse-driven interface that has prevailed for decades.”
Full article: http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipad-review/
David Pogue in his intro for the NY Times says:
Therefore, no single write-up can serve both readerships adequately. There’s but one solution: Write separate reviews for these two audiences.
Read the first one if you’re a techie. (How do you know? Take this simple test. Do you use BitTorrent? Do you run Linux? Do you have more e-mail addresses than pants? You’re a techie.)
Read the second review if you’re anyone else.
The Techie review sums up as
“The bottom line is that you can get a laptop for much less money — with a full keyboard, DVD drive, U.S.B. jacks, camera-card slot, camera, the works. Besides: If you’ve already got a laptop and a smartphone, who’s going to carry around a third machine?”
The Others review is summed up as:
“The bottom line is that the iPad has been designed and built by a bunch of perfectionists. If you like the concept, you’ll love the machine.”
Full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/technology/personaltech/01pogue.html
Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun-Times:
“Well, I’m here to tell you that in fact, we haven’t seen tablets before. And maybe the iPad is the only true tablet we’ll get in 2010. The hardware we’ve seen in years past, (and what we’re likely to see in these Android devices) are laptop computers with the keyboard section broken off. They’re not fundamentally touch-based computers, they’re the products of old thinking. When Apple looks at a fingertip, they see a warm, living thing that can feel. They don’t see a poor substitute for a mouse.”
Full article: http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/2134139,ihnatko-ipad-apple-review-033110.article
Bob Levitus (Dr. Mac) for the Houston Chronicle says:
“It turns out the iPad isn’t as much a laptop replacement as I thought (though it could easily be used as one). Instead, it’s an entirely new category of mobile device.”
Full article here: http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2010/03/dr_mac_apples_ipad_is_better_than_expected.html
But after looking at the iPad myself for 20-30 minutes this afternoon, it is my opinion that it is a game changer, but you won’t know it until you have tried it yourself. Do yourself a favor and try it ASAP.
