Apple's iPad: Initial Hand's On Impressions

[sublifer]

I did think of a nice possible usage scenario. As a replacement for the Wacom Cintiq. Not that I'd want to spend $500 (at least not now) on an input tablet device, but the $500 is much cheaper than the Wacom 12" Cintiq.

 

[Guest]

i have a ipod touch, i personally be waiting abut 1 year before i consider purchase, as this is the 1.0 version of theiitem and i waited til version3 of ipod touch to get,and i seem to remeember allthe screaming when ti iphone came out aand everyone bought,then a few weeks or month or so and the price dropped

 

[Guest]

"sublifer
....As a replacement for the Wacom Cintiq"

highly unlikely, the wacom tablet (and by extension the cintiq) can resolve a ridiculous level of detail (if calibrated correctly, down to the exact location of the nib of a wacom pen), the iPads touch screen is just not designed to resolved such high level of detail

 

[maestintaolius]

[citation][nom]lowrestouch[/nom]"sublifer....As a replacement for the Wacom Cintiq"highly unlikely, the wacom tablet (and by extension the cintiq) can resolve a ridiculous level of detail (if calibrated correctly, down to the exact location of the nib of a wacom pen), the iPads touch screen is just not designed to resolved such high level of detail[/citation]
Also, the pressure sensitivity resolution is much higher on the Cintiq than the iThings. Disclamer: I don't have a Cintiq but I love my Intuos4 which is similar in sensitivity and have been drooling over a Cintiq 21ux for a long time.

 

[Guest]

@maestintaolius

im actually trying to justify the price of a wireless intuos4 for a while now..... i desperately want a wireless intuos infinitely more so then an iPad

 

[Guest]

This review sucked. They don't talk about screen glare at all. Not once. Yet in the pictures you can clearly see lots of glare. Other reviews made mention of the glare, but not this one. Also, the review of the keyboard simply says "The virtual keyboard works well." What kind of review is that? Other people are really complaining about the keyboard. For example, a reviewer with WAY more analytical skill pointed out that the iPad is slippery, and it has a convex back. Putting it onto his kitchen table and trying to type with 2 hands was almost impossible because the stupid thing kept sliding all over the tabletop. They also mentioned that you could easily remedy this with a couple of rubber feet, but then the iPad wouldn't seem nearly as "cool." And you know how you wipe your cellphone screen real quick with the corner of your shirt? Good luck doing that with the huge iPad screen.

On another note, I would never buy one of these devices. First of all, tablet PCs are not new to the world. I've been using them with Windows Embedded for nearly 10 years now. So I have to laugh a little when someone says "I'll wait for someone like Acer to release one." They've been around for quite a few years already. This is simply Mac's version. So now that Mac has made one, they're suddenly "new" and exciting? If this isn't the textbook definition of "fanboys", I don't know what is. This thing from Mac will not replace 1 single device I already have. It won't replace my phone, it won't replace my laptop, it won't replace my MP3 player. Basically, it's just ANOTHER device to carry around, and one that is too big to carry in my pocket at that! Ugh... no thanks, I'm trying to get FEWER devices.

 

[maestintaolius]

[citation][nom]touchme[/nom]@maestintaoliusim actually trying to justify the price of a wireless intuos4 for a while now..... i desperately want a wireless intuos infinitely more so then an iPad[/citation]
I upgraded from a bamboo fun to an intuos4 medium because the bamboo fun had some weird issues with the driver service dying randomly in win7 x64 (yes, I probably could have fixed the problem but I used it as an excuse to upgrade). There's no comparison, I love it, it's much more responsive than the bamboo was. I thought about the wireless but it's Bluetooth and apparently doesn't come with an adapter or mouse and you still need to plug it in occasionally to the USB to charge it.

 

[azcoyote]

To all the people pondering the particular short comings of the iPad think about this....

It doesn't have a web camera...
True... Cost of that camera if Apple had added it? On a guess? No more than a couple of dollars. So why not add it?
Simple. Because you can charge $30 for a camera kit that uses a proprietary connector....

Hey, wait a second... proprietary connector? You mean no USB ports? Why would they do that? Those must cost no more than a few bucks too. Wait, you mean as long as the connector is proprietary you control what can and cannot be connected? (DUH) That allows you to create all kinds of "kits" and overpriced peripherals now doesn't it?

What, no SD ports? Again, now you have to use their cable and their software to move data on and off the device easily (relatively). Note the control that gives them? And since adding flash memory is not an option, what happens when you reach your 16GB or 32GB? Well, if you fall under the standard Apple iToy user modus operandi, you head out and get the newest iDevice with greater capacity the moment it is released.

People. Stop decrying what the iPad doesn't have. It is no accident. What it doesn't have can be had... If you just give Apple another $30 here and $30 there.... What is is missing in OS will be fixed right about when the next iPhone releases. And I am sure it will be heralded as the next great thing (by Apple and all those that drink the Koolaid).

(and don't hate on me. I HAVE an iPhone which I do dig)

 

[bearracuda]

This really only further proves that an apple fan will buy any apple product no matter what it is just because it's apple.

the iPad can utilize the larger screen real estate to create more sophisticated applications.

So basically, the people who are buying ipads, are willing to forgive the fact that it's got maybe A QUARTER of the features of your average netbook, costs twice the price, and comes standard with apple's standard "Ihateyou" lack of compatibility with only, oh... half the industry?
And why are they forgiving these flaws? "Because it haz a biggar screen! nurf nurf!"
Buying an ipad would be like buying a PS2 slim for 700 bucks just because they made it prettier.
I'll wait for the HP slate...

 

[ianpac]

I have owned a 7 inch Archos PMP for 2 years. It has the same setup - large good looking touch sensitive screen, wi-fi internet browsing, good video codec support, large hard drive etc. I too was initially excited that I could browse and watch videos while lying down on my bed and sofa etc. The excitement lasted a couple of weeks. It gets uncomfortable holding it for extended periods of time, even setting it down on a surface (it has a built in kickstand) does not solve the problem. The novelty soon wore off.

I cannot believe reviewers are saying this is a new line of product and the opportunities of using it have not been explored. It is just a PMP with wi-fi for heavens sake. The only difference is the sexy GUI everything else is the same - actually that is not true, there are a host of basic features that make it substandard compared to anything other PMP out there.

You have to hand it to Apple. They have convinced people that a GUI is more important than practicality and are selling a product that does less than products five years old can achieve. Consumerism at its worst, like buying a pair of shoes for $1000 just for the brand name. Apple makes all the chic fashion houses look like amateurs.....