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Apr 6, 2010 ipad review

With the release of iPad there are many positive as well as negative aspects coming in ,lets have a look at them

Pros – the good ipad

Larger screen allows much more functionality and flexibility than iphone
Sleek design available in Silver and black
An excellent e-Book reader
Runs all iPhone apps (around 150,000+ apps)
Is a must buy for web surfers , social networking freaks , heavy email users , video addicts , music lovers and book worms .
iPad is very fast and responsive , and the software makes it very easy to navigate through various options .
iPad is thinner and lighter than most of the netbooks and notebooks
9.7” bright screen with Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic coating
The In built speakers sound well and it also carries a tiny mic placed within the device
Pretty spacious on-screen keyboard with both landscape and portrait mode availability
Web Browser works fast and is easy to use
Reading the news on iPad was the “best implementation of the newspaper”- (WSJ) Mossberg said.
By tapping a button in Settings, you can order up a month of unlimited cellular Internet service for $30
Apple has more than 3500 iPad specific apps

Cons - why not to buy the iPad

Lack of physical keyboard
Pogue says iPad is basically a gigantic iPod
No webcam integrated on board, you have to purchase a $29 iPad camera connection kit, which lets you connect a USB camera or import photos via an SD card.
No USB ports
No Assisted GPS in iPad’s Wifi models ( even a 700$ model lacks GPS )
No Multi-tasking
No headphones with device
Not comfortable for writing long documents , Pogue says: “When the iPad is upright, typing on the on-screen keyboard is a horrible experience; when the iPad is turned 90 degrees, the keyboard is just barely usable (because it’s bigger). A $70 keyboard dock will be available in April, but then you’re carting around two pieces.”
Non expandable memory
No stand for the hefty device
Need to use two hands to use iPad until you get your $39 stand
Low iBooks collection with iPad around 60,000 , whereas Kindle has 400,000 ebooks
Email app lacks auto sorting , folder creation and group addressing
No tabbed browsing in safari still apple doesn’t approve Opera Mini on the App store
Wide screen view cuts off the background image or adds black bars when the device is turned
Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic coating is a big excuse to screen guards banned by apple , and as the screen turns off , each finger print mark can be traced
Cannot read well in the Sunlight due to its glossy coating
Device stops functioning at temperature above 35° C and below 0° C , and goes in so called cool down mode
Baig: “Many people will still need a more traditional computer. You can’t edit video on an iPad. And the virtual onscreen keyboard that pops up when needed is fine for e-mails or scribbling notes, but I wouldn’t want to regularly write articles using it. “
You will have to buy into the iTunes ecosystem, of course, to watch movies, read e-books and sync up the apps.

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