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Is it just me or does the Apple iPad suck?

by Whaleoil on January 29, 2010

I can’t believe the fuss. This product from Apple is disappointing with a capital ‘D’.

It is easier to list what it doesn’t have:

  • No Multi-tasking
  • No Drag and Drop File Management
  • No USB Port (Killer mistake)
  • No SD Slot
  • No Flash (deadly error)
  • No HDMI Out
  • No 1080p Playback
  • No Native Widescreen
  • No Camera (just plain stupid)
  • No Full GPS
  • No Open SDK

All that equals NO SALE!

This video which predates the iPad by several years is….well….apt.

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  • P Cleland

    You will have or desperately want one within 18 months, even if you will find it hard to admit to yourself. Enjoy the meal of your words…..

    • Justin

      Why would you want

      I don't see the point in it, looks like an over size I-Pod Touch

      The I-pod touch was pointless

      Maybe its for old people?

  • Ben

    It does have full GPS and an open SDK. If you need a device with all the rest of that stuff then get a computer.

    • John Q Public

      Shit a USB port wasn't too much to ask for, was it? It's not an iPhone and it's not MacBook. It's something in between. Sort of like a transsexual.

  • mediatart

    Only the top end models have a GPS chip.

  • Calhoon

    It should be sent out to sea like this shows: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43492622@N04/4310158…

    SHAME Apple

  • Pete

    Actually, I think it will have a niche. The lack of a USB port is an oversight, but for people with tons of office based computing power who mainly want mobile email and internet it could be perfect.
    For me I spend a fortune on books and have been waiting for Kindle and Nook to arrive in NZ. If the iPad has a halfway decent book reader then it will pay for itself in 6 months. When I travel, I always take or buy books and it is a major weight and space hassle. Being able to carry a veritable library in (a Kindle, or) an iPad will make it worth the price for me. Can’t wait to pay $9 to $10 per book! On 30 books I will recoup the total price of the up spec’d machine. Now that can’t be too bad can it?
    Of course I could wait for version 2 or 3….
    Pete

  • johnbt

    I do not even understand most of what you said. However, I recently got a new computer thingy because the crank handle on the old one wore out.

  • old timer

    Justin it’s not for old people otherwise it would have a mobility scooter built in.

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