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iPad



On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Ryan Pugatch <rpug-vYTEC60ixJUAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> The iPad has come. ?Who has one and what do you use it for?
>
> My current opinion is that if I did not have a laptop at home, then it
> would be useful.

I have 3 laptops at home, and I still think it will be useful. My wife
really wants one. She has a desktop machine, but its tucked away
upstairs, so inconvenient while herding the kids. She has a laptop,
but, well, you need a lap (or table or what have you) to use it. She
has an iphone, but the screen is tiny. Ergo, she really wants an iPad
for around the house. And who am I to argue? :) I just want one to
play with occasionally. I'm planning to pick up a 32GB/3G model once
they're available at the Apple Store in Nashua. No real plans to use
3G, but its nice to have just in case, and you also get GPS, another
nice to have -- hey, its only another $130...

> I am interested to hear what everyone else thinks.
>
> Also, why doesn't it have a front facing camera? ?It would be such an
> awesome video conference device.

Ask teh googles, multiple answers (aka conspiracy theories) abound.

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