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Thanks Eric. ...for the 'first look inside'
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My first post from my new iPad!!! This is an amazing piece of hardware!
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Ipad...I'm a long way from seeing one live....but really, just a big Itouch?????
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waiting for version 3... should take a couple of months for me, right?
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K now that the trendies have their toy, can apple please get back to some needed updates in the Macbook line.... Update the air please
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04-05-2010, 09:31 AM
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Powerful CPU? Check! 1.6GHz Intel Atom.
Capable of HD video? Check! 1080p! Camera? Check! 1 front, 1 back. Flash Player 10.1? Check! Adobe AIR 2? Check! HDMI-out? Check! USB port? Check! Expandable storage? Check! SDHC card slot. Pen/digitizer support? Check! Perfect for your finer art/graphics projects. I can install whatever I like? Check! Runs Windows 7 Home Premium. Multi-tasking? Check! Easy to use touch UI? Check! HP built their own touch enabled layer on top of Win7. Cheaper than Apple’s tablet? Check! $549 for 32GB model vs $599 for Apple’s 32GB model
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04-06-2010, 06:27 AM
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Only 5 hour battery life? Check!
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But will it blend like the I-Pad?
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 .Battery life really needs to be at least 8 in my opinion. But I certainly like the features list.
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Let's see here ... iPad: no mouse support - check no camera - check no replaceable battery - check no USB - check locked into Appledom mini-apps- check Now don't get me wrong; I do appreciate the competition Apple brings. But you fanboys who think that Apple is revolutionizing anything here, are just delusional. --Please, feel free to tell me how I'm wrong about that.
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Threads like this make me want to check out the Ipad, not steer clear or dismiss it.
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i find the 'maxi' brand to be more absorbent.
and some days you just need that.
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Just trying to help people make an informed decision. Go ahead and give it a spin. I love Apple products (iPhone, iPod Touch, iMac with Windows 7). But the iPad falls short in so many ways.
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The iPad falls short if you're looking for a netbook/laptop replacement. It is designed to be something else, to establish a new category.
The HP slate is designed to replace a netbook/laptop. It may well do it. If you can live with the non-user-replaceable battery - like most people have a spare battery for their laptop, sheesh.
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I don't get it. Do you NOT want the functionality for some reason?
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That is some great pricing news on the HP Slate - thanks, mca. I'll have to get one of those.
As to battery life, the Slate is running a 1.6ghz processor, vs the 1ghz for the iPad. I expect that if one doesn't run say Flash animations (like the iPad can't) . .. or if the processor speed is reduced (like the iPad is) that the Slate battery life will be much improved. Another great feature of the slate (and my old Samsung Q1 tablet) is the smaller size - it can be held edge to edge (palmed like basket ball) ...you don't have to pinch a corner to hold the thing. --believe me, that gets old, fast. (I had a bigger Toshiba tablet before the Q1 tablet) Anyway, Dimensions: Slate - 9.21 by 5.70 inches .... iPad - 9.56 inches by 7.47 inches
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