can we please stop comparing netbooks to iPads ... the simple fact is that Steve & co can't find a way to do a Mac netbook... but maybe the iPad is a step in that direction...

i hope any of the complaint brothers here dun ever buy iPad.. Imagine every where got peoples holding iPad..haha

I just bored to see every 10 ppl on the street... almost 3 ppl is holding iphone. And it holds me whether to get my iphone or not. Too alot of ppl holding the same gadget.

well..for me iPad is a good and sexy digital picture frame !!
u can show photos and make it like an album..haha ;p
still thinking whether its good for presentation in class = replacing the old fashioned flash card ;p

anyone agree with me ?

Ok... u guys faster go and buy it... when i in LRT saw any guys playing with its Ipad, i will just grab it and run..... so big..... so easy to snatch man.....

if u wanna tie it to urself.. then it is different story bro..

That is so true. What's the novelty of it when every tom, d*** and harry is holding one. Apple make a right decision in keeping the price at a premium level and maintaining a high quality standard.

please go read this first.

http://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/001592.html#001592

This is a false choice.

Saying that your not buying a car because it doesn't get 100mpg, with a 400hp engine, and features a built in ipod with 500tb storage is silly.

Equally as silly - saying that you just test drove a BMW 3series and because it drives amazingly well, people should/will buy one.

Did Apple create a better tablet computing experience? Absolutely. Was there really an empty niche between ipod-touch and laptop (apart from the price gap)? Debatable. Will actually using the device guarantee that you'll change your mind and buy one? Nope.

ipad to iphone ... apples to oranges. The iphone solved the problem of having a smartphone that actually could browse the Internet without driving the user mental. And it does this quite well while supporting apps and music. Where there was a clear need for the iphone, the ipad is attempting to create a new market and solve a problem that I'm not sure even exists.

In the words of some who attended the event and fondled the device: "This is great, but what am I going to use it for that I can't already do?"

There is no doubt in my mind that the iPad is a hell of a piece of kit. 5 years ago, most people confined the idea of a 1cm-thick, wirlessly-connected computer to the realms of science fiction -- and now you can own one for relatively cheap.

And a really good rebuttal to this article regarding the "wants" and "needs" for this device:-

http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/what-we...pad-not-an-ipad
That's really nifty. What I can't wrap my head around is... who is it *for*?

I can answer this with every other product Apple has produced, almost without thinking. MacBook? People who need a computer they can take with them. MacBook Pro? People who need a more-powerful computer they can lug around. iPhone? Anybody who would want a pocket-sized device that always has an internet connection (which includes just about anyone under 35). iPod Touch? People who want most of the iPhone features, but don't care about 3G or phone calls (also a lot of people).

I got all of this pretty much immediately as products were announced. But the iPad? It's not portable enough to have as an "always with me" Internet device. It's not big enough to use for the kind of work I'd use a laptop or netbook for (writing, design work, etc.) -- and I can't run my Mac apps on it anyway. It's a pretty, but expensive and not very usable eBook reader (LCD type displays suck in bright light - if you can't read by a window, in the park, etc., what's the point?).

So if you buy an iPad, you still need a phone; you still need some kind of music device unless you always carry a bag big enough for a book; and you probably still need a laptop if you currently need one. So, if I have those things, why wouldn't I just own an iPhone and a laptop? What does the iPad get me?

... confused.

its like the first automatic transmission cars. once you have an auto... you don't think about the clutch or gearbox.

Just now i compare the Ipod Touch Price form Apple Official Website

Ipod Touch (US）
8GB $199
32GB $299
64GB $399

Ipod Touch （Singapore)
8GB S$308
32GB S$468
64GB S$628

Ipod Touch （Malaysia)
8GB RM 779.00
32GB RM 1,199.00
64GB RM 1,599.00

why Malaysia rental price more cheap than Singapore ?
i think Singapore price should be low than Malaysia right ?

Sorry for noob , i havent been buying Apple product before ~

@ Only_Human
I don't know how you calculate...
its RM 747 in Singapore ...

@stringfellow
as usual, Apple is showing off that if the iPad SDK is used 100%, then the device becomes more useful.
did you read the 2 posts by John Gruber @ daringfireball.net ? you of all people would get what he's talking about.

@ Only_Human
I don't know how you calculate...
its RM 747 in Singapore ...

@stringfellow
as usual, Apple is showing off that if the iPad SDK is used 100%, then the device becomes more useful.
did you read the 2 posts by John Gruber @ daringfireball.net ? you of all people would get what he's talking about.

rental price or purchase price?

on the price in SG vs MY, you can say that in a way, its also due to how low our currency has fallen