biggest turndown:
NO USB port [for aesthetical purpose again, yada yada]

the claimed 10 hours battery life is highly dubious, it may be the maximum theoretical but in practical situation it is not possible, esp when playing games on it

don't expect this can play any nice games on it, since its running iphone OS, and no one knows the capabilities of the processor yet.

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Added on January 28, 2010, 11:27 amsee the real thing, and it will be cheaper too
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/the-hp-slate/

What iPhone can do with its multi-touch, so do Android, and why Android don't officially have multi-touch OS, its because Apple b****ed to Google, and Google complies. This is how Apple keep their "epicness", they did it to Microsoft for the Windows GUI before, they are still using the same method

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Added on January 28, 2010, 11:30 amwho told you this would be RM1500?

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jan 28 2010, 11:30 AM

games on iPhone OS platform will always remain secondary to the device's feature, you will feel bored very quickly to play the same game in iPhone/iPad

the touch-input gaming seems so hype out at first, but it will never replace the real gaming experience which needs the combination of real buttons

this thing would be better if it sells at USD 299 for the lowest end model, at least it could compete with existing smartphones. For USD 499, its too ridiculous for something which don't even have a USB port

when overheat, possibilities are that will explode, like several exploded iPhone cases before

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Added on January 28, 2010, 11:55 amthis is how Apple earn your cash
by confining the platform, this cannot do that cannot do, everything is at Apple's mercy

Apple is more evil than Microsoft.

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jan 28 2010, 11:55 AM

those doesn't come included with the box, that means more $$ for the accessories

from technical POV, it is an iPhone albeit a bigger size, minus the camera and GSM chip for teh very obvious reason
from Apple marketing POV, well why should we believe a team with ZERO female in it, hence the name -- iTampon aka iPad

looking forward to the launch of HP Slate, where the price is expected to be around the price of 64GB iPad, but it is a fully fledge Windows slate PC, as oppose to this oversized iPhone.

ps. the bigger screen Safari but still no Flash support is the biggest let down. Oh and the lack of USB port too.

the only time i found it worthy to own a Apple product is the limited promotion period where the White MacBook sold for rm3k, at least worthier than Vaio

now promo still on or not?

actually the MacBook hardware wise is quite nice, but software wise I prefer Windows

oh i mean the built, the closure of the macbook, for rm3k.. its worth lah.. now back to rm3599 again

after this iPad, there will be HP Slate, running full sized Windows 7, and once Google are *allowed* to activate its multi-touch codes, it surely will launch Android based tablets too.

now back to one straight point, how many books a Malaysian read in a year on average? How many books they purchase? Let alone e-book.

If not for e-book, what else can this device offer exclusively? What an average Malaysian can get from this device, compare to vast variety of others like iPhone, PSP, Nexus 1, Satio etc

for people that live sleep fap with Apple logo, yes the price is just right
for realism people, they rather spend the money on highend netbooks or the upcoming HP Slate.
in this sense, iPad is like SmartforTwo, its expensive yet not delivering practical purposes. This is the impression of Apple people have so far.

1st u need to jailbreak it
2nd u need to find an authorized app which let you make calls on it

1st is likely to happen sometime later, 2nd is impossible

this is very typical of Apple products, its either you like it unconditionally, or hate it down to the ground. And Apple do not even bother to give in to the bunch that hate them for valid reasons.

No Flash support means no Flash support, and our phone is still the world's most advanced

No Bluray in our Macs, but our hardware is the most advanced ever crafted

they can give you very flowery reasons as to not include Flash support and Bluray drive, while the reality behind is plain simple, they don't welcome the tech that will compete with them (Flash), and cost them alot (BD drive)

the Apple fanboys will just believe in the flowery creed, while non-Apple users know the Apple business tricks well.

seeing how their immaturity shown in Get-A-Mac ads campaign, even after Win7 they still reuse the tactics against Vista

seeing Apple intervention in Google Android multitouch codes, shows that Apple isn't made of saints either. IMO they are more evil than Microsoft

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jan 30 2010, 12:09 AM

can the Asians download the iBook from App Store after they brought the iPad home?

lol... imagine how would the sales from Machines explain the feature of iPad to customers, one day I should go in and ask too

I would ask "why should I buy this thing, what makes it soooo awesoome"

Apple is indeed the world's most ego-centric company

in regard to the "chopped" promo video
here is what fanboys would answer





http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=856483

iPod touch baseline is lesser than RM800, and it can fit into the pocket, and its feature virtually the same as iPad

why iPad then..

big screen, either HP Slate or netbook for me

well that is from your situation, in western countries, blu ray movies can be rented at much cheaper price, which is also what Apple worries about

Apple being one of the members of bluray association, it is shocking to see Steve Job's view towards BD as "bags of hurts"

the reason being lies in Apple's business structure, unlike Google and MS, Apple invest their costs in hardware, software, and digital distribution. They have no other source of revenue apart from these three. This is the fundamental fact that potential Apple buyers including fanboys should know

which goes back to the point "Apple is self-centric"

they just refuse to go with the flow, let's see how many years it take them to finally put in a card reader in MacBook

the mainstream brand like Dell, Acer, etc are bundling BD drive on mid-highend lineups, along with HDMI port, that makes the laptop a good BD player to families without a dedicated BD player.

however, Apple will always be different, they despise HDMI for unknown reasons, they look down on the idea of turning Mac into HTPC, to me they are just weird.

frankly speaking, what is the average cost for a BD ROM drive? the cost has dropped tremendously since last year, there's not even the need for CTO, just include it in the highest end model of iMac and MBP and that would still not hurt the profit margin.

oh and by including BD drive in certain models only, Apple have to recode the OS and Apps to include support for BD playback. But by doing that, the OS/Hardware integration will not become as consistent as before, as the BD drive will only be available in certain models only, but the code that enables the playback is available even on Mac Mini, that kinda violate Apple's philosophy I guess


This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jan 30 2010, 02:21 AM

an OT question: is external BD drive supported in Mac? Does Snow Leopard includes the necessary components to read/write Bluray?

because if they do, it would violate their philosophy, every piece of software developed by Apple must have perfect integration with Apple hardware, its their insistence. No official BD hardware, means no official support in the OS either. The only way to watch BD movie -- Run Windows on the iMac and connect an external BD via USB/Firewire. It sure will be laughed by Windows guys though

its not about adoption rate and costs involved, it is downright clear that they want to stay off from competition.