hopefully msia government got use ipad in good way, i mean if they approved to use as office tools.
not take back and give children play NFS shift.

Before I talk about the Ipad, let me tell you a little about my computing background. I have always been a PC user with good knowledge of the PC. I built and service my own PC and very seldom use it for gaming anymore as I am more into console gaming. I have always wanted a Mac but have never bought a Mac because I cannot justify paying a lot more money for similarly spec PC. Same goes for the Iphone which I think is a cool phone but just cannot justify paying RM2500 for a hp.

Then Apple launch the Ipad and I think its really cool tablet PC. I knew it won't replace my Corei5 laptop but somehow I just feels like buying the Ipad. Then I came up with lousy excuse to justify the purchase i.e. its for my 2 little girls.

So I bought a 64GB Wifi Ipad (sg set) from a lelong seller for RM2420 about 2 weeks ago. Have been tinkering with it for the past 2 weeks and this is what I think about the Ipad.

Built quality is excellent. This is my first Apple product and I am really impress with the built quality. Its is very solid with very minimalist design. Only apple connection and no mini usb. One thing I don't like about the Ipad is that its too heavy...yes you heard me right its too heavy. The Ipad looks small but somehow its quite heavy to even for short period of time. Its comfortable to hold but i cannot imagine anyone can really hold it for too long during normal usage. It woul be better resting on the lap or on a stand. The multi-touch screen is also a joy to use. It is just so responsive. No complaint here.

The Ipad software is very simple and this itself is a double edge sword. It really simple to operate as everything is lay out in Icons on the screen. Scrolling between page is buttery smooth with no lag at all. However it can to too simple that you really don't have much options to play with. I am so surprise when I first turn on the ipad as there are only a few software preloaded. You get a movie player, an ipod for playing music, Settings, email, Safary browser and that is about it. What really surprise me is that there is not a single music or movie file (not even sample) to let you try out. I went to the setting and there is really not much there to change too. I can't even change the font as I find it too small for me.

So now I have the ipad but there is really nothing to play with now. So that leave me to plug in to i-tune download some apps to try out. After trying out some games, I am starting to feel that there isn't much the Ipad has to offer. Its got a lot of games but all of them are just so simple that it won't really have a lasting appeal. I am a gamer and I have console like the Xbox 360 and the PS3 and maybe that is why I find all the Ipad games just very shallow without much depth at all. Since I am buying it for my 2 girls age 3+ and 5+, I guess those simple game will do just fine. So far my wife and kids have been playing games on it most of the time so I guess that is what the Ipad will be use for mostly.

The next thing I did was jailbreak my Ipad. Install Categories that allow me to create folder and category for me to group my icons. What surprise me is that the Ipad lacks software as compared to the Iphone. Even programs like Categories are not optimized for the Ipad yet after 6 months in the market. It works but I only only a tiny iphone sized window.

Browsing the web with safary is pretty good except that it won't support flash and java. That is a big disadvantages as I can't use it to view live stock market feed as almost all of them require java runtime. So if you need to view realtime stock prices, the Ipad is just not up to the task.

The unit I bought is Wifi only so I can only access the internet in areas with hotspot. However I have discover that I don't need 3G at all as I can easily convert my Nokia 5800 to a wireless hotspot with Juikuspot software. What juikospot did is that it will use your handphone 3G and creat a wifi hotspot with your phone. I can then use my ipad to access the internet via my handphone wifi....really cool. You can do the same with the Iphone. Just download myfi sofware for the Iphone to convert your Iphone to a wifi hotspot.

is OS 4.2 available ady?

Tomorrow in us. Friday for us

Thanks for sharing your user experience with us, lightning69.

I got to agree with you that most people buying iPad just for gaming. With the recently renewed MBA I would prefer it rather than the iPad.

i bought ipad for surfing, XD

btw, anyone going to GoMobile expo this week?

I find the safari browser in iPad mediocre. I have since replaced it with atomic browser.

D.sync the iPad is great too as a ebook, magazine reader. Email app is mediocre , nothing great. Features on email very limited more for simple user. I fund even my android mail app has much more features and functions. If you like games, is another plus point.

As a tool for work creation, example office related work, files management disappointing and cumbersome

Videos great ONLY for apple supported video formats. So if you have a bunch of avi, mkv , mov files best to convert it to really enjoy the videos. Spending money on yxplayer, cinexplayer I find waste of my money. The playback is poor, erratic inconsistent, sometimes stuttering. I convert to iPad format, it was way much much better

JB it to get more functionality out of it and you will feel better having money spend more worthwhile

This post has been edited by benny888: Nov 11 2010, 10:06 AM

maybe will go...since i work in MCA building haha...very near.

are there any browser that wont crash while viewing pages with lots of pictures?...

Give us a link to try. So far I have not faced such issues yet, maybe the sites I go to doesn't have so much pictures. I would think any crash is due to the memory, iPad memory is miserably low at 256 Mb , even the iphone4 memory is double it

then steve jobs will announce Ipad 2!!! with 1024 ram and have a WOW effect for that.
then the ad's will said, you will never experience this and that

ya - the memory is really low. but compared to the other browsers, safari in ipad seems to manage it better that the others. even grazing, which i find is one of the better 3rd party browsers, gives memory warnings often.

@marky try closing all open windows in safari and re-starting (or re-springing) your ipad, then try the site again (with just one window). see if that helps.

One common thing you will experience is the hole in your pocket getting bigger each time Steve upgrades his iO devices

but resistance is futile!!

Hi,
I am using Atomic Web browser. My opinion is it is much better (Tabs !) than Safari but recently it crashes whenever I visit to our local http://thestar.com.my Not on the main page but if you open an article/link from the main page, Atomic will sometimes crash/exit.

Sorry if this is not the correct thread.
I just got my ipad a week ago but somehow it cannot connect to itunes from the ipad directly.
Message "Could not connect to itunes"
Anyone faced this problem care to shed some advise ?

Many thanks.

lightning69 thanks for sharing your experience, I am having similar experience. As for my PC background, more or less like you except the console game part.

Just got mine yesterday. 32GB WiFi only, will be using my Android as hotspot if I need data during travel.

The interface are very simple, too simple to my liking compare to Android. Safari crash few times, it just return to the home page (I support this consider crash).

This post has been edited by volcane: Nov 11 2010, 12:51 PM

someone adviced me to lodged a police report for my lost ipad...why say u all?

Also, any apps or site that can watch HK TVB series ? My wife asking la....

is there such app?
Something like pps stream??

If got, please share...