To iPad owner.... What is your reason of getting an iPad????

Where's the reason for "Don't know where to splash my millions"...?

U're right...hmmm.. Can mod help to add?

Voted for reading haha. My main purpose of getting the iPad. Kindle was pretty much out of the question here in Malaysia, while the other e-book readers like the ones offered by MPH didn't appeal to me for varying purposes :/

Also, my bf wants me to stop reading (real) books... At least in bed The backlit screen of an iPad would be better for my eyes, he says.

good for old people to browse internet and read e book..

I thought the backlit of the iPad actually will strain the eyes when too much reading?

i just dunno. anyway my budget already save up for the next apple product. whatever it is, i'll take one

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Sep 1 2010, 09:00 AM

I initially bought it for the sole purpose of note taking. Been there, done that and it did not meet my expectations. From my experience, I would say note taking on the iPad sucks. Big Time.

However, the iPad is awesome for digital reference/reading purpose. I just pop in some reference documents I use for work and carry it everywhere. Been very helpful in some of my meetings and discussions.

As for leisure purposes, my 4 year old loves the games Labyrinth HD and Isaac Newton's Gravity HD. CineXplayer has been very helpful as well, since I don't have to convert all of his favorite pixar/disney animations movies. It plays xvid flawlessly.

On a different note, I just bought a new house and in the process of furnishing/renovating it. I now use the iPad to carry out ID discussions with my ID consultant. Instead of having to carry loads of ID magazines, I just bring my iPad which I've filled up with ID photos i like from all over the internet. It has been very helpful, indeed.

For the note taking, is it the setback due to the screen keyboard which have to type one by one??
Waaa.... u bought Labyrinth HD (USD 7.99) & Isaac Newton's Gravity HD (USD 10) ????

I like your idea on the ID

When I buy it, it'd be for..

Work
- Presentations
- Sketching
- Photo / Portfolio

Leisure
- Ebooks
- Online News
- Recipe browsing
- Online Chat
- Facebook

I know I can do most of this on a netbook or notebook but a netbook screen is too small and a notebook size is a bit cumbersome.

Same thought on the leisure part...

my bought my ipad for simple web surfing for work...
so... quite love it... since it have a big screen... better web surfing than using my phn...

xD

coz carrying my 15.6" laptop isnt easy....

Either way, I guess we can say that we all bought the iPad for a reason. There's just no one fixed reason why we got an iPad

I'm not so sure about the backlit screen actually harming the eyes more... I still actually prefer the traditional feel of books... XD But I do read on the iPad as well.

Yes... Hate it specially to bring the bulky laptop... And worst, the lousy waiting time for the OS to load

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Added on September 5, 2010, 1:24 amI never thought that I would use my iPad to response to lowyat forum... Hehehe
Initially thought to use my iPad to read ebook only and use my pc to online...
Now my pc is left idle for a while

This post has been edited by arthurlwf: Sep 5 2010, 01:25 AM

I got mine as a gift from my uncle...

Why no option in the poll for games? I think the iPad is a great device for games. And I find myself using it for games most of the time.

My other uses include video watching and reading, mostly using the NY Times Editor's Choice app and NewsRack for my RSS feeds.

The apps in my dock (Safari/Mail/NewsRack/Flipboard/Twitter for iPad/Social) are my mostly accessed ones, which gives an indicator of what i mainly use my ipad for.. It keeps me occupied during my daily commutes to/from work and it's the best way to browse the net while away from the desk (in other words, everywhere!)..

I dont use it much as a productivity tool.. The screen real estate available on the 27" iMac is irreplaceable when it comes to working with spreadsheets & documents..

4 my 3 yr-old 2 play edu games on & use as bible on sun @ church

web browse, email, ebook n gaming for me...
youtube n gaming for my children....

Actually a fren bought it for me as birthday gift.