Celcom.Axiata : Allow my 2 sen opinion . I am a ipad user ( 64GB 3G ) for 8 months since May2010. Frankly I still feel until today iPad is overhype. I am , you can say quite a Apple fan. I have following Apple products which I bought for myself and family : Still with me - iMac, 2 MacBook Pro, 1 MacBook Air, 1 White MacBook, 2 iPhones 3Gs and lastly iPad ( which I just sold off as none of my children wants it).
Being a gadget freak, and an expensive hobby of mine I always like to try new gadgets. I will go to all lengths paying a high premium just to test it and I have no qualms selling it off later at a big loss if I don't like it. It is an expensive hobby which I must say is within my budget. Allow me just to say those who buy the TABs definitely have a purpose and they feel the TAB meet their needs.
My NEEDS for a tablet is just that it should be versatile enough and allows me to customize and offers great portability. I have replace the iPAD with the latest MBA 11" as I find it meets all my computing needs out of home while the iPad only fulfill 50% of it. The iPad do nbot meet my portability and work creation needs. However I find the TAB does. This does not mean the iPAD is not good just it did not fulfill my needs
The keypoint here is NEEDS not WANTS. I would like to buy the latest Mercedes S Class or BMW 730i - that is my want. But do I really need it as my average mileage is only max 5 km/day and a monthly KL or Spore trip. YES I will if it is my need to show off my prestige and wealth or I just just have too much money, don't know how/where to spend it. For a car my NEED is simple - just a means of reliable, economical transport. So even I can afford it, to me a 1.6 to 2.0 litre car is sufficient and GOOD for my needs
Your comment about the user and your conclusion is strange. Firstly the TAB is a tablet ; its additional phone functions is a bonus as I always say. Most guys who buy the TAB will use it primary as a tablet. How one wishes to use it as as aphone is his choice. If he wants to hold it highup to his ear or allow the speakerphone to blare is entirely his choice. To be discreet he can use a bluetooth headset or wired headset.
Well explained. Needs vs wants
To me iPad is overhype.
The portability and the weight are ready to kill you.