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Was round at a fanboi mate's place today and he had one. Heavier that I thought, and (perhaps particular to this individual) it was going to totally replace his laptops and operate as a POS at his shop! (I think this is the 3rd time "it's going to change everything" - like the iPhone, etc)...

*pulls head in* :o OK, so you've only mentioned newspapers once before, it was cloudyday who seems keen on lots and lots of them. It's all starting to blurrrr..... :D

This is about the 4th time you've said that you can get so many newspapers on it. There must be something else it'll do too, right? ;) And how do you have enough time in your day to read more than 1 or 2 newspapers? :D Now this is nifty...

Actually, I do have a phone on my laptop... admittedly, it's a softphone and uses a fairly large, clunky USB headset thingy. :D:D Call me a troglodite then - and we'll agree to disagree - I guess I've never wanted to be on the bleeding edge of personal technology. Tin hat removed, back to...

Sorry I keep hijacking your thread, reeco, :o but I actually think having a phone in the iPad would be a fantastic idea. You'd simply use a headset instead of holding the thing to your head. Then you could be checking doco (say a building plan, or re.com.au) on the iPad while talking to a...

I will try to get back in my box! :p There are plenty of people for whom the iPad will be a great efficiency (or entertainment) improver. I don't hate the product, I hate the way the average consumer is sucked in to thinking they can't live without one - without necessarily knowing what the...

Good point, Simon. And fantastic example of how the device has practical applications. But what I'm not going to do is buy a $1000 "toy" then find out what I can do with it. For me it's more that case of: "I have a need, how can I fill that need". The iPad may or may not be the best...

Fantastic! Another tenant for our IPs! ;)

Anyone see the article in today's herald-sun? (I can't find it online) People lining up at the Apple store to buy one, when Myer had them available just around the corner! :confused: And the quote from the 16yo. Spent $1050 on it!! :eek: And "I'll use it at home, at school if the...

Actually I've had many conversations, they've been mainly with the same person! Substitute iPad with iPhone, G5, iMac, etc. :o Guess I've been tainted. They do make some great products - but there are competitors that can sometimes do a better job of fitting the requirements at a better...

Reeco, if you have a need that the iPad fills, then you've bought the right product. :cool: Great, and I hope it does what you expect. What annoys me is Them: "I'm going to buy an iPad" Me: "Why?" Them: "Coz tablets are cool. You can sit in bed and read the paper on it" Me: "I can sit in bed...

Apple sell the "experience" and the "cool". Tablets have been around for yeeaarrs, but Apple make it sound like the iPad is the first of its kind. Assess your requirements, evaluate the market offers, and THEN see if the iPad suits your requirements. I have a mate who not only gets...