Join the CommunityThe hype about the Apple Tablet has been going on for weeks. Many stayed up last night to watch the Apple Keynote and it has finally been revealed, the Apple Tablet is officially named iPad. At a quick glance, the iPad looks like a bigger version of the iPhone. The layout, the software are similar to the iPhone.
What’s exciting about the iPad is the ability to use iWorks. I love iWorks. Simple to use and can create really stunning presentations and documents. However, the downside, the iPad does not have the ports to easily connect the unit to an external source like an LCD projector. It’s like it’s almost there but not there yet.
The iBooks section is an interesting addition. Note, it can be a bit confusing as Apple use the termd iBook for their lower category of notebooks until a few years ago and iBooks refers to e-books. Reading an e-book will be easier on the eye due to the screen size as compared to the iPhone.
Lastly comes the price, which has been published on the Apple website. The cheapest 3G + Wifi model is priced at US$629, which is approx RM2200. But knowing the pricing for outside US will be much higher. They will definately face tough competiton from the netbook segment which is currently very aggresive. The new netbooks are now coming with longer battery life, webcam (not available on the iPad), better graphic card, better processors, a keyboard (the iPad is touchscreen) and most important a much more reasonable price tag!
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Oh, wow! that’s cool stuff! Apple really doesn’t fail to amaze… and they do it with style! now i am thinking of saving up for one… gotta research more on its functionality vs. my old notebook.
til then, it remains on my wishlist 