Unofficial ordering, shipping and receiving and first reviews of the iPad

Well said. And I agree 100%. And I think most users will not wash their hands before using it. Filthy pigs they are. So you'd need that cloth to wipe away all the dirt and grime transfered from their fingers to the ipad's screen.

Just to address the last two comments: the iPad actually comes with an oleophobic screen (that's fancy talk for "resists smudging").

More glowing reviews (in fact, I haven't found a bad one yet -- the worst one I've seen is Pogue's overly-folksy praise-ridden review).

Another piece from Andy Inhatko (100 percent different from the one I linked to earlier, but even more positive than the first one)

New video from David Pogue (non-flash version available on iTunes in better quality); watch for "The Video Professor's" cameo!

Most delicious of all, though, has to be PC Magazine's review. Yes, PC MAGAZINE loves the iPad. Seriously, they love it.

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chas_m said:

Just to address the last two comments: the iPad actually comes with an oleophobic screen (that's fancy talk for "resists smudging").

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That sounds very nice, though I'll have to see it to believe it. "Resists smudging" and "doesn't smudge" are two different things to me at least. I hope to stand corrected.

XJ-linux said:

That sounds very nice, though I'll have to see it to believe it. "Resists smudging" and "doesn't smudge" are two different things to me at least. I hope to stand corrected.

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No, you're right -- they are two different things. But compared to my iPhone 2G, for example, oleophobic screens (like the 3GS for example) are WAAAAY better and easier to clean.

chas_m said:

Just to address the last two comments: the iPad actually comes with an oleophobic screen (that's fancy talk for "resists smudging").

More glowing reviews (in fact, I haven't found a bad one yet -- the worst one I've seen is Pogue's overly-folksy praise-ridden review).

Another piece from Andy Inhatko (100 percent different from the one I linked to earlier, but even more positive than the first one)

New video from David Pogue (non-flash version available on iTunes in better quality); watch for "The Video Professor's" cameo!

Most delicious of all, though, has to be PC Magazine's review. Yes, PC MAGAZINE loves the iPad. Seriously, they love it.

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Thanks love the reviews mine is still in china

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Shipments went out to the stores today. In my area; some stores got 420 and some 10. The stores will probably receive more tomorrow.

Hope the store I have my reserve at is one of the 10 unit stores.

My city doesn't have an Apple Store, keeping that in mind. In my local news yesterday, they said only two stores would have the iPad in my area, an Apple reseller and Best Buy, both only having 15. I sort of chuckled at the thought of how pitiful it is that only 30 iPads are available in my city. I feel bad for anyone thinking they can easily go to any one of these stores and get one.

Apple misses Apr. 3 iPad guarantee delivery for some
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Andy Inhatko continues his one-man attempt to write EVERY iPad review with a THIRD piece, all-new, in the Chicago Sun-Times (or as I'm starting to call it "iPad Central"). (dead link removed)

A choice quote:

After a week of locked-door testing, I didn’t think I could become more impressed with the iPad. After a day of real-world use with real-world iPad apps, I’ve come to think of the iPad as more than a nifty mobile computer. It’s starting to look -- just starting, mind you -- like the first radical shift in computing to hit the world since the introduction of the Mac more than a quarter-century ago.

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Sorry, FOURTH article by Andy, this time strictly focussing on iBooks:
iBooks is worth the price alone for iPad as ebook reader :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Andy Ihnatko (dead link removed)

Just got off the phone with a friend in the u p s i posted on the ipad in china Is really in the united states at this time but i won't get it on monday

While I'm sure Apple is much more prepared than Amazon was with the Kindle and ready to produce a few million units this year, if reviews continue to come like these first few out of the gate, they'll still not be able to keep up with the demand.

As I've said in other threads, my guess is:

1M within the first 90 days of shipping
3M by calendar year's end (actually I now believe this is too low, but oh well)
at least 5M by the first anniversary of the product (again, I now think this is a low-end guess)

Test Driving Apple's Game Changing iPad - Reviews by PC Magazine
A very nice review from a bloke at PCmag.com and he just loves the ipad to bits.