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I picked up my iPad about 2 weeks ago. When I first got it, I view the iPad as a pure entertainment, media consumption device... Here is what I found within those two weeks and how my views changed slightly.
The first time I picked up my new gadget I was in awe at how well constructed the hardware was. The amazing attention to detail and the simplicity of the hardware. Simply put, this device is beautiful.
Sync'd up with my MacBook and all the Apps, Music, Movies and Photos where on the iPad and it was ready to Rock n' Roll.
The UI elements are exactly like the iPhone, no surprise there. But the extra screen real estate makes it much more of a pleasure to interact with the iPad. I will not bore you withe the usual, oh the screen is beautiful, the interface is great... Everyone has said that already and it all is very true.*
That being said, the iPad came into my daily routine and it enhanced a few things. I wake up in the morning take a shower, and pick up my iPad and check all the news while eating breakfast. No wasting time jumping between websites. The different news Apps are so snappy and fast, no time is wasted in loading a website. BBC, REUTERS, FINANCIAL TIMES, FRANCE24 (if you haven't downloaded their app, do your self a favor and go do so now, you can stream a live feed of the channel for free. As well as watch a 30min delayed feed right in the app.)
I head off to work, I take a long my iPad. Before I used to take my MacBook just in case I wanted to get some personal browsing in as well as keep up with different news sources (frowned upon from the company's laptop since the northeast zone was taken down by a bad virus) the iPad saves me the trouble... Better yet. I work on a big university campus and need to travel between different locations for work (15 min walk) lugging a lot of paper work and manuals, though I always had the option of taking my heavy laptop... No need any more. Zappa all my manuals and documents to DropBox and access them throughout GoodReader on the iPad for offline viewing and I only carry 1.5Ib device compared to my 6Ib underpowered laptop. Did I mention how snappy the iPad is compared to the laptop (Dell running Win XP), with instant on instead of waiting for the laptop to power up, even from a standby it take quite a bit longer.
Another thing... Battery Life, oh good God. I can't seem to kill the Battery in the course of 10 hours. On average it lasts me about 12 hours. That includes playback of music, some gaming and web browsing. Haven't seen a netbook with that much juice no matter what you try to preserve the battery, to get a decent netbook you are talking about 3 hours tops in battery life.*
At home again, after a long day of work. It's just much simpler to pick up the iPad and check Facebook, Twitter, and some other websites. Heck even Veetle works for the iPad now (Veetle , again if you haven't heard of it, go now and check it out). I can just chill on my couch, see what going on in the world before I go to bed. Life is good.*
All in all the all iPad, at least in my daily use, is not a Laptop replacement. It is more like a legendary sidekick that my laptop can't live without. Now my laptops can do the serious work, all my coding and telnetting and downloading, and compiling of new programs, while my iPad streams music, video, or if I am stuck in figuring out a line of code, it comes to the rescue with the Python Documentation (App, $0.99) or some other programming book. Now my computers are free to do the serious work, while my iPad keeps me entertained while doing my work. It's a win win situation.*
Hope I didn't bore you all, I just felt compelled to share this with you.*
By the way,
This was typed on the iPad in the EverNote App and copied to the forums.*
Cheers.*
MMM
The first time I picked up my new gadget I was in awe at how well constructed the hardware was. The amazing attention to detail and the simplicity of the hardware. Simply put, this device is beautiful.
Sync'd up with my MacBook and all the Apps, Music, Movies and Photos where on the iPad and it was ready to Rock n' Roll.
The UI elements are exactly like the iPhone, no surprise there. But the extra screen real estate makes it much more of a pleasure to interact with the iPad. I will not bore you withe the usual, oh the screen is beautiful, the interface is great... Everyone has said that already and it all is very true.*
That being said, the iPad came into my daily routine and it enhanced a few things. I wake up in the morning take a shower, and pick up my iPad and check all the news while eating breakfast. No wasting time jumping between websites. The different news Apps are so snappy and fast, no time is wasted in loading a website. BBC, REUTERS, FINANCIAL TIMES, FRANCE24 (if you haven't downloaded their app, do your self a favor and go do so now, you can stream a live feed of the channel for free. As well as watch a 30min delayed feed right in the app.)
I head off to work, I take a long my iPad. Before I used to take my MacBook just in case I wanted to get some personal browsing in as well as keep up with different news sources (frowned upon from the company's laptop since the northeast zone was taken down by a bad virus) the iPad saves me the trouble... Better yet. I work on a big university campus and need to travel between different locations for work (15 min walk) lugging a lot of paper work and manuals, though I always had the option of taking my heavy laptop... No need any more. Zappa all my manuals and documents to DropBox and access them throughout GoodReader on the iPad for offline viewing and I only carry 1.5Ib device compared to my 6Ib underpowered laptop. Did I mention how snappy the iPad is compared to the laptop (Dell running Win XP), with instant on instead of waiting for the laptop to power up, even from a standby it take quite a bit longer.
Another thing... Battery Life, oh good God. I can't seem to kill the Battery in the course of 10 hours. On average it lasts me about 12 hours. That includes playback of music, some gaming and web browsing. Haven't seen a netbook with that much juice no matter what you try to preserve the battery, to get a decent netbook you are talking about 3 hours tops in battery life.*
At home again, after a long day of work. It's just much simpler to pick up the iPad and check Facebook, Twitter, and some other websites. Heck even Veetle works for the iPad now (Veetle , again if you haven't heard of it, go now and check it out). I can just chill on my couch, see what going on in the world before I go to bed. Life is good.*
All in all the all iPad, at least in my daily use, is not a Laptop replacement. It is more like a legendary sidekick that my laptop can't live without. Now my laptops can do the serious work, all my coding and telnetting and downloading, and compiling of new programs, while my iPad streams music, video, or if I am stuck in figuring out a line of code, it comes to the rescue with the Python Documentation (App, $0.99) or some other programming book. Now my computers are free to do the serious work, while my iPad keeps me entertained while doing my work. It's a win win situation.*
Hope I didn't bore you all, I just felt compelled to share this with you.*
By the way,
This was typed on the iPad in the EverNote App and copied to the forums.*
Cheers.*
MMM