[OSX-Users] Re: ipad?

[Tim Chown]

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 02:26:55PM +0000, Philip Boulain wrote:
> 
> I cannot see any device you would want to *replace* with this, except
> possible a pre-smartphone PDA if you decided you didn't need it to fit
> in your pocket any more.

For me, when travelling for a day for a meeting or similar the iPhone
has replaced the need for me to take a laptop.   It's good enough to do
general email and web stuff.   Not everything, but enough.

The iPad is such a size that if I'm carrying that to a meeting, I may
as well carry my Macbook.    I would find a device twice the size of an
iPhone attractive for that purpose (jacket pocket size), but once you 
hit iPad size, no.

Something with the screensize of a Newton and the thickness of an iPhone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_Newton_and_iPhone.jpg

The iPad however appears neither convenient nor fully functioned.

I guess I'll remain open minded though until I see one.  It was hard to
grasp jhust how good an iPhone was until a had my hands on one :)

-- 
Tim