Apple iPad review

61. Theres an amazing iPad menu app for restaurants, look for it in the appstore: emenu 4 rest.

http://www.emenu-international.com/iPadMenu

the same company(eMenu) which makes eMenu 4 rest has a desktop application for restaurants that is installed at over 900 places worldwide. you can see it over here:

http://www.emenu-international.com

60. My iPad is great. I own an iPod touch, an Ipod Shuffle and iMac a well. When I meet with a challenge, I simply search for (generally free) apps to bridge what are perceived to be limitations (ie: Cloud Browse allows me to view Flash on my iPad.) I am certain that future versions of iPad and other Tablets will be much more powerful. Each time I use my iPad I am surprised by yet another well designed ability. While at away from my office yesterday, I was surfing the web and wanted to print the information I was reading for reference. On the page was hypertext that read "Print." I clicked it and was directed to a printer nearby. I confirmed and, voila, iPad does the job. I enjoy my iPod touch but find it a bit small for browsing anything but simple details. Using iTunes, I am able to easily and quickly create captivating slide presentations with audio. I use my iPad for reading Kindle and iBooks as well. None of the above are as enjoyable on a smaller screen. I do like nano technology and am always pleased to find effective ways to enjoy music on my Shuffle or my iPod Touch. I suppose that each of these products has a useful place as do the many alternative electronic devices available.

59. All it this is, is a big ipod touch with exactly the same capabilities except on a bigger screen. Just don't see the point of it. Ipod touch is awesome, but I would'nt want a giant one though. For the same price I could get a 'really' good laptop which does a million things more than this, for example, use flash and silverlight websites and have usb ports and ALOT more storage than 16gb.

Even a netbook half the price does much more. Yeah some of the apps are good but still doesnt justify why I would want to spend all that money for this! My mobile phone does exactly the same as this except on a smaller screen.

I'm very dissapointed in apple, just feels like they are trying to milk people out of as much money as they can! I was hoping that it would have usb ports at least, so i could plug my camera, or my internet dongle into it, nope, you have to spend the extra £100 and get the 3g and sign up for mobile broadband!

58. In simple - The iPad is amazing.

It's so easy to use, it's got a great screen, the OS is fantastic.

It's brilliant for surfing the web, despite lack of Flash.

People forget that it is a fully fledged iPod aswell.

I would buy this over a Netbook anyday.

If Apple release another iPad, it can only get better.

Galaxy tab? No.

57. I gave it a try but now after 1 month I decided to sell it and wanna get the Samsung tab. Why I turned into an iNOT? Every time i wanted to use it I found out about its limitations so I had to put it in the draws and used my good old netbook:

- not ideal for browsing the web as Manu sites are not working, eg flash sites

- no USB connection

- only possibility to get files on the pad is via a pc with iTunes on it, once you have music or pix on it you cannot delete then directly on the pad but have to connect again with yr pc, therefor not suitable to take away for vaccation or longerr business trips

- i wasnt able to get videos on the pad, after trying for one hour via itunes i gave up, even of i succeeded apparently the pad doesnt recognize most film formats like avi n i dong feel like converting my whole movie collection

Conclusion: its basically a portable store, as buying apps, books, music and videos have never been made so easy and getting your oen free stuff on it never so difficult. Buy buy buy, they should have called it buy-pad.

56. I like to watch a movie or stream something off the web and watch it in bed.....do Apple expect me to replace my laptop with this and have to hold the thing so I can watch the tiny screen? And if they dont expect me to replace my Laptop with this then what the hell is it for? I can surf the web on my iPhone out and about, do anything I want on my laptop in the house.........I really dont get why people are spending so much money on something that as far as I can tell just replicates stuff we can all already do on our phones and our laptops. I feel sorry for the millions of people out there who simply buy things because its fashionable or because a marketing message tells them they need one. Can anyone give me an example of something an iPad can do that I cant already with a laptop and my iPhone.......probably not!!!

55. hi ajpaynter,

You have put it across so well! Many things I can relate to you really.

I still use my 16 in laptop to do other things I cannot with my i-pad which is so much easier to carry around.

54. I have had an Ipad since it first came out & even though it isn't the 3G model I still think it is superb. I still use my PC for most of my work but the Ipad is great to take away for a few days. I can transfer a lot of stuff via bluetooth if I needed to. I have bought a cheap keyboard/docking station so I can use it to easily write with using that fabulpus Apple keyboard, a total delight to use, so much nicer than my Dell keyboard.

The enlargement feature using your thumb & forefinger is superb to view small items such as text or in my case, pictures of properties we are searching Rightmove for. Invaluable for looking at the finer details of a property. I have downloaded several quite cheap games incluing the superb Motor Racing using the Ipad as the steering wheel. I have to prise it out of the hands of friends when they come to visit (visiting the Ipad rather than me I suspect)! The snooker is another superb game, all for a maximum of around £7.50 which is not a lot for hours of mindless fun, especially as I have recently retired!

I still have not figured out how to put files into folders in Pages yet but that is probably more down to me rather than a fault of the Ipad.

The drawbacks are no usb port but there are ways round it, & as many people have mentioned, no webcam but thats no problem with having a PC as well. You cannot do without a Mac or a PC but it is nice to have as an extra.

It's great for watching Tv when you are away from home & have no access to a TV.

To sum up. It is a great addition to own one as well as the PC & I would not like to be without it now .Hours of serious fun. It has made me serious about being converted to a Mac next time I buy a new laptop. I love the keyboard keys, they are so tactile & a delight to use. If in doubt, BUY ONE, you will not regret it.

53. I hated the iPad, for all the obvious reasons, I decided to have a quick spin on one at a apple store and loved it, since buying mine people have asked me what I do on it I couldn't do on a iPod touch and the answer is nothing, however everything is much better than a smaller device purely because of the bigger screen. Things like photos, videos, games and Internet are better on my iPad than my iPhone or MacBook.

52. No USB - no cash from me.

I refuse to become a part of the apple empire and essentially be owned by and dependent upon apple for my electro-edification!

When you listen to the spin, it seems to be really attractive. When you learn there's no usb, that the apps go up in price etc etc, ad nauseum, you kinda feel like spending £400 + on something else with a plug on it.

Sorry apple - you did tempt me but no......... not this time either.

51. I thought it was **** when I got to use it, my friend went out and got one of the first in Ireland, with no USB all his stuff on his various Mac books is useless, as for the screen its just not big enough to watch a movie on, really only half way there Apple

50. The I pad is no doubt a sleek piece of kit regardless of its short comings and Im sure these will be sorted out in future incarnations.

For me Ill wait until they have put in the web cam for face to face video conferencing and made the paltry 64gb memory a little more reasonable size or have some where I can add storage like SD or mini sd card slot.

As my music collection is already twice the capacity of the largest I pad before you add apps and games.

The Video format not being widescreen is somewhat of an oversight in a media devise perhaps 10 years out of date. Flash too although flawed has 80% of web sights use i tand I don't see any one interested in developing the new standard it could be years before we see HTML5 as a standard.

49. What do I think? I was going to buy one, there's lots of stuff I'd like to do with it. I'm a bit of a gamer, I like to write and would love something I could just sit down and punch a few thousand words into, and movies and books on the go would be nice too.

However, when I really looked into it and thought about it, that's all I'd be doing, and at constant expense. I don't really listen to music that much, I'm highly picky with movies, games are fun but really... When it comes down to it, I'm paying over £400 to word process and buy games and books. I think I'll keep £50 in my pocket with a pad and pen.

Also, it's a one-track OS. I prefer Microsoft to Apple for the simple reason that you can pretty much do whatever you like on it. If you want a program, you download it. If you want to game, there's plenty of freeware stuff around. And heck, the iPad won't even cover Flash! What's the point of having 24/7 access to Facebook if I can't even tend my crops on Farmville? (not that I really play it, but you get my point.)

Not to mention missing features; No USB? COME ON! It should be standard in all computing mediums by now. I can deal with no camera, but no Flash? If I want to I should be able to plug a USB keyboard in to use. Calculator? It seems to be missing some programs that I won't even be able to download freeware versions for, I'm guessing most if not all apps are going to cost something. Not much, but it'll add up, and when you're paying for the iPad to start with, I feel kinda ripped off.

True, I've never touched an iPad, but I'm sure you can come to at least a similar conclusion even if your fingers have brazed it's holy surface. If you use a Mac at home and have an iPod/Phone, go for it, you'll love it. If you're like me and love your freedom in buying (or not buying) and using whatever the heck software you want to, it's going to be a huge waste of money, and a constant drain on your cash as you download apps in an attempt to personalise it to suit your tastes.

48. Hi, I found it difficult to justify the additional cost of the 3G version, once you take into account data charges. However, I wanted the 'use anywhere' functionality.

In the end I purchased the Wi-Fi 16GB version. I then purchased joikuspot premium for my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for £7.50. This software allows you to use your Symbian S60 device as a 3G Router! So now I get the best of both worlds! No £100 premium to pay, no additional data tariff and GPS through my Nokia!! ;)

47. Ipad will probably have a niche market - the latest fashion item. Personally I would not consider a device with no usb - what are you thinking of Apple. Can't print or download info to a stick?? didn't think that one through.

I can't help thinking you would be better of with a MAcbook Air etc or a MAcbook pro.

I understand it is sleek and you can read books, watch films etc and maybe that for many people is a stylish way forward. I think this product will need to improve and experience a 2nd,3rd and maybe 4th generation overhaul before it would begin to interest someone like me.

46. What can I say?! Just got my new 'baby' today and already tickled pink! It is just like a large iPhone but gorgeous! The screen is stunning and very responsive - typing this review on it!

Not sure why people are saying you can't use BBC iPlayer not it because you can, albeit via the web interface!!

Sound quality is very good and video superb.

You can have all sorts or email accounts on it, Google, Yahoo, Exchange -FAB is all I can say, the best £430 I've spent in a long time! Buy one you won't regret it!!!

Toria

45. My partner bought me the iPad 3G WiFi version and we totally love it.As both of us have had an iPhone at one stage or another(I still have one) it was very easy to get used to.Being smaller than my laptop is great as I can carry it with me every where I go,it is much easier to read with the screen being the size it is especially if trying to read a map,the WiFi is as fast as any computer and it is really money well spent,I am totally impressed with the iPad.

44. Nice review!

I love the ipad, that Web browsing, Email, Read news & comics, Watching movies on a plane, Watching photo, videos, totally amazing, and this are what I experience most.

Actually not a fangirl - that said, I just might be one now.... the iPad has already changed the way I do my work - the iPad is here to stay!

I am sticking with my iPad. I think other will do the same once they try it and realize it is so perfect and sleek:-)

And share some of my collections: http://www.ifunia.com/ipad-column/index.html

www.ipadhelpguide.net/

make the cool device more fun.

43. Hi, my opinion on iPad is not much as I do not possess it yet, however I had some problems with my iPhone, for example, when it's warranty has expired on it, certain faults has not been covered on my insurance. I was-in a way-forced to sell it, which is a shame.

There is a place for improvement on the battery life still.

All in all, I think it is still by far the best product what I heard of, and wish iPad all the best. Minor problems can be easily sorted out by experts. There is no such word as perfect product either. I do like the IDEA though. :):) Well done guys!!!