Starts at $499. Suck that, netbooks.
And $629 unlocked to take to what ever 3g network you want.
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The Apple Tablet Is Here, And It's Called the iPad
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#32Re: The Apple Tablet Is Here, And It's Called the iPad
#33The pricing suggests they plan to make a lot more money selling apps & books/magazines than the hardware itself.
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#34Starts at $499. Suck that, netbooks.
Wow. I was expecting $899 and up. I don't need it, but at that price...
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#35ATT providing the 3G service: #FAIL
however, all model are shipped as GSM unlocked so there's nothing stopping anyone from signing up with another GSM provider.
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#36Re: The Apple Tablet Is Here, And It's Called the iPad
#37Starts at $499. Suck that, netbooks.
plus the no-contract AT&T 3G data deals are nice.
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#38Starts at $499. Suck that, netbooks.
Why does 3G need to cost $130 extra though? Is the component that expensive, or just a way to capture more value from customers who can afford it?
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#39I don't know how I feel about this. Part of me wants to say this'll be a great light mobile device to carry around, and the other part says this is somewhat useless as I can do most of these things on my iPhone. I really don't see anyone using iWork on the iPad to create presentations or documents. You usually wanna crank that stuff out quickly, and the speed at which you can type up a slide title, browse the net for an image, copy and paste it over, etc, on a laptop is, I'm assuming, far greater than you'd be able to do it on the iPad. Not to mention, I'm worried that typing on this thing is going to be extremely awkward. The keyboard is too big to use while holding the iPad with your hands (unless you're a hunt and peck typer), and laying it on a flat surface will mean you'll have to hunch over to see what you're typing. The screen real estate is great, and I can definitely see myself using it to read books, but for $500, I'm not quite sure it's worth it. I would've loved to see them unveil some sort of medical charts app for use in hospitals. That would've been a wow moment for me. But they didn't, so I'm torn.
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#40If they include a pull-out or pluggable physical keyboard, arranged to allow the pad to stand like a frame, it could be a great replacement for most netbooks and allow for hands-free reading--therefore a Kindle killer as well. Wonder if they have ever considered the idea and reject it simply for the aesthetics of having the simplest, smoothest device possible. Aesthetics is good, but if a small compromise can be made…
Looks like you got your wish:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/apple-...
