As soon as you use the words "netbook" or "giant iPod", your review is missing the point entirely.
David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
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Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
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Less space than a Nomad.
you missed my point. "less space than a nomad" was precisely a "techie" criticism of the iPod. That the Nomad had a 6GB capacity and the iPod 5GB was irrelevant to most people. Conversely, not being able to type comfortably or hold the device for more than 10 minutes without getting cramps--these are major usability issues that will affect everyone . iPad proponents seem to think people won't need to type on these th…
His third-last paragraph nails it: It's a "consumer device", not a producer device. This particular issue hasn't hurt the iPhone...
BTW: "Nomad" was so appropriate, being appealing to techies but not to normal people.
Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
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I have the 2nd gen unibody macbook pro ( the one without the removable battery ) and I still see 5 - 6 hours of battery life. I can usually get more if I'm just watching movies on it. Youtube & Hulu et. al. seem to be the biggest battery killers for me ( 4 - 5 hours )
I am impressed and dismayed by your experience. My 2 year old MBP (pre-unibody) gets only 45-60 minutes of battery time. Did the unibody MBP's see that much of a boost in battery performance?
I think they switched from a Lithium Ion battery to a Lithium Polymer battery. The latter performs much better and lasts a lot longer. Most new cell phones, and incidentally, RC Helicopters use this too.
Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
#54As soon as you use the words "netbook" or "giant iPod", your review is missing the point entirely.
Clarification would be good, here: what is the point, exactly, that you'd be missing?
Re: David Pogue’s Review of the iPad from 2 Angles
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Less space than a Nomad.
you missed my point. "less space than a nomad" was precisely a "techie" criticism of the iPod. That the Nomad had a 6GB capacity and the iPod 5GB was irrelevant to most people. Conversely, not being able to type comfortably or hold the device for more than 10 minutes without getting cramps--these are major usability issues that will affect everyone . iPad proponents seem to think people won't need to type on these th…
All I know is that I love being part of a community that gets that joke.