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Old 12-27-2010, 10:41 AM   #94
RockdaMan
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Device: Pandigital Novel, Kindle G1 (broken), iPod Touch
I have a netbook and am thinking of getting an iPad to replace it. Stats and lists like the one below are never persuasive. The main question for me, always, is how a device fits into my life and my workflow and whether, in the absence of one piece of technology, another exists that allows the same functionality. New paradigms sometimes require new means to get to the same ends.

For example - number 1 says no USB. I rarely use USB keys at home to tranfer data...I prefer dropbox or hfs. There would be something similar for the iPad.

Number 5 says no Flash. I watch video, use Pandora, and play the occasional casual game. Otherwise, I have flash disabled on my netbook browser. While I may not be able to play the same games, there are games.

Number 6 says that I can only install apps from one place. As long as it has the apps I need (and it does) there is no loss for me here.

It's a computer, not a techno-political statement.


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Originally Posted by CyGuy View Post
The real top ten reasons not to buy an iPad:

1. No USB port(s)
2. No SDHC card reader built-in
3. Relies on iTunes
4. No file browser, no copy/paste
5. No Flash
6. Proprietary port instead of mini-USB
7. Can only install apps from one place
8. Way overpriced, Apple TAX in the extreme
9. Glossy screen instead of matte finish
10. Device has to be “authorized” to function
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