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(1) Proprietary Apple stuff never works as well as open stuff.
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Dunno about that. Really digging the ease of use of the new Lightning cable.
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(2) The lack of a file-system browser.
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Jailbreak. If not comfortable jailbreaking, there are kinda some cloud-based workarounds (e.g. Dropbox, etc).
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(3) An XP tablet was about the same price as an IPAD.
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I started with an XP tablet. Way too heavy, battery life too short, unresponsive touchscreen, runs hot. Used it for about a month (that's when the novelty wore off).
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(4) The lack of a changable battery.
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If this means I get 10 hours of continuous battery life instead of 2-3 hours per charge, then by all means, give me a device with non-user replaceable battery.
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(5) The lack of any card slot whatsoever. (I played with an IPAD once, and after 12 hours could not get 3 books to copy onto its internal memory.)
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While I do bemoan the lack of expansion slot, this is something I've never really had a problem with. Then again, I've been using an iPhone since before there was an App Store so I'm used to the idiosyncrasies related to file transfers. That said, even when Stanza was first released, it only took a quick Google search to give me a couple of methods to transfer my ebooks (back then, I was buying LIT since DeDRM tools for other platforms weren't prevalent) to Stanza. Given the various options now available, I really don't know why even after 12 hours, you haven't been able to copy books to your ebook reader app of choice on the iPad.
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Question: Is it legal to jail-break an IPAD in the USA?
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As of right now, I think it's ruled as illegal. Who knows if/when that'll change.