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[*]Too expensive [QUOTE]
It's an Apple product. It will cost between 25 & 50 percent more than a similar non-Apple product. It will also be between 50 & 100 percent better than a similar non-Apple product. And it will last longer than a similar non-Apple product. the only question is, what similar non-Apple product are we talking about?
[QUOTE][*]No keyboard[QUOTE]
You mean, I think, no PHYSICAL keyboard. I wonder. I have a blue tooth Apple keyboard & a blue tooth Apple mouse. I would be astonished if they don't turn out to work with the iSlate.
[QUOTE][*]Battery life (if my iPhone is any indication)[QUOTE]
I'll bet the battery will last 6 hours. Anything short of that would require the user to lug a charger around.
[QUOTE][*]Display (if they intend for this to be an e-reader, it better be pleasing to the eye for long periods of time)[QUOTE]
It will be. The question is whether you will have to make manual adjustments to reach the comfort level. The better iPhone reader apps do this.
[QUOTE][*]Not different enough from what I already own.[QUOTE]
What you already own is, of course, irrelevant to the rest of us.
But your deeper point is, I think, that the iSlate has to fit an empty niche in the electronic gadget ecology, or be much better than something that already exists. Otherwise, why spend the money?
[QUOTE][*]Portability vs. durability [QUOTE]
The iPhone is surprisingly durable, and I would therefore expect the iSlate to be, as well.
Portability - aye, there's the rub. How much will it weigh? How big will it be? Personally, I find the Kindle DX a little too big and a little too heavy. Therefore, I conclude that the iSlate will be smaller than the DX and weigh less. This is because I wear a size 40R suit, which, as we all used to know, it the perfectly average size.