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Originally Posted by nikkie
If so, doesn't that mean that your only objection to this device is the LED screen? Since many of us prefer or have little objection to a lit screen (we read in dim light or the dark, in bed), how does that make the iPad not a very nifty device?
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Beyond the obvious point of the screen being far less usable as an ereader than other options, there are plenty of other downsides to the ipad such as the lack of either usb or a built-in card reader and of course the lack of multitasking which is something that even casual users would expect to be able to do on anything larger than a phone.
Also, given that most tv and all films are widescreen then you also have the shape of the device being a bit odd, some have said that this screen ratio suits webpages better, but it seems to me that the vast majority of sites tend to long and narrow so widescreen would be fine there too.
If the rumours about multitasking being part of the 4.0 OS and I will still be able to access my existing ebooks then I would consider getting an ipad in the future, but it's definitely not a gadget I would rush out and buy right away because contrary to Jobs' claims there simply isn't anything that its inherently better than the alternatives I already have.