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Originally Posted by searcher
iPad can't replace anything. it's totally useless device without multitasking, flash support, usb support and glared lcd screen that hurt your eyes.  |
It doesn't need to replace anything. I want a tablet to supplement the gadgets I already have.
I'd mainly use it (or whatever tablet I end up with) as a reader and mark up tool, and some web surfing, video and random apps.
I've read a good bit on my g/f's iPad so far and it didn't bother my eyes at ALL. Turn the brightness down and you're good to go. Glare is an issue I suppose if you read outside, or under neath super bright lights etc., but I do neither. I thought it kind of sucked reading on my Kindle last night after reading on my girlfriend's iPad over the weekend.
I thought the lack of Flash and multitasking would bother me a lot, but it really didn't. The ABC player, Netflix App and Youtube app cover most of my flash needs. When the Hulu app is out I'd be all set. Sites I thought wouldn't work like ESPN.com worked fine--including the video (even though it intially shows "install flash", so I guess they've updated to support HTLML 5 or something.
Multitasking I thought was something I really needed, but it's so quick to switch apps and reopen to were you were that it's not a big deal. Still some minor annoyance like not being able to keep and IM program open while working etc. But it's not the deal breaker I expected.
Lack of USB doesn't really bug me, easy enough to e-mail files or hook up to the PC.
But I also don't plan to use a tablet like a PC, so I just wouldn't be doing much multitasking on it as I'd mainly grab it to do one thing like read, mark up a document etc.
I think that's where many go wrong as they view the iPad as a laptop replacement, which it's not designed to be. It's a supplementary device that some will find useful, and some like you won't.