I know that I can't make a final decision to buy until I actually hold one in my hand but being as the closest Apple store is 30 minutes from me I figured someone here would be able to answer some of my major concerns before I make the trek this weekend.
First, I'm not an Apple or a Mac user. All of my computers are PCs running Windows XP or 7. Will the iPad be compatible with my PC? 'Cause if I can't upload files to it from my PC then it's just a very expensive paperweight for me. And preferably without having to 'email' it to myself and then downloading them to it. This is quite frankly the dumbest feature on the Kindle I have ever seen.
Second, assuming the first hasn't made everything else moot, what file formats will it read? The bulk of what I read is in html or rtf format, some PDFs, and if I have to I can convert to ePub using Calibre.
Third, please, please, please tell me it has some sort of file management system? Folders, categories, I don't care so long as there is some way to organize my 8,000+ story files. Scrolling through an extremely long alphabetical list of files is a pain in the hind end and my hand. LOL
Those are my three major concerns at the moment. Things like holdability and readability I'll wait on until
I hold one in my hand as I know that what I find comfortable might not be what somebody else finds comfortable. I adored my REB-1100, love my 1150, hated the PRS-700 with a burning passion, and I currently tolerate my Nook but I suffer far more eye strain with it then I do my 1150. Unfortunately my 1150 is dying. I dare not remove the SmartMedia card for fear of it not being recognized again.
And one stupid question, Wi-Fi means that I need to be near a wireless network while the Wi-Fi+3G means that it uses a cellphone signal, essentially, to connect to the interent, correct?
Thanks for the help.
Beth