Personally, I think HP’s TouchSmart gives the iPad a run for its money. But I know there are lots of mac fans around too. So what’s the verdict? Will you be one of the “early adopters” of the iPad?
I’ve had my HP TouchSmart multitouch tablet for almost a year now. The iPad was not designed for geeks, it’s the uncomputer for everyone else. Not interested, but I can name a few relatives that would love one.
I will not be buying one as I have no need for it. Though if someone wants to give me one I will be glad to check it out. 
nope. no need for it.
nope, also no need for it.
I have the iphone and absolutely love it, but the ipad is not anything really new. it seems to be a larger version of the itouch. When the 2nd generation arrives,maybe we will see something worth getting.
I won’t buy one for me, but I’ll buy one for my mom as the iPad is tons better for people like her with huge mobility problems.Tons better than a laptop or netbook.
I am in two minds about it, I can see it has potential but I am unsure whether it’s really of any greater value than an iPhone.
If it were to have 3G and 4G tech i might possibly consider it. The wi-fi connectivity of it is only any good if you have an open wi-fi hotspot to use.
Using them for a demo, so I have to source a half dozen or so.
It does have optional 3G. And most people have wifi through their home broadband connection (either their own router or one provided by the ISP), at least in the US, so that’s not a huge issue. I’ve even ridden buses and trains with onboard wifi recently.
I could see myself getting an iPad, but not anytime soon. Maybe in a year or two when it’s been revised once or twice and allows for more multitasking than “play locally stored music while surfing the web”. I actually like a lot of the ideas behind the iPad (killing the confusing-to-most-people desktop and filesystem metaphors for one) and think it will do well. I wish Apple had taken it further than being yet another sync to your computer device though and made it more of a standalone appliance.
3g model won’t be coming so shortly though, from what I can tell. Carriage deals, etc. need to be worked out.
4g gets one into interesting territory, at least stateside, as the wireless partner (AT&T) don’t have a 4g network.
Nobody has a LTE network (Verizon is building out later in 2010 but I doubt you’ll see anything but laptop data cards on the network this year) and I doubt Apple’s going to make a wimax version that only works for Sprint.
Sprint, Comcast and Clear all sell the 4G service in the couple big cities it’s rolled out in (including here in Philadelphia). They’re the major investors in Clearwire, so they’re basically marketing the same thing under 3 brands.
Nope, no need for it. I probably couldn’t find a good use for it even if it was free.
It depend on the spec if i like it then why not.
It sounds to be a nice piece of kit but i never buy these type of thing untill it has proven itself as they alway have a few bugs in the operating system,as i have a small screen laptop i am still trying to see the use for it really.
I was about to buy the kindle but as i heard about i-Pad, i stopped myself and now i am awaiting for it.
- what he said! I love the idea… but I see no real reason to buy one (yet).
I have no use for it myself, it would be a cool toy that I’d get bored of pretty quickly. But it does have it’s market. I can see it selling well to the less technical crowd (like my parents).