[myknowledge]

I don't think the Apple iPad is a complete laptop replacement. It's just an enlarged iPhone.

[tx_eggman]

Put down the crack pipe Walter

[Psycho_Bunny]

Kind of sounds like Walt’s never actually used a computer.

[giotto]

Eh. I'm not interested. For what I do, it would be a big pain. I do a lot of graphic stuff, so I need my stylus. Drawing with my fingers is finger painting. Forget about it.

Also, I need a large display--the bigger the better.

Also, it's not really purse size.

Also, my Droid uses Verizon, which, unlike AT&T, doesn't suck.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

If newspapers were smart, they’d utilize this technology. New York Times should offer a free one-year subscription with ever purchase of an iPad. Not that I would buy it or recommend it, but it would make good businessense from their perspective.

[JerseyHighlander]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzRziK-kZtQ
star trek 4: the voyage home episode

[Scotty] - Computer. Computer!
[Doc] - Just use the keyboard.
[Scotty] - Keyboard. How quaint!

[gitmo]

How is this different from a tablet pc?

[omega4179]

myfastpc.com is a trojan/malware

[Hammerhead]

Stupidest gimmick device ever to come out of Apple.

Nothing more than a big iPod.

[Travis McGee]

I think what really matters is what the under 20s think abou it. Kids who have grown up on Iphones. If THEY take to it, it will be a winner.

[Mister Muggles]

get back to me when they make it a REAL computer...

[SkyDancer]

Wasn’t there a comparison with the IPAD and an HP device that was similar and the HP was better?

[Sprite518]

It's apple version of the Net book. Which is between a Lap Top and a Mobile. I have an iPhone3GS, and love it. I see no need for an iPad.

[B Knotts]

Not even close.

First of all, there’s no Flash (I’m guessing because it would run too slow and eat the iPad’s battery, making the product look bad). That’s pretty much a non-starter right there. I mean, one thing I can see people using this for is kind of casual, coffee-house type use, and you’re going to need flash for that. I mean, walk into pretty much anywhere with free wifi, and you’ll see a woman on FarmVille.

Add to that the fact that this is essentially a tablet with no stylus, and you just have to scratch your head. There will no doubt be some people for whom this is just what they want, but I don’t think that’s going to be a very large number.

[Still Thinking]

This is [almost] as dumb as when Microsoft wanted touch-interface coffee table computers. Idiots.