The iPad Gets Tested!

Curious how many of the naysayers have actually got to use one yet.  I withhold judgement until I get to play with one (won't be out here for another month or so) but every impression I've heard from people that have used it ranged from positive to absolutely glowing.  The only negative reviews I've seen are people that are hating it just because they think it's cool to hate Apple. 
 
I'd be more than happy to see a critical review from somebody that actually has one, but that may be a while before we see it.  

" Curious how many of the naysayers have actually got to use one yet.  I withhold judgement until I get to play with one (won't be out here for another month or so) but every impression I've heard from people that have used it ranged from positive to absolutely glowing.  The only negative reviews I've seen are people that are hating it just because they think it's cool to hate Apple.  I'd be more than happy to see a critical review from somebody that actually has one, but that may be a while before we see it.   "

I saw some folks from Tested wandering around Wondercon letting superheroes hold an iPad. They seemed enthused.

No 3G, slow loading times and no flash support.  Why even bother launching this model.  I'd wait till the 3g enabled one comes out at the end of the month if i was even going to get it, but now i know that I'm almost never going to get one.  It's a bigger iphone that plays shitty iphone games.  Whoopdy-fucking-do.  The fact that millions of little apple drones are lining up for hours to get their fingers all over this smuggy crap makes me die a little inside.  If i wasn't a broke ass student and had money to throw away, i might buy one.  But until that day arrives, I'd like to see what neccesitated this foul creation aside from it being an obvious cash cow.  I mean "tablet PC" is a pretty flashy buzz word, so i bet lots of people are going to buy one.
 
Therefore i propose a challenge.  If i had an iphone and was already paying out the ass for that thing, what would you say to make me "upgrade" to an ipad.  Is it supposed to replace my phone, or PC?  Or is it designed to work alongside those deivces in some random niche that i've yet to discover.  WHY DOES IT EXIST!!

lol, it's great seeing all the negative comments from people who haven't even used one. I was skeptical as well but after playing with one at Best Buy today I was sold, the device is awesome. I work on computers all day, when I come home I want a different web browsing experience, the iPad does that. iPad haters can trash the device all they want due to no camera and no flash support and therefore point to other devices. There's only problem with those other tablets though, there just tablets without the app support and content support and it's the apps and content that make a tablet special and unique.

Tested = awesome.

If only: 
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/iCade.shtml?icpg=Carousel_iCade_1        

Fuck the iPad.

" @MattyFTM said:

" It keeps freezing on me. Stupid internet connection. "

Hurray im not the only one. "

" lol, it's great seeing all the negative comments from people who haven't even used one. I was skeptical as well but after playing with one at Best Buy today I was sold, the device is awesome. I work on computers all day, when I come home I want a different web browsing experience, the iPad does that. iPad haters can trash the device all they want due to no camera and no flash support and therefore point to other devices. There's only problem with those other tablets though, there just tablets without the app support and content support and it's the apps and content that make a tablet special and unique. "

I missed the catch

Is it ironic that you couldn't actually watch this on your flashless iPad?

It's really popular around here to hate on popular things.

" @Osiris said:

" Lets see, anyone with a laptop who uses it for browsing/chatting can buy this instead. Im definitely gonna buy one... one hell of an awesome device! "

You could buy a netbook for a fraction of the price that can do far more. Honestly... WHY would you buy this? "

Fuck the iPad. This thing had mad potential, but as it stands, it's just a big iPod touch.

" @WinterSnowblind said:

" @Osiris said:

" Lets see, anyone with a laptop who uses it for browsing/chatting can buy this instead. Im definitely gonna buy one... one hell of an awesome device! "

You could buy a netbook for a fraction of the price that can do far more. Honestly... WHY would you buy this? "

In this day and age money really doesn't play that much of a role anymore, I mean look at the iPhone or iPod. Also, who the hell wants a netbook...  "

I'll wait for one that has OS X or for one of the future windows 7 tablets

.....OR you could just get a laptop.

I'd rather invest half-a-grand into a gaming rig.

If you buy this over a netbook, you are officially a douchebag. But I guess most mactards are already idiots anyways.

It's just like the iPhone, except the screen is big enough to masturbate to.

" It's just like the iPhone, except the screen is big enough to masturbate to. "

" Its out already? I had forgot. Hooray for hindering the progress of technology and keeping 4:3 alive, I guess. "

" @Zounds said:

" Its out already? I had forgot. Hooray for hindering the progress of technology and keeping 4:3 alive, I guess. "

Except that's not 4:3 so...yeah........  LOL at all the ignorant, haven't actually used it, hate on this board. "

Looks like a fun gadget... I wouldn't say that on Tested.

Great for video games & periods.

" @Osiris said:

" @WinterSnowblind said:

" @Osiris said:

" Lets see, anyone with a laptop who uses it for browsing/chatting can buy this instead. Im definitely gonna buy one... one hell of an awesome device! "

You could buy a netbook for a fraction of the price that can do far more. Honestly... WHY would you buy this? "

In this day and age money really doesn't play that much of a role anymore, I mean look at the iPhone or iPod. Also, who the hell wants a netbook...  "

I use a netbook for work, it's easy to carry around and has a lot of great features.  I can run photoshop on it, listen to music, play games, surf the web and watch movies.
And again, it cost a fraction of the price of the iPad.  So I ask, who the hell wants an iPad when you can buy something that can do everything it can better, for far less?
 
Anyone who's buying one, is doing so because they think it will make them cool.  Period.  The thing has no value beyond the brand. "

I think the iPad is a great idea.
 
A lot of people I know can't even understand how a mouse works. This would be perfect for them.
 
I myself am waiting for a version that can also produce things instead of consume.

I will buy one 2 years from now when it has a USB port and can multi-task and is $200 cheaper.