Thread: iPAD vs Tablet PC: Forget the iPAD

You'd think dafney had a vested interest in the ipad the way she defends it.
The thing i don't like about apple products is their incompatibility with other brands products.

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

How many external hard drives connect wirelessly ?
how many webcameras ?
how many sony videocams for that matter ?

Again, I reiterate, for those obviously too dense to get a clue, that if these are the things that are necessary to you, then get another device.

What's so difficult to understand about that.

But I certainly would like to understand what you would need a floppy drive on an iPad; or an external hard drive?

Again, if you need a webcam, or need to do video chats, then something else would be better suited to you (like, an iPhone 4 ), and the iPad would be illsuited to your needs.

In my case, I still use my MacBook Pro for video chats, as well as editing video or pictures and organizing my pictures from my digital camera. I use the iPad to have access to them via various wireless or cloud based tools, that work well with it.

Again, it's obviously not for you - by all means, don't let me stop to pick up whatever flavor of Windows you prefer. I'm certain you will be very happy with it.

Originally Posted by Dug

The thing i don't like about apple products is their incompatibility with other brands products.

As in....?

Originally Posted by Dug

The thing i don't like about apple products is their incompatibility with other brands products.

of course they can't interact with others, if they were there would be no incentives to stay with apple inferior products

Macs is a belief system, nothing to do with a modern computer reality

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

How many external hard drives connect wirelessly ?
how many webcameras ?
how many sony videocams for that matter ?

Again, I reiterate, for those obviously too dense to get a clue, that if these are the things that are necessary to you, then get another device.

What's so difficult to understand about that.

But I certainly would like to understand what you would need a floppy drive on an iPad; or an external hard drive?

Again, if you need a webcam, or need to do video chats, then something else would be better suited to you (like, an iPhone 4 ), and the iPad would be illsuited to your needs.

In my case, I still use my MacBook Pro for video chats, as well as editing video or pictures and organizing my pictures from my digital camera. I use the iPad to have access to them via various wireless or cloud based tools, that work well with it.

Again, it's obviously not for you - by all means, don't let me stop to pick up whatever flavor of Windows you prefer. I'm certain you will be very happy with it.

Aaaah. I see, so exactly how many different iproducts need I need to buy and lug around just to do all the different things that a PC does already ?

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

How many external hard drives connect wirelessly ?
how many webcameras ?
how many sony videocams for that matter ?

Again, I reiterate, for those obviously too dense to get a clue, that if these are the things that are necessary to you, then get another device.

What's so difficult to understand about that.

But I certainly would like to understand what you would need a floppy drive on an iPad; or an external hard drive?

Again, if you need a webcam, or need to do video chats, then something else would be better suited to you (like, an iPhone 4 ), and the iPad would be illsuited to your needs.

In my case, I still use my MacBook Pro for video chats, as well as editing video or pictures and organizing my pictures from my digital camera. I use the iPad to have access to them via various wireless or cloud based tools, that work well with it.

Again, it's obviously not for you - by all means, don't let me stop to pick up whatever flavor of Windows you prefer. I'm certain you will be very happy with it.

Aaaah. I see, so exactly how many different iproducts need I need to buy and lug around just to do all the different things that a PC does already ?

As I will keep pointing out to you, ad nauseam if necessary, that for your unspecified needs, a PC laptop is a better choice - so, by all means, do not let me distract you from that purchase.

I don't lug any different iProducts around with me, except maybe a charging cable and a power adapter, and I'm doing fine.

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

cloud based tools

The 'Cloud' - Welcome to 1986.

Read there's a Chinese knockoff for less than 1/2 the price if you like their service/dependability.

Originally Posted by mr Fred

I mentioned the floppy because the last computer I had that was short of a USB had one. I thought the ipad may as well. I find it hard to believe they left out that one as it's the universally accepted way for data transfer. I'll bet they release an idrive soon if they haven't already.

Bye bye, then. So sorry to see you go.

Originally Posted by phomsanuk

Read there's a Chinese knockoff for less than 1/2 the price if you like their service/dependability.

Good find. Awesome deal. It'll undoubtedly be very successful.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

of course they can't interact with others, if they were there would be no incentives to stay with apple inferior products

Macs is a belief system, nothing to do with a modern computer reality

It's more like a cult, butters. You know, like scientology....

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

It's more like a cult, butters. You know, like scientology....

it's the same, Quack Quack is a preacher. If he wasn't into Macs, he would be a Mormon or some other religious cult or a Scientologist or ID or you name it

Originally Posted by Wallalai

Originally Posted by Butterfly

of course

ROTFLOL!

yes I know, I am very cute

Interestingly, in the same issue as their iPhone4 feature, iGizmo wrote about the Dell Streak.

It's basically a not-as-giant-as-the-iPad-but-still-big Android smartphone.

I think I'd like to get my hands on one before deciding whether I want it or not, but there's a nice write up about it here.

The Dell Streak: Better than an iPad and an iPhone | TG Daily

Over the air update to Android 2.2 when it's out.

Could the ifad be dead?

Courier: First Details of Microsoft's Secret Tablet

Not at the hands of the Courier, if this is anything to go by:

Microsoft cancels Courier tablet project | Crave - CNET

But this might push things along:

But then again this is pretty funky and you can choose Android or Windows 7 versions:

Techtree.com India > News > Gadgets > Computex 2010: MSI unveils Wind Pad Tablet



I really like the dual mode of the eee Pad, with a "docking station" if you want the keyboard, but it looks like it's not going to coming out soon.

ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC and EP121 preview -- Engadget

Originally Posted by slackula

that you lot are desperately posting links to vapourware products

Spotted.

Originally Posted by slackula

It's quite funny. Apple have released (and are selling) something so successfully that you lot are desperately posting links to vapourware products as you flail about trying to prove how bad the iPad is.

I guess normal people are just wondering why anyone would actually buy one.

isn't the iPad some kind of vaporware at the end ? a lot of promises, short on delivery ?

maybe fadware more like it,

Originally Posted by mr Fred

Could the ifad be dead?

Courier: First Details of Microsoft's Secret Tablet

https://teakdoor.com/computer-news/66...e-courier.html

DaffyDuck was right: https://teakdoor.com/computer-news/66...ml#post1347344


Note the BF wise comment; https://teakdoor.com/computer-news/66...ml#post1346637

Originally Posted by Butterfly

^ before the iPAD for sure

Before what BF ?