Re: iPad

I'm not a geek reviewer. I don't review. I typed out a review about the BB Curve, and gave up on that because I got lazy.

But I'm just so disappointed about the iPad.

Nevermind the horrible name, but the features are unexciting after all that hype. Don't get me wrong, it does look very good - Apple hasn't lost its touch on that - but seriously? No multitasking? No Flash support? It's effectively what you get if you crossbreed the Kindle and the iPhone - a touchscreen eBook reader that runs some other apps.

I already read eBooks quite happily on my tiny BB screen so I have no need for a glorified eBook reader. I'm more likely to get an iPhone than and iPad - after all, iPhone is infinitely more portable and does pretty much the same things. No, scratch that. The iPhone might actually be better for it has a camera, which the iPad sorely lacks.

I don't know about you, but I like doing more than one thing at a time with my gadgets. I don't only read the news - I have several tabs open, and sometimes even a game running in the background, plus my camera downloading into the HD. Researching for things and bookmarking and copying items into other programs for future reference? Requires multitasking too.

Even browsing the net it may fail at, as the iPad does not support Flash. A lot of websites have Flash. Will the iPad then give you the best web experience? I doubt it.

I don't think I'm an Apple fangirl - I love Apple stuff. MacBook, iPhone and iPod all look fantastic and I lust after them with every fibre in my body. I suffered internally of extreme jealousy when I saw that SN had both a new MacBook and an iPhone when I visited him. But one thing I did not like about some of the Apple gadgets are the fixed battery. All batteries have a habit of dying, not holding charge properly after x number of recharges. It's unforgivable to pay the price Apple demands on their goods and realise that it isn't going to last as long as you hoped due to wear, and you can't replace the part most likely to wear out with time.

I'd hate that.

Might be a better idea to look at Modbooks, after all - it's a tablet and it runs on Mac OS, so it does everything a MacBook does (save for having a physical keyboard). Or just a plain old MacBook if a touchscreen is not necessary. And you can actually replace the battery for a new one.

Me, I'm debating between a MacBook or a cheap-and-cheerful Asus Eee T91MT (after Always Innovating's Touch Book failed to impress).