Tuesday, June 8, 2010

To iPad or not to iPad, that is the question

I'm not afraid to admit it...I have a Robert Pattinson level crush on the iPad.

I haven't committed to purchasing one yet, however, because - like Robert Pattinson - I haven't quite figured out if it has substance or it's just a pretty face.

I thought I would be immune to the siren song of this newest offering by Apple.  But then I saw it live and my heart melted.

It's thin.  It's sexy.  You can use it to play GIANT solitaire.

I could even forgive the stupid name which makes me think of this...



I'm so confused.

I could read books on it (but I have a Kindle).

I could check my emails and play games on it (but I have an iPhone...two, actually).

I could watch movies on it (but I'd have to find something to prop it up on).

I could...

I can't justify it, I just want it.

I'm so confused.

So what do you know?  Give it to me...the good, the bad and the bloody.  Oh wait, I mean ugly.  See?  I'm confusing the pads again.

15 comments:

  1. Just because?

    I don't know about the pad thing (I am just as confused about the name), between my phones and my laptop I am all geeked out. I am not gonna even i that pad. Besides I am a tampon bitch!

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  2. Ha! I know! What is WITH that name?!? I feel like I have no need for something so giant compared to my phone. And no need for something so teeny tiny when compared to my laptop.

    I think if you want one, though, you should buy one under the guise of using it as a "pad". Then when you read the directions that don't say to tape it to your underwear, then you can use it as a giant solitaire board guilt-free. Problem solved. You're welcome.

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  3. I like the concept... and definitely the portability. I am sure not fond of the idea that there is only one provider.
    What I really like is that it's not a necessity or, worse, mandated.

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  4. I've been going back and forth on this also. Mostly because I would like to have a new laptop, but don't feel like shelling out all the money for a new Macbook. This would be a good lower cost alternative. Plus I don't have a Kindle.

    BUT I'm hoping for another price drop so I'm going to wait a few more months. That way I won't feel SO guilty for buying one when I really need other important things like food and gas money.

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  5. I've got one.

    It's the best. My laptop feels like one of those enormous cell phones from the dark ages compared to it. I travel a lot and I keep checking my briefcase thinking the damn thing's fallen out, that's how light it is. I don't have a Kindle, so I love the ease of the electronic books, especially while on a plane.

    It's got some really fun apps, too.

    Having said that, I do wish I'd waited a bit. Only because they're improving them by the day. They'll be another one out soon with even more features than the first two.

    But, I do really love it. You can't believe how lightweight it is and the ease of it, until you try it out for yourself.

    I will say this, too. Being a writer and a blogger, I did buy the wireless keyboard. It's just so much easier to type on than the screen.

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  6. I don't even own a cell, so my opinions are worthless.

    Well, they're worthless even if I did own a cell, but you know what I mean.

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  7. it's amazing, i love it, and you should get it. i sleep right next to it in bed every night.

    p.s. saw you comment on candice's blog about turning your daughter into a lesbian in order to keep the male species away from her lady parts. i knew i had to become your newest follower.

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  8. I have a blog about this very same subject all written in my head. I just haven't had time to put it on blogger yet. I walked into the Apple store the other day to buy a phone charger for my car. I very nearly walked out with an iPad. It was dangerously close. But I got out of there safely. And then in the morning, the dudes on the radio were talking about how great the ipads are for kids. Like leappads on steriods. I hadn't thought of that. There are tons of educational apps for the kidlets. So now I am changing my driving habits to stay as far away as possible from the Apple stores. I'm afraid to get too close...

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  9. My brain hurts with all the technology available. Im still trying to master the crackberry. It looks like it would be fun, but Ima not sure.

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  10. My problem is, the smaller something is, the more likely I am to lose it. That's why I have a big honkin' huge CPU on my floor. If it hurts my back to lift it, I probably won't lose it.

    ... and in case you were wondering, my wife's cell phone exists purely so she can ring mine when I need to find it.

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  11. yeah i'm hating on the name more htan ever now that i saw that image on your screen ha ha.

    why do we all need so much STUFF. for reals?

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  12. Sorry Jane. I know nothing about the iPad. I like my pads with wings, though.
    Good luck deciding.
    xoRobyn

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  13. I too think of the maxi pads when anybody says that word! While watching old movies where the guy says "Hey let's go to my pad," I break out in giggles! Dude, you have a pad?

    Aaaaanywhoooo, my sister has an iPad. She brought it on our road trip. It was/is FABULOUS! I would get one. It does so much more than a Kindle, though you can certainly download books on an iPad -- in color! It's so much like a mini computer, you can even blog on it. I'm getting one as soon as I make some dough on this writing gig.

    Yeah, two thumbs up for the iPad.

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  14. Go ahead. I'll get the next one that comes out that's newer, faster, and better in 4 1/2 months. ;)

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  15. All I know is that I want one. At first I didn't, because of the whole "pad" thing being weird. But, now I want one, so you should want one too:)

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