Early iPad Reviews Give Apple Two Thumbs Up

"If you're looking for something a bit more detailed"

How about just something I can read on a 24" monitor? That meta review image is tiny.

here comes the haters. for me, here comes my ipad this saturday!

yea ill be happy with my evo 4g that i have money set aside for... still fits in the pocket and its my everyday cellphone

Waste of money I would say, 0No I am not hating, there is not such thing when the ipad can't even have a simple application to view videos.
it's it worth 500 dollars when you can get a nexus one for the same price of a iphone or even a notebook and netbook for the same price.

Does it matter if it's a 'good' device or if reviewers like it? Absolutely not, because people will buy it (lots of people, that is), and Apple's stock will continue to set records. In most people’s books, that’s a success (especially management and shareholders).

i still dont understand why people compare the ipad to a cell phone. "screw the xbox 360, i still have money set aside for a nintendo ds" different products, different uses, different people.

HEY, WAIT!!!

Seeing as this is April Fools day, doesn't that mean that this review means exactly the Opposite of what it's saying? Like Sponge Bob Square Pants would say, It's Opposite Day!

So wouldn't that mean that Apple actually got ""Two thumbs Down ????""

Why else would they make such an announcement on April fools day?

I have an iPod Touch and barely use it. I hate iTunes. It's a great piece of tech though.

I just don't see myself buying an iPad.

A brilliant April Fool's joke! You almost got me!

ipads were only sent to a select few reviewers...., translated: sent to only a select few reviewers whom we have in our pockets and are assured of giving us a good rating.

I have this feeling that if this isnt an april fools day joke these ipads (and most ereaders) will end up like hybrid or electric cars. No one wants one but due to social pressure from reviews saying "hey the ipad rocks!" people will "have to have one".

All fun set aside, it may be a good niche device but that's about it.
It'll sell and it'll serve it's purpose because it's very convenient. I might even get one for my wife, should the price become more reasonable.

But to me and many others it's still lacking in many features including in the multitasking arena, desired amount of power, and the fact that the battery is not user serviceable.

Think I'll check out all those reviews. Might be worth looking at them. I'm just wondering if they are skewed in Apple's favor.

I'll buy one when i can play Farmville while listening to MP3's.

Interesting coomment made by one reviewer

As a PC user and not a huge Mac lover, I tend to agree, this device is probably fantastic at what it does do
Problem is there are so many things that an actual computer can do that when people will eventually realise are missing it will be too late

I have an extensive library of software that I regularly use for all kinds of things from editing audio files to conversion of video formats and everything inbetween. If a device will not allow me to install the software I want to use then I wont use the device.

Anyone else see the Tosh.0 episode where he gets one and tees it up like a golf ball and smashes it to pieces? He said he didn't even turn it on. Fake or not, still freaking hilarious.

90% of iPads will be bought by PC users who don't own and never will own a Mac. Just like it is with the iPod and iPhone.


why not look at what it does well and take advantage of its strengths?

This is what smart business people will do - they'll develop apps for the iPad that are really useful and fill a specific need. and make a bunch of money in the process.



Nobody likes a hater - they're worse than fanboys.



Edited to remove pointlessly provocative comments. Mod.

And here you are hating on the haters. How does that make you any better?

The fact of the matter is that the iFad was never designed to be a product for techies. It's designed to be a super simple computing device for people who think computers are too complicated. And in that regard it's brilliant. It will also appeal to first-adopters and people who just have to have the newest Apple fad product.

Marketing geniuses -- those folks at Apple.

I, for one, am not buying an iPad. BTW, I'm not an Apple's fan. I'm waiting for the gPad (Google Pad). *haha*

Sounds like you are worse than any hater as you are more like a Racist as you are the one promoting the Hate with your words!

Heil Ericburnby! Is that what you would like to hear?

I have used both Apple and PC products and it don't matter to me. I just prefer PC's more than Apple, that's all there is too it and there is no hate involved. I'm indifferent to whether a device is Apple or PC.

It just so happens that the iPad does not meet my needs and most probably never will. My wife on the other hand would be satisfied with one.

hey ericburnby, please point out once where anybody has ever said "only apple fanboys will buy apple products. Contrary to what you think, we're not idiots, and we realize that ipods hold a majority share of the mp3 market, so clearly the mac owning minority is not buying all of them.

And how can we comment on what it does well when nobody but a select few reviewers can say anything. We're speculating. For example, I myself said I thought it would have a weakness in what it's supposed to do well owing to a back lit screen. Low and behold, the new york times article confirmed my suspicion. He admitted that when used in sunlight, the display is hard to see. I would say limited visibility on a portable media device, especially one meant to be used to read, is a pretty big failing. Of course Apple could be assuming its target market never goes outside, to which at that point if it were true, I would say the ipad owners are the pathetic ones, outside is nice.

Did anybody see the "Modern Family" TV show last night? Their show was centered around the iPad. One of the characters' birthday fell on the release day for the iPad. He wanted one and wanted his wife to get up at 5AM and stand in line to buy one. Then the rest of the episode he was depressed that it was a bad birthday, nobody appreciated him because he didn't get an iPad for his birthday.

I want one myself, but the killer is that I'd have to get a Mac and an iPhone to go with it so I could write apps for it, so that's over $1500.

I am using Firefox. Ctrl-scrollwheel zooms in and out (as well as Ctrl+ and Ctrl-)

People that bought early are naturally going to defend their purchases. Nobody's going to be the first to come out and say, Damn I just wasted a lot of money. I could have bought a full blown Laptop with a bigger screen, bigger hard drive, ram, a real OS and a keyboard. OR...saved some money by buying a Netbook.

"stradric
The fact of the matter is that the iFad was never designed to be a product for techies. It's designed to be a super simple computing device for people who think computers are too complicated. And in that regard it's brilliant. It will also appeal to first-adopters and people who just have to have the newest Apple fad product."

.... so your saying apple products are made for, pardon the phrase, tech retards..... with maybe a bit too much money then common sense.....

apple products are not for first adopters, if that were the case it would mean the iPod was the first ever MP3 player, if they were truly first adopters they would have brought a creative zen (which was on the market far longer then iPod just never had the same level of success), what apple products allow for is mass market Adoption of an already established technology, the only real innovation apple performs is on the marketing side.... and they really do excel at that

I'm shocked that the reviewers are giving the iPad two thumbs up... I mean, they were giving the iPad two thumbs up before they even used it... or saw it... or it was even announced.... Why would the actual product change that?

"cadder
..... I'd have to get a Mac and an iPhone to go with it so I could write apps for it"

feeling a little lucky are we, getting apps approved is like roulette, by the time you written your code and (if) you gotten it approved you probably forgot what the app was for in the first place, the vast majority of people who buy an iPad will use it to surf (flashless) websites and maybe read a book or two.... would i pay 500 odd for a device that did that....

Better reviews than I thought it would get but these reviewers were carefully selected by Apple so you have to take their opinions with a grain of salt. They were selected for a reason.

Personally not going to pick one up unless I find it super cheap on craigslist. I may eventually own an iPad but not unless it has multi-tasking, HTML5 has huge penetration (or flash), and a front facing camera for web chatting.

The reason people do this is because the iPad is basically a giant iPod Touch, which is an iPhone without the phone. That said, it's not that bad a comparison.

As for the whole e-reader business... I can see that as resulting only in one thing: Eye strain.

It isn't completely useless, that is a blatant dig at legitimate observations of the devices limitations.

I didn't defend my purchase of an iPod...after about a week I confessed that I was extremely disappointed, and I did in fact jump on the Apple fad train. I also made the solemn vow to never again be taken in by Apples marketing machine. Lesson learned the hard way, but lesson learned. If only all people could admit as much..."I am sorry, I was gullible, but I learned my lesson!"